The Colin Higgins Foundation is requesting nominations for its annual Youth Courage Awards. Each year the Colin Higgins Foundation salutes LGBTQ activists who demonstrate courage in the face of adversity and discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

"Girls Like Us!" is a support group for lesbian and bisexual women age 25 and under.
The group provides an opportunity for meeting others, information sharing and conversation in a peer-facilitated CLOSED AND CONFIDENTIAL secure atmosphere.

Where: La Casa, TV Room, 715 E. 7th St., Bloomington

More information: girls@indiana.edu

Sponsored: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services

Tues:
BOP!
caution: boys on poles...
We've got new boys w/ your favorites!
Interested in dancing?
Talk to Vicci!
10:30pm & Midnight $3

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

http://www.myspace.com/uncle_elizabeths
http://uncle-elizabeths.com/

NOGLSTP at IU Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (Spring 2010)
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Distinguished Alumni Room

During the Spring semester of 2010, we plan to meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning 1/13/2010 in the Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR) located on the Mezzanine level of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). Everyone is welcome!

O@K MBA Panel, March 3, 7:30 pm, CG 2063

Join us for an interesting panel discussion event. Four LGBT Kelley MBA students will be sharing their perspective on graduate school, the MBA school application process, coming out in the workplace, job searches, interviewing tips, and much more. This event is open to any student interested in learning more about graduate school and how to be successful in your first job post college.

Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Inaugural Event of the Maurer School of Law LGBT Advisory Board

The future of equality for same-sex couples is being decided in courtrooms, statehouses, and at the ballot box. A panel of experts will provide an update on developments around the country and here at home in Indiana, and will discuss how these events are reshaping the law and our understanding of marriage.

The public is invited to attend the panel discussion on March 4, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
Scheduled Presenters

Michael D. Shumate

Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux, bloomingOUT airs from Bloomington , Indiana , every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm EST on WFHB. For one hour each week join us for the latest updates in local, national and international news, a calendar of local and statewide events, interviews with community leaders, politicians, academics, students, celebrities and entertainers from around the world and just everyday folks as well. In addition we always have good conversations going on and never know who might just stop by our studio with some exciting news to share.

Gay Men's Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, Room 27, 221 E. 6th Street, Bloomington.

Closed meeting (only for those with a desire to stop drinking). Wheelchair-accessible, non-smoking.

For more information, call 330-3978 or 334-8191; outside Bloomington 1-800-589-8153. On the Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~aa

Circle City Pentecostals of Indianapolis are excited to share a great Documentary "Through My Eyes." It's a 45-minute look into the lives of dozens of young gay Christians from across the U.S. and Canada. Hear their stories as they discuss their struggle to reconcile their faith and sexuality, their attempts to become straight, and the responses from parents and other Christians.

Address: 4700 W 72nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Website: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=331344731960

New community group meets on campus at Indiana University

Get Real About Discrimination (GRAD) weekly Empowerment Group:
> Every Friday during the school year in the IMU Persimmon Room
> Doors open at 5:30 pm — we begin promptly at 6:00 pm

> No meetings on 3/12 & 3/19 — Enjoy Spring Break
> Observers and Participants welcome!
> http://www.noglstp.net/iu/grad

Need a Voice?

Get Real About Discrimination

Weekly Empowerment Group

Every Friday in the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Persimmon Room

Doors open at 5:30 pm—we begin promptly at 6:00 pm

The Department of Literacy, Culture and Language Education, Indiana University School of Education, invites you to participate in a staged reading of "The Laramie Project" at the IU School of Education, Bloomington.

Fri:
THE WEST END GIRLS
Montana Melons ~ Cheryl Teaseman ~ Marissa Nicole
Hosted by Vicci Laine

10pm & Midnight $3
Then Dance until 3 am

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

http://www.myspace.com/uncle_elizabeths
http://uncle-elizabeths.com/

• Where: IU Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, 275 N. Jordan Ave., Bloomington. 812-855-9271

"Why are we quiet?" will include panelist speakers from the IU Human Rights Commission, Diversity Education and the IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services Office. Stone said students will have the opportunity to meet and discuss sensitive issues with community leaders.

Students must RSVP to attend Saturday's event. For more information regarding the COMU retreat, contact Darrell Ann Stone at 812-855-4311 or visit the COMU Web site at http://www.indiana.edu/~comu/.

Sun, March 7, 1pm – 4pm

Jesus MCC 2050 E. 55th Place, Indianapolis, IN

December meeting will be a Christmas pitch-in dinner. TransKids Rock is a monthly support group for parents and family members with gender variant/transgender children under the age of 22. A safe place for parents and family members to gain resources and talk with others in similar situations. Children and youth are also welcome to participate in our youth programming. For more contact information, contact Shannon Garcia at shannong@imatyfa.org.

