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Section I. General Policy Guidelines

A. Policy Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas at Austin to provide an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, including sexual harassment, age, disability, citizenship, and veteran status. Procedures for filing discrimination complaints on the basis of gender, including sexual harassment, are addressed by HOP Policy 4.B.2. Pursuant to University policy, this policy also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/04.B.01.html

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Have you ever wanted to replace your drab, dryland wardrobe with Ariel’s aquamarine scales or Nemo’s orange, black, and white stripes? Or maybe you’ve wanted to trade your winter scarf and gloves for Davy Jones’ claw and tentacles.

If so, then and come to downtown this Saturday for Brazos Valley QueSt’s 5th annual Spring GAYla,
UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO.

Halo Bar will be magically transformed into a colorful reef for BV QueSt’s annual fundraiser for Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants. With a silent auction, outstanding homemade treats, fantastic music, dancing, and performances by our finest entertainers, Spring GAYla is the premiere spring fundraising event for the queer and queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley. And it’s tax deductible, too, because BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization!

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Spring GAYla
…a BV QueSt event!

Under the Sea - Finding Homo
Saturday, March 1, 2008
7:00 - 10:30 PM, with show at 9:00
Halo Bar, 121 N. Main, in downtown Bryan. 979-823-6174

Music, dancing, fantastic homemade hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, show, and silent auction,
all in a non-smoking environment!
advance tickets: $10 for students, $20 for non ($5 more day of event)

More information can be found at
bvquest.org
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Join these Sponsors in supporting your community!

• Halo Bar
• Edg Photography, Class of ‘06
• Brad Dressler, bcd design
• As You Wish photography & events
• Dr. Phillips/TSO of Bryan
• Linda & Paul Parrish
• Lori & Emil Luza
• Nancy Jean Tubbs ‘93 ‘99
• MSC OPAS
• Brazos Progressives
• LaSalle Hotel & Cafe
• Darby Roberts ‘88 and Chris Matus ‘99
• Passion Parties by Brenda
• Ambrose Furniture Works/Accent Fabrics
• Jessica Christian ‘95
• Hidden Oasis Carriage Co.
• Schotzi’s Sports Bar
• Fitzwilly’s Bar & Grille

- As always, this BV QueSt fundraiser is a smoke-free event.

- Halo opens to the public at 9:30 (upstairs at 10:30). All ticket sales and donations collected at the door before 9:30 will be donated to this event/cause.

Spring GAYla is BV QueSt’s chief fundraiser for Aggie Allies and BV QueSt’s OUTreach Grants. Aggie Allies provide a safe haven, listening ear, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and anyone dealing with sexual orientation issues. OUTreach Grants help support local queer/ally organizations in their activities and programs. Previous Spring GAYlas have raised thousands of dollars for Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants, and we want to set a new record this year.

So hitch a ride on Flipper’s fin to BV QueSt’s Spring GAYla, UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO. And if a certain, famous clownfish’s orange coloration doesn’t quite go with your school affiliation, then do a Google search on Premnas biaculeatus to find an alternative!

Purchase tickets:

• - online at http://bvquest.org/donate/ for will-call tickets (your ticket price covers a small PayPal fee)
• - at the door for only $5 more

Donate:

• - Can’t make it but still want to support the cause? Online donations (via PayPal) are accepted on our site. Become a sponsor for as little as $50!
• - BV QueSt welcomes tax deductible donations of cash or goods (products, promotional items, crafted items, or gift certificates) that can be used in our silent auction. To make a donation, please email fundraising@bvquest.org or call 979-271-1023. BV QueSt will prepare receipts for your tax records.

Volunteer:

• - And if you’d like to help with Spring GAYla, please email volunteer@bvquest.org or call 979-271-1023. BV QueSt welcomes help with the auction, promotions, entertainment, catering, decorations, GAYla setup and staffing.
• - Can’t make it this time? Save the date for our Fall Homecoming: October 11, 2008. (Held annually on the Saturday on or after National Coming Out Day.)

