Queers of Colour

LGBTOUT's next General Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 18th at 5pm at the South Dining Hall in Hart House (ask at Hart House reception for directions). General Meetings are the forum through which LGBTOUT makes decisions concerning policy and events.

This is LGBTOUT's Annual General Meeting and will contain speeches from candidates running in LGBTOUT's elections. This meeting is an opportunity to ask these candidates any questions you might have as well as vote in the election.

If you have an agenda item or a motion you would like to have discussed at this GM, it must be submitted to internal@lgbtout.com by Sunday, April 16th. Only properly submitted agenda items or motions will be brought up at this meeting as it will already be long due to election issues.

Anyone wishing to vote by proxy at this meeting must send notification to internal@lgbtout.com no later than Monday, April 17th with the following information:
1) their name
2) the name of the member being authorised to exercise their vote
3) the date of the meeting for which the proxy will be valid

Hope to see you there.

James M.
LGBTOUT Internal Coordinator
internal@lgbtout.com

Join us for a Queers of Colour movie night on Thursday, January 26, 2006 from 6:30-8:30 in the Audiovisual library on the third floor of Robarts Library (room #3).

We will be screening Cheryl Dunye's "The Watermelon Woman." Apart from being an immensely entertaining film, some interesting questions are raised about the politics of gender and multiculturalism within the queer community.

After the film screening, we will walk over to 21 Sussex Avenue, room 421, for food and a lively discussion!

FILM PLOT: "The Watermelon Woman" is the story of a 20-something black lesbian struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930s black film actress, popularly known as "The Watermelon Woman." While uncovering the meaning of Fae Richards' life, Cheryl experiences a total upheaval in her personal life. Her love affair with Diana, a beautiful white woman, and her interactions with the gay and black communities are subject to the comic yet biting criticism of her best friend Tamara. Attacked by conservative politicians and lavishly praised by audiences for being charming and courageous, "The Watermelon Woman" is smart, sexy, and funny.

This movie night is for people who identify themselves as a person of colour, and as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or an ally. If you are not a person of colour, please respect this space.

If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at rahul.bhat@utoronto.ca.