Fourth Annual Transforming Gender: Transgender Symposium
The Fourth Annual Transgender Symposium will take place on March 5 and 6, 2010. For a full schedule of events, go to www.colorado.edu/glbtrc. All Symposium events are free and open to the public. The Transgender Symposium will offer an array of talks, performances, art, film, and a workshops to increase visibility and education about transgender identities and experiences, and to bring together the local transgender and ally communities. The 2010 Transforming Gender: Transgender Symposium is being co-sponsored by CU’s GLBT Resource Center, Women’s Resource Center, the Office of Victim’s Assistance, Jewish Affairs, the Center for Multicultural Affairs and the Open Door Fund, a permanent endowment of the Community Foundation serving the LGBTQ communities of Boulder County. For... [Read More...]
Gender Violence Prevention Plan
In the spring of 2009 the Gender Violence Prevention Plan was developed by the Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment committee on campus. The plan includes key recommendations and initiatives for the entire campus and uses a holistic, systematic, and comprehensive approach for preventing gender violence. Click here to view the Gender Violence Prevention Plan Read More →
Myths and Facts About Hazing from StopHazing.org
Myth #1: Hazing is a problem for fraternities and sororities primarily. Fact: Hazing is a societal problem. Hazing incidents have been frequently documented in the military, athletic teams, marching bands, religious cults, professional schools and other types of clubs and/or, organizations. Reports of hazing activities in high schools are on the rise. Myth #2: Hazing is no more than foolish pranks that sometimes go awry. Fact: Hazing is an act of power and control over others — it is victimization. Hazing is pre-meditated and NOT accidental. Hazing is abusive, degrading... [Read More...]
Research on Bias-Motivated Incidents Against the LGBT Community
Hate Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the United States (National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 2009) This is a report about bias-motivated incidents targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, queer, and questioning (LGBT) individuals in the U.S. during the year 2008. It is a product of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), a net-work of over 35 anti-violence organizations that monitor, respond to, and work to end hate and domestic violence, HIV-related violence, pick-up crimes, rape, sexual assault, and other forms of violence affecting LGBT communities. This year, we have also included an extraordinarily important contribution by Just Detention Inter-national (JDI), which ensures government accountability for prisoner rape,... [Read More...]
Are you new to campus? Here is some helpful information.
Information for New CU-Boulder Students While it’s hard to imagine bad things happening when you are starting college, this is a large community with our share of problems. We do know that students tell each other first when they need help, so we’ve compiled this list of basic information so you can be a resource for whoever may need it. The Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) (www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/victimassistance) offers free confidential information, support and short term counseling to students, faculty and staff at CU and their significant others. OVA is not a part of the police department. Our office primarily handles situations involving physical assault and hazing, bias motivated incidents, death, discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment, intimate... [Read More...]