Kweering Up invited you to "Athens Boys Choir and 8 Inch Betsy" on Sunday, March 7 at 5:30pm.

Event: Athens Boys Choir and 8 Inch Betsy
What: Performance
Start Time: Sunday, March 7 at 5:30pm
End Time: Sunday, March 7 at 8:30pm
Where: The Historic Melody Inn, Indianapolis IN

http://kweeringupna ptown.com/

Julie Schurr has 10 years of local performance experience in her home-bases of Michigan and Missouri. Since graduating from college in 2006, Julie has been touring full time, rapidly growing her fan base throughout the Southeastern U.S., with Pride Festivals, HCR, and NCLR fundraisers as highlights of her tour.

"Girls Like Us!" is a support group for lesbian and bisexual women age 25 and under.
The group provides an opportunity for meeting others, information sharing and conversation in a peer-facilitated CLOSED AND CONFIDENTIAL secure atmosphere.

Where: La Casa, TV Room, 715 E. 7th St., Bloomington

More information: girls@indiana.edu

Sponsored: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services

Workshop Website: http://www.hcet.org/Quicklinks/TrainingCalendar/tabid/64/ctl/Details/Mid...

Description:

* All rates include registration breakfast, lunch and dinner on the 9th, breakfast and lunch on the 10th, and the overnight room on the 9th.
* Registration rates prior February 15: Regular Rate will be $425. Students and AASECT members will only pay $375.
* Registration rates after February 15: Regular Rate will be $450. Students and AASECT members will only pay $400.
* Registration is required by February 28.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 6pm
Mellencamp Pavilion
IU Bloomington campus

Celebrate 2010 Diversity Days by taking part in a "privilege walk" on Tuesday, March 9, at the Mellencamp Pavilion. Doors open at 6:00pm. Free hot dogs and soda–and a t-shirt to the first 200 registrants. T-shirts distributed at the door. Register at: www.indiana.edu/~vpue/walk/.

Sponsored by the IU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the IU Dean of Students, the IU Graduate School, and IU Athletics.

Tues:
BOP!
caution: boys on poles...
We've got new boys & your favorites!
Interested in dancing?
Talk to Vicci !
10:30pm & Midnight $3

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

Workshop Website: http://www.hcet.org/Quicklinks/TrainingCalendar/tabid/64/ctl/Details/Mid...

Description:

* All rates include registration breakfast, lunch and dinner on the 9th, breakfast and lunch on the 10th, and the overnight room on the 9th.
* Registration rates prior February 15: Regular Rate will be $425. Students and AASECT members will only pay $375.
* Registration rates after February 15: Regular Rate will be $450. Students and AASECT members will only pay $400.
* Registration is required by February 28.

NOGLSTP at IU Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (Spring 2010)
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Distinguished Alumni Room

During the Spring semester of 2010, we plan to meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning 1/13/2010 in the Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR) located on the Mezzanine level of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). Everyone is welcome!

Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux, bloomingOUT airs from Bloomington , Indiana , every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm EST on WFHB. For one hour each week join us for the latest updates in local, national and international news, a calendar of local and statewide events, interviews with community leaders, politicians, academics, students, celebrities and entertainers from around the world and just everyday folks as well. In addition we always have good conversations going on and never know who might just stop by our studio with some exciting news to share.

Gay Men's Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, Room 27, 221 E. 6th Street, Bloomington.

Closed meeting (only for those with a desire to stop drinking). Wheelchair-accessible, non-smoking.

For more information, call 330-3978 or 334-8191; outside Bloomington 1-800-589-8153. On the Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~aa

PFLAG National scholarships available for 2010:

$5,000 scholarships, $2,500 scholarships, $1,000 scholarships!

Review the following eligibility requirements:

* You are a graduating senior entering higher education for the first time in 2010 (if you graduated in 2009 and took a year off you are still eligible to apply).
* You self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) or as a straight ally
* You demonstrate an interest in service to the LGBT community.
* You have applied to an accredited higher education institution.

Fri:
THE WEST END GIRLS
Miss Gay IN Courtney Anderson
Michelle Preston ~ Monica Brooks
Hosted by Vicci Laine

10pm & Midnight $3
Then Dance until 3 am

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

IYG's 10th Annual Art Auction

Held at Wheeler Arts Community Center, Fountain Square, 1035 Sanders St., Indianapolis

7-8 p.m. VIP Reception (Open Bar & Private Auction, $40)
8-10 p.m. General Admission (Cash Bar; Live & Silent Auction, $15)

Honorary Chairs: Sheila & Bob Kennedy

Tickets may be purchased at: www.indianayouthgroup.org

IYG youth request that guests bring a canned good to donate to the Damien Center.

