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Friend’s Congregational Church
6:30pm

Directions from campus:
Take Texas Ave S
Turn right at FM-2818
Turn left at Southwood Dr
2200 Southwood Drive.

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A screening of the documentary For The Bible Tells Me
So to encourage discussion about the seeming chasm
between scripture, the church, and homosexuality and
what that has meant for families and their gay
children. This event is funded by a grant from Brazos
Valley QueSt.

Sponsors include:

• Aggie Allies
• Aggie Amnesty International
• Brazos Valley QueSt
• Equality Texas
• Friends Congregational Church
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Texas A&M Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Student Association
• Texas A&M Office of Multicultural Services
• United Campus Ministry in Aggieland

At the conclusion of the event we will have 30 minutes
available for discussion and a viewing of a 5 minute
film by a Texas A&M student entitled “Being a Gay
Aggie”.

Can the love between two people ever be an
abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians
and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an
excuse to hate?

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at
the Seattle International Film Festival, Dan
Karslake’s provocative, entertaining documentary
brilliantly reconciles homosexuality and Biblical
scripture, and in the process reveals that
Church-sanctioned anti-gay bias is based almost solely
upon a significant (and often malicious)
misinterpretation of the Bible. As the film notes,
most Christians live their lives today without feeling
obliged to kill anyone who works on the Sabbath or
eats shrimp (as a literal reading of scripture
dictates).

Through the experiences of five very normal, very
Christian, very American families — including those
of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and
Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson — we discover how
insightful people of faith handle the realization of
having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices
as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes,
Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy
Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing,
clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the
crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.

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Scholarship applications are now available

Download the MS Word .doc version of the file

It is my pleasure to the second annual Brazos Valley Quest scholarship.  The Brazos Valley QueSt organization has raised enough money to offer $1000 in scholarships funds.  The mission and purpose of Brazos Valley QueSt is to celebrate the queer and queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley by providing events designed to raise funds for local queer and queer-supportive organizations.  Our motto is: On a QueSt to Unite Our Queer/Straight Community.

Over the past several years Brazos Valley QueSt has held a wide range of fund raisers benefiting Aggie Allies, GLBT Aggies, the Brazos GLBT Oral History Project, the GLBT Professional Network at Texas A&M University and AIDS Services of the Brazos Valley.  The scholarship is a continued function of our philanthropy efforts.

We are asking you share this information with current or former students who meet the following qualifications:  applicants must be a Brazos Valley resident who will be attending an accredited college or university for the 2008-2009 academic year and who identifies as GLBT or an ally.  The application can be found at <http://www.BVQueSt.com/scholarship>.  The deadline for scholarship submissions is Friday, January 25, 2008.  All applications must be submitted via email to:

Scholarship Coordinator
Kate Kiernat
scholarship@BVQueSt.com

All applications need to be submitted via email.  (Download the MS Word .doc version of the file)
Once the January 25, 2008 deadline has passed the scholarship committee will review and rank all applications.  From that ranking and discussion of the committee, we will decide on the recipient(s) of the 2008 Brazos Valley QueSt Scholarship.  The winner will be announced at the 2008 Spring GAYla.

If you have questions about the Brazos Valley QueSt Scholarship, please do not hesitate to contact me at scholarship@BVQueSt.com or 979.314.4532.

Thank you for your assistance in letting students know of a scholarship opportunity.

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Gay Awareness Week - Texas A&M - Schedule of Events

Brazos Valley QueSt is proud to co-sponsor these events during GAW (as part of the OUTreach Grant)

• Guest speaker : Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson, pastor of the
  largest GLBT church in the world, The Cathedral of Hope in Dallas
  Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 pm
  Rudder 504
  presented by the Women’s & Gender Equity Resource Center
  reported upon by the Battalion
  
• “Tickle your Fancy: Safe and Fun Sex” workshop
  with licensed sex therapist Cay Crow
  Thursday, April 12, 6:00 pm
  Rudder 301
  presented by Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Aggies

To apply for an OUTreach grant to support your local queer or queer-supportive program, visit the grants section of the BV QueSt website.

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Brazos Valley QueSt is proud to announce the first ever queer/ally scholarship winners.

Thanks to generous support at our very successful Fall Homecoming, Brazos Valley QueSt was able to award each winner $500.

• Patrick Lukingbeal
• Sarah Dewhirst

Congratulations!!!

Care to contrubute the BV QueSt scholarship fund?

Please visit
http://www.bvquest.com/sponsors.htm
for more information or to make an online donation.

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SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE—SHORT DEADLINE

The Brazos Valley QueSt organization has raised enough money to offer $1000 in scholarships funds. The mission and purpose of Brazos Valley QueSt is to celebrate the queer and queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley by providing events designed to raise funds for local queer and queer-supportive organizations. Our motto is: On a QueSt to Unite Our Queer/Straight Community. Over the past several years Brazos Valley QueSt has held a wide range of fund raisers benefiting Aggie Allies, GLBT Aggies, the Brazos GLBT Oral History Project, the GLBT Professional Network at Texas A&M University and AIDS Services of the Brazos Valley. The scholarship is a new portion of our philanthropy.

