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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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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 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
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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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For those who would like to donate a product or service to one of our events or to a Silent Auction at an event, we have a PDF form to print and mail.

Please provide information about your donation. The more information you provide, the better we can “sell” your donation at our next event.

Please verify your donation.
Thank you for your generosity and cooperation.

Mail your form (and donation, if convenient):

Brazos Valley QueSt
P O Box 2619
College Station TX 77841

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