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TRANSforming Gender Symposium

March 9 -12th here on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The University of Colorado Boulder’s TRANSforming Gender Symposium is celebrating its sixth year! The Symposium hosts national and local transgender and genderqueer activists to address issues surrounding transgender, … Continue reading

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National Coming Out Week – CU Events

Join the CU-Boulder campus and community in celebrating National Coming Out Week, Oct. 10-15! Support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender life by learning some history, hearing people’s stories and simply celebrating queer identities. Open mics, forums and panels, interactive workshops, … Continue reading

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Guest Speaker on College Rape Culture

We are sending this reminder that this THURSDAY at 4pm is the next talk of the semester sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Program. We welcome Professor Lorraine Bayard de Volo and CU student Lynn Hall as our speakers. … Continue reading

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GLBTQIA UMC Connections Nights

Every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 8 – 10 pm. $5 for two hours of bowling pool video games Wii Rockband Poker Board games The Connection is on the first floor of the UMC. They do serve beer for anyone … Continue reading

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Take Back the Night

Take Back the Night this Thursday, October 14th! Join the Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority in “taking back the night” this Thursday, October 14th, at 7 pm at the UMC Fountains. Take Back the Night is a rally to stand up … Continue reading

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Speaker of Interest

Free Talk by Cleve Jones Tonight! Cleve Jones, international LGBTQ rights activist is coming to CU’s campus tonight for a highly-anticipated event.  Jones is the founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt project which is the world’s largest community art project. … Continue reading

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Textbooks and Readings

I have decided not to assign a traditional textbook for this class. There are many reasons for this but one of the primary reasons is cost to students. However, I am requiring that you print paper copies of readings from … Continue reading

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Film on Sexuality and Women Athletes

Film: “Training Rules” – OCT 19 Monday, October 19th 6:30-8 PM, UMC 235 Rene Portland had three training rules during her 26 years coaching basketball at Pennsylvania State University – no drinking, no drugs, and no lesbians. This film examines … Continue reading

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Sociology Club – An Ugly History of Lynching

Friday from 2:30 to 4:00 in Old Main Chapel Theatre A free lecture demonstration by New York-Based Artist, Nia Love: “Let the Eagle Scream! An Ugly History of Lynching, A Powerful Story of Resilience.” Nia Love has presented her work … Continue reading

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Peggy McIntosh Speaking in Boulder

I just found this out. While I know it is last minute, and the night before your exam, Peggy McIntosh who authored “White Privilege and Male Privilege” (1988) will be at Boulder Public Library tonight. Peggy McIntosh, author of ‘White … Continue reading

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SLUT ENERGY THEORY is one woman’s story about abuse, laughter, life, & pushin’ on through to the other side.  Told through music, spoken word and monologue, U’dean Morgan speaks her mind as an elderly, yet ageless, woman whose harrowing life … Continue reading

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Sociology Honor Society – CU Chapter

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is recruiting new members for this academic year. AKD is the sociology Honors Society and open to undergraduate and graduate students.  The requirements for graduate students must be in their second semester of their program.  The … Continue reading

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Interactive Theatre Project Performance

Wed. Sept 9th from 6-7:15p Dennis Small Cultural Center (UMC 457) The Interactive Theatre Project presents: Is It The Same? An interactive theatre performance exploring the different ways people talk about, or don’t talk about, race. Does it matter who … Continue reading

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Hello Students!

Welcome to the official blog for the sociology course Sex, Gender and U. S. Society. This course is offered by the Continuing Education division of sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder for fall semester of 2009.

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