BV QueSt $1000 scholarship application is open to any Brazos Valley resident who will be attending an accredited college or university for the 2007-2008 academic year and who identifies as GLBT or an ally. BV QueSt will annually award a minimum of $1000 in scholarship funds. The number of scholarships and amounts will be determined by the selection committee. Selection of the recipient will be determined by quality of application, past, current and potential future participation in the local queer and queer-supportive community.

The application can be found at http://www.BVQueSt.com/scholarship.
The deadline for scholarship submissions is February 5, 2007.

All applications must be submitted via email to:

Scholarship Coordinator,
Kate Kiernat,
scholarship@BVQueSt.com

The winner will be announced at the 2007 Spring GAYla held on March 3, 2007 at Halo in downtown Bryan, TX.

If you have questions about the Brazos Valley QueSt Scholarship, please do not hesitate to contact me at scholarship@BVQueSt.com or 979.314.4532.

Scholarship Application as a Word .doc file

Scholarship Application as an Adobe .pdf file

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January 20, 2007

TO: potential scholarship applicants
RE: Scholarship Application

It is my pleasure to announce a scholarship available for the first time this spring. The Brazos Valley QueSt organization has raised enough money to offer $1000 in scholarships funds. The mission and purpose of Brazos Valley QueSt is to celebrate the queer and queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley by providing events designed to raise funds for local queer and queer-supportive organizations. Our motto is: On a QueSt to Unite Our Queer/Straight Community.

Over the past several years Brazos Valley QueSt has held a wide range of fund raisers benefiting Aggie Allies, GLBT Aggies, the Brazos GLBT Oral History Project, the GLBT Professional Network at Texas A&M University and AIDS Services of the Brazos Valley. The scholarship is a new portion of our philanthropy.

We are asking you share this information with current or former students who meet the following qualifications: applicants must be a Brazos Valley resident who will be attending an accredited college or university for the 2007-2008 academic year and who identifies as GLBT or an ally. The application can be found at bvQueSt.com/scholarship. The deadline for scholarship submissions is February 5, 2007. All applications must be submitted via email to:
Scholarship Coordinator
Kate Kiernat
scholarship@BVQueSt.com

I have enclosed a hard copy of the application for your records. All applications need to be submitted via email. Once the February 2, 2007 deadline has passed the scholarship committee will review and rank all applications. From that ranking and discussion of the committee, we will decide on the inaugural recipient of the 2007 Brazos Valley QueSt Scholarship. The winner will be announced at the 2007 Spring GAYla held on March 3, 2007 at Halo in downtown Bryan, TX.

If you have questions about the Brazos Valley QueSt Scholarship, please do not hesitate to contact me at scholarship@BVQueSt.com or 979.314.4532.

Thank you for your assistance in letting students know of a scholarship opportunity.
Scholarship Application as a Word .doc file
Scholarship Application as an Adobe .pdf file

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Brazos Valley QueSt OUTreach Grant Applications

Grant applications are now available! After completing the form, return it to us at grants@bvquest.com. Review and notification make take as long as 6-8 weeks during peak seasons.

• Grant Application as a Word .doc
• Grant Application as a .pdf
  • Don’t have Adobe Reader for .pdfs? Get it here.

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BV QueSt OUTreach Grants Available for Local Groups

Brazos Valley QueSt is accepting grant proposals from local organizations to sponsor queer and queer-supportive events or programming. Due to the enormous success of the Spring GAYla fundraiser, the BV QueSt OUTreach Grant was established. The OUTreach Grant may be used to supplement an organization’s funding for specific needs. For example, a grant request may be submitted to bring in a speaker for a queer-related topic, a queer-supportive performer, or other queer-related activities. Organizations in need of funding to support queer activities should send contact information to grants@bvquest.com so a grant request form can be sent to you. Please visit www.bvquest.com for updated information about the BV QueSt OUTreach Grant.

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Brazos Valley QueSt OUTreach Grant

As a result of a very successful 2006 Spring GAYla, Brazos Valley QueSt has $3,000 available for small grants for queer and queer-supportive programming at Texas A&M and in the Brazos Valley. If your group is insterested in applying for a grant, please contact us at grants@bvquest.com.

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BV QueSt Gives Away Money!

Brazos Valley QueSt is accepting grant proposals from local organizations to sponsor queer and queer-supportive events or programming. Due to the enormous success of the Spring GAYla fundraiser, the BV QueSt OUTreach Grant was established. The OUTreach Grant may be used to supplement an organization’s funding for specific needs. For example, a grant request may be submitted to bring in a speaker for a queer-related topic, a queer-supportive performer, or other queer-related activities. Organizations in need of funding to support queer activities should send contact information to info@BVQueSt.com so a grant request form can be sent to you. Please visit www.BVQueSt.com for updated information about the BV QueSt OUTreach Grant.

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