Community Resources Forum, hosted by White River Valley PFLAG.
At Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, 2120 N. Fee Lane.

For more information, call our toll free number: 877-PRIDE18. White River Valley PFLAG's Web site: http://www.whiterivervalleypflag.org

Where: Meherry Hall (in East College) on DePauw University's campus

Tues:
BOP!
caution: boys on poles...
Interested in dancing?
Talk to Vicci !
10:30pm & Midnight $3

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

NOGLSTP at IU Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (Spring 2010)
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Distinguished Alumni Room

During the Spring semester of 2010, we plan to meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning 1/13/2010 in the Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR) located on the Mezzanine level of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). Everyone is welcome!

Shimmering Shamrocks
Pride Bag Lady St. Patrick's Day Show
Annual Pride Bag Lady St. Patrick's Day Show at Talbott Street. A fundraising event for Indiana Youth Group (IYG). Come out and celebrate with the Pride Bag Ladies! $5.00 cover charge donated to IYG! All performer's tips donated to IYG! Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Showtime is 8:00 p.m.

Address: 2145 N. Talbott Street, Indianapolis, IN

Website: http://www.indyprideinc.org

Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux, bloomingOUT airs from Bloomington , Indiana , every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm EST on WFHB. For one hour each week join us for the latest updates in local, national and international news, a calendar of local and statewide events, interviews with community leaders, politicians, academics, students, celebrities and entertainers from around the world and just everyday folks as well. In addition we always have good conversations going on and never know who might just stop by our studio with some exciting news to share.

Indy Pride Membership Mixer
Annual Monthly Pride Membership Mixer. Come out and find out about upcoming Pride events and socialize and network with Pride members. Free event! Free appetizers!

Address: 635 Mass Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Website: http://www.indyprideinc.org

Gay Men's Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, Room 27, 221 E. 6th Street, Bloomington.

Closed meeting (only for those with a desire to stop drinking). Wheelchair-accessible, non-smoking.

For more information, call 330-3978 or 334-8191; outside Bloomington 1-800-589-8153. On the Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~aa

Fri:
THE WEST END GIRLS
Montana Melons ~ Gina Thomas
Vicci Laine ~tba

10pm & Midnight $3
Then Dance until 3 am

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

--ATTENTION--
ALL Indiana high school GSAs and community-based LGBTQ youth groups
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!! Saturday March 20th from 8am – 6pm, for…
The inaugural mini-summit of…The Indiana GSA Network
• All will learn great warm-up, ice breaker, and trust-building activities
• Youth will gain important leadership and group-building skills
• Adults will receive professional tips on youth-empowerment and working with administrators
• Get to know others from around Indiana working on your same issues
• Share your group’s successes and “lessons-learned”

Women Gone Wild
Indianapolis Women's Chorus
Join the IWC as we celebrate the untamed spirit of pioneering women across time who remind us of this important truth:

"Well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American Historian.

The Indianapolis Women's Chorus will perform at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Saturday, March 20, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 21, 3:00 p.m., at 500 West Washington St.

Bobbi Phoenix
Top Lesiban Musician
Come hear one of Indiana's top lesbian musicians. From originals to top rock; Bobbi promises to make it a nite you will remember. She has rocked southern IN for years and now with 2 CD releases she has been asked to perform in Indy. She will be playing March 20th at the Tip Top Tavern on Capital Street

Women Gone Wild
Indianapolis Women's Chorus
Join the IWC as we celebrate the untamed spirit of pioneering women across time who remind us of this important truth:

"Well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American Historian.

The Indianapolis Women's Chorus will perform at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Saturday, March 20, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 21, 3:00 p.m., at 500 West Washington St.

Tom Kinley will be our host this Sunday, March 21, in his home just north of Bloomington, 10 minutes from downtown. We will begin to gather around 6:00 pm and plan to eat around 6:30.

WHAT TO BRING:

Please bring a main or side dish or a dessert. And as always, please bring your favorite soda, wine, juice, or other beverage to share.

For more information or directions: pdmckinn@indiana.edu

"Girls Like Us!" is a support group for lesbian and bisexual women age 25 and under.
The group provides an opportunity for meeting others, information sharing and conversation in a peer-facilitated CLOSED AND CONFIDENTIAL secure atmosphere.

Where: La Casa, TV Room, 715 E. 7th St., Bloomington

More information: girls@indiana.edu

Sponsored: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services

In the public library Conference Room, in downtown Columbus, Indiana. For more information about the group and individual meetings, visit: http://gsacolumbusin.org/

Tues:
BOP!
caution: boys on poles...
10:30pm & Midnight $3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

NOGLSTP at IU Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (Spring 2010)
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Distinguished Alumni Room

During the Spring semester of 2010, we plan to meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning 1/13/2010 in the Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR) located on the Mezzanine level of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). Everyone is welcome!

