Reading Pride Celebration

You're invited to an Applebee's® Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to support Reading Pride Celebration
WHEN: Saturday, December 18, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
3050 N 5th Street Hwy
Reading, PA 19605

Breakfast Tickets

Adult Ticket $6.50 Child Ticket $4.50

Valid only at participating restaurant listed above. Ticket valid for pancake event only.
Applebee's menu items are not included as part of purchase.

Kutztown University students and staff will participate in a vigil in response to recent GLBTQ tragedies to be held on the south side of campus behind Old Main on the “DMZ” on Monday, October 11, 7 p.m. -9 p.m. The vigil will acknowledge students who have lost their lives as a result of being bullied and harassed for being gay including Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi.

“Step Up and Step Out" is not only a vigil but also a program to display and encourage tolerance and equality. In addition to the event, October 8 is National Coming Out Day as declared by the Human Rights Campaign. The event organizers are encouraging everyone to wear blue on that day. Blue is the color of the Human Rights Campaign.

There will be activities where students can reflect and actively participate to make a change to limit and eventually prevent events such as these from happening in the future. There will also be computers where students can make a person smile by making a creative picture on "The Trevor Project" website; writing letters of support for Chris Armstrong, the University of Michigan student body president who has been targeted by homophobic Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell. Students can also participate by signing the Rachel's Challenge Pledge, viewing a slideshow concerning the plight of these teenagers as well as information about suicide, harassment, and bullying, and writing reflections about the events.

The idea for this event stemmed from the concerns of students from one of KU’s residence halls and is being planned with the support of other student-run groups on campus.

If you have any additional questions or would like additional information, please contact Sarah Wesolowski, Berks Hall resident director, at 412-607-4823.

Gay Muslim activist and speaker Faisal Alam will speak at Kutztown University on Thursday, October 21 at 2 p.m. in the Unity Room of the Multicultural Center about his experience as a gay man living in the Muslim world.

With his presentation, “Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims,” Alam, will highlight the struggles of living within a community which goes mostly unnoticed and hopes to reach out to Muslims who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or intersexed.

For more information on this event, please contact the GLBTQ Resource Center at 484-646-4111.

Fall 2010

Starting today, an Icon will be featured every day in October. Each icon will be highlighted with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, and other educational resources - all free of charge - at www.glbthistorymonth.com.