Brazos Valley QueSt: On a QueSt to Unite our Queer/Straight Community

BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to host events celebrating and supporting queer and queer-supportive organizations in the Brazos Valley. Founded in 2003, BV QueSt has contributed thousands of dollars to OUTReach Grants, student scholarships, and local queer/ally organizations.

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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.

View news story by KBTX channel 3 in Bryan/College Station.

View the trailer

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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The Texas A&M 2008 Diversity Awards nomination form is now available online.

The award categories include the Diversity Service Award, Gary Gray Memorial Student Recognition Award, Partners in Learning Award of Excellence, and the Rainbow Award. Four Diversity Service Awards will be given in the categories of student, faculty and staff as well as student organization, and winners will receive $300. Nominations are due February 29, 2008.

2008 Diversity Awards ceremony
April 23rd
10:30 a.m.
MSC 201

Sponsored by
Department of Multicultural Services
Office of the Vice President of Diversity
Department of Disability Services
Aggie ALLIES
Student Government Association Diversity Commission.

For more information regarding the award process, contact
Jennifer Ford
Associate Director
Department of Multicultural Services
862-2000
Jennifer-Ford@tamu.edu

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Have a funny, interesting, serious, or exciting Coming Out Story?

The Gender Issues Education Center wants to hear it during Gay Awareness Week! People of all sexualities and gender identities are encouraged to write and submit a monologue! You are not required to perform your monologue and you may remain anonymous.

Applications are available in the Gender Issues Education Center
Email GIEC@tamu.edu for more information

Submission deadline: February 8, 2008. (Read the article)

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Vagina Monologues
February 1st & 2nd
7:00p.m.
MSC 201

Tickets available at MSC Box Office (boxoffice.tamu.edu) beginning January 28th.
$7 students $10 general admission

Sponsored by: Gender Issues Education Center, Women’s Resource Center, and GLBTA.

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. (Read the article)

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As of 15-December, our old phone number (979 314 4532) will no longer work. We now have a Grand Central account and a new number.

          979 271 1023

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BV QueSt is now taking applications for a new Promotions Team! This group of social butterflies will be charged with the task of hitting the local progressive hot spots to promote BV QueSt, Fall Homecoming, and the Spring GAYla.

Think “Bud Girls” or “Jaeger Girls”, but co-ed and with a queer/ally spin. We are seeking promotions team members with the following characteristics: 21+, bubbly, outgoing personality, fun, and with a flexible schedule for going out (especially on Friday nights).

Applications are available online.

Since we need a team now for Homecoming, in the winter for GAYla, and year-round for general promotions and additional activities, applications are currently available on an on-going basis. 

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“Congrats on the new status!!!  I know this probably took a lot of paperwork…!!!”

-M. K., former student

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Brazos Valley QueSt is pleased to announce that it has changed its Internet addresses to reflect its new status as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Addresses that previously ended in dot-com now end in dot-org to reflect BV QueSt’s non-profit status. BV QueSt’s home page is now < http://www.bvquest.org

Don’t worry if you’ve bookmarked BV QueSt’s dot-com addresses. They will automatically direct you to our new dot-org addresses. From our new addresses, you will find all the information you’ve come to expect about BV QueSt’s scholarships, OUTReach Grants, fundraising, and events for the queer and queer-supportive community.

You’ll also find information on our home page about BV QueSt’s second annual Fall Homecoming. Timed to coincide with National Coming Out Day in October, Fall Homecoming is BV QueSt’s chief mechanism for funding its scholarships for outstanding queer/ally students of the Brazos Valley.

Save the Date!
Fall Homecoming
…a BV QueSt event
October 13, 2007
7:00pm-10:30pm
http://www.bvquest.org/
“On a QueSt to Unite Our Queer/Straight Community”

BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to host events celebrating and supporting queer and queer-supportive organizations in the Brazos Valley. Founded in 2003, BV QueSt has contributed thousands of dollars to OUTreach Grants, scholarships for students, and local queer/ally organizations.

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