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux, bloomingOUT airs from Bloomington , Indiana , every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm EST on WFHB. For one hour each week join us for the latest updates in local, national and international news, a calendar of local and statewide events, interviews with community leaders, politicians, academics, students, celebrities and entertainers from around the world and just everyday folks as well. In addition we always have good conversations going on and never know who might just stop by our studio with some exciting news to share.

Gay Men's Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, Room 27, 221 E. 6th Street, Bloomington.

Closed meeting (only for those with a desire to stop drinking). Wheelchair-accessible, non-smoking.

For more information, call 330-3978 or 334-8191; outside Bloomington 1-800-589-8153. On the Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~aa

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Where: IUPUI Faculty Club, University Place Hotel.

IU alumnus Steve Sanders (attorney, Mayer Brown LLP) is a frequent commentator on legal issues regarding sexual orientation or higher education. He authored a widely referenced amicus brief in the Iowa same-saex marriage case and in a Michigan case on whether public-employer domestic partner benefit programs violate the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Sponsored by The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty and Staff Council at IUPUI

“Advocating for Equality in Courts, on Campus, and at the Ballot Box.”

New community group meets on campus at Indiana University

Get Real About Discrimination (GRAD) weekly Empowerment Group:
> Every Friday during the school year in the IMU Persimmon Room
> Doors open at 5:30 pm — we begin promptly at 6:00 pm

> No meetings on 3/12 & 3/19 — Enjoy Spring Break
> Observers and Participants welcome!
> http://www.noglstp.net/iu/grad

Need a Voice?

Get Real About Discrimination

Weekly Empowerment Group

Every Friday in the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Persimmon Room

Doors open at 5:30 pm—we begin promptly at 6:00 pm

Where: Community Foundation of Jackson County Building, 107 Community Drive, Seymour.

Bring your favorite games and a snack to share and come for a fun evening with your PFLAG friends.

"Take Me Out" By Richard Greenberg
Directed by Jonathan Courtemanche
Wells-Metz Theater, IU-Bloomington campus

“Extravagantly smart, touching and engrossing…as eloquently verbal as it is delightfully physical.”--Newsday

Fri:
THE WEST END GIRLS
Monica Brooks ~ Marissa Nicole
Vicci Laine ~ tba

10pm & Midnight $3
Then Dance until 3 am

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

"Take Me Out" By Richard Greenberg
Directed by Jonathan Courtemanche
Wells-Metz Theater, IU-Bloomington campus

“Extravagantly smart, touching and engrossing…as eloquently verbal as it is delightfully physical.”--Newsday

2010 LGBA Conference Concert
"A Muscial Passport"
On March 24-28, 2010 the Pride of Indy Bands will be proudly hosting the 2010 National LGBA Conference in Indianapolis. The theme of this year's conference is "A Musical Passport".

"When We No Longer Touch"
Indianapolis Men's Chorus and Gateway Men's Chorus of St. Louis
The Indianapolis Men's Chorus will unite with the Gateway Men's Chorus of St. Louis to perform the moving requiem to HIV/AIDS, "When We No Longer Touch".

This towering choral tribute to those who have suffered from the effects of HIV was written for men's chorus and incorporates music of a 13-person chamber orchestra.

Sat. March 27th
Mr. Southern Cities Pageant
9:00 pm

http://www.specialtentertainment.com/MrSOC/mrsite.htm

Uncle Elizabeth's
1614 West Third St.
812-331-0060
YOU MUST BE 21 !!

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Where: Community Foundation of Jackson County Building, 107 Community Dr., Seymour.

Christopher Clark, senior staff attorney in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal, will discuss the legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage.

At: Yes! Cinema, corner of 4th and Jackson Streets, Columbus.

Talk and discussion at 6 p.m., preceded by a light meal at 5:30.

Christopher Clark, senior staff attorney in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal, will discuss the history of the struggle to achieve marriage equality, the importance of recent legal victories in Iowa and California, and the next steps necessary to achieve equal marriage rights for the LGBT community.

"Girls Like Us!" is a support group for lesbian and bisexual women age 25 and under.
The group provides an opportunity for meeting others, information sharing and conversation in a peer-facilitated CLOSED AND CONFIDENTIAL secure atmosphere.

Where: La Casa, TV Room, 715 E. 7th St., Bloomington

More information: girls@indiana.edu

Sponsored: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services

NOGLSTP at IU Weekly Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm (Spring 2010)
Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Distinguished Alumni Room

During the Spring semester of 2010, we plan to meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm beginning 1/13/2010 in the Distinguished Alumni Room (DAR) located on the Mezzanine level of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). Everyone is welcome!