More Pancakes!

Come out this Friday (5/10) to get some delicious pancakes and support Irvine Queers!

We’ll be out in front of Aldrich Hall!
Here’s the facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/371104719662199/?notif_t=plan_edited

Also, volunteer on the doodle!
Thanks,

Adam

Announcements!

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the delay, but here is your new board for 2013-2014:

Meagan Rapoza and Kitty Dorchester as Co-Chairs
Brad Rafferty as Secretary
Daniel Herron as Publicity Chair
Tris Mendoza as Historian
Adam Bedolla for Treasurer

If you would like to be part of board as an applied position (Fundraising Chair, Events Chair, Outreach Chair, etc) for any position you feel I.Q. needs drop by the LGBT Resource Center and fill out an applied position application.

Also don’t forget to mark you calendars for upcoming events:

• May 10th we will be having another pancake fundraiser! Drop by and show your support!
• May 19th Irvine Queers will be going as a group to Long Beach Pride! Let any board member know if you plan on going with our group!
• Drag Show will be held on May 24th! If you would like to perform fill out a submission at the LGBT Resource Center! If you would like to help out with planning or anything else come to the committee meetings held Fridays at 1:00 pm in the LGBTRC!

That should be all for now.
Good luck on midterms!

-Adam (2012-2013 Publicity Chair)

Edit: One last thing! Don’t forget to keep using Goodsearch! They have games now so you can play and earn money for I.Q. at the same time!

Blaze Fundraiser!

Hello everyone!
It’s the beginning of week 4 and this Tuesday (4/23) we are having elections for next year’s board! If you or anyone you know are interested in running for a position next year nominations are being accepted at the LGBTRC.
Also, thanks to everyone who came out and showed their support Friday night at Club Q and yesterday at Wayzgoose!
This Tuesday after board elections we will be heading over to Blaze Pizza on Campus Drive and raising some funds. The event page is here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/180065635479784/?ref=3
print out and present the flyer to the cashier.
Hope to see you there for some delicious pizza!
Adam (2012-2013 Publicity Chair)

More Pancakes

Hello everyone!
I’d like to start off this week’s post by letting you know that we’re having another pancake sale this week! We’d love to see you show your support so come by Aldrich Hall on Thursday and buy some pancakes or make a donation or just say hi!
Here’s the facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/430463437036404

This week’s meeting is Queer Terminology Bingo! Learn about queer terms in a fun way! Meetings are in Newport Beach A at 7:00 pm.

Also, be ready for our quarterly potluck next week. Bring something delicious and your appetite. :) I will post the google doc sometime this week so y’all can sign up and say what you will bring!

Good luck studying for finals!

-Adam (2012-2013 Publicity Chair)

More Pancakes!

We’ll be having another pancake sale next week on Thursday! You can find us on Ring Road by Aldrich Hall. We’ll be the ones selling pancakes.

Here’s the event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/430463437036404/
And if you would like to volunteer here’s the google doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArEyKMtayuKEdGJBckJweDRtVDEydzJhd3drUkJIbXc#gid=0
Next Tuesday we will be playing an improv game. It should be fun and interesting and we hope you come!

We will also start using brownie points for those that volunteer and help out with any upcoming events. Points are accumulated through volunteering at events and fundraisers. The person with the most points gets a gift card at the end of spring quarter so look forward to that.
That’s all for this week!
Good luck on midterms if you still have any. :)
-Adam (2012-2013 Publicity Chair)

Hello Everyone!

Yesterday was Thought Provoking Thursday at the LGBT Resource Center. Hope you all could go and have some discussion.
On Tuesday we had a CARE workshop for the Campus Assault and Resource Education center on campus. We hope you enjoyed the information and will use it when needed.
If you would like to support CARE or are just interested in seeing a great show, come see The Vagina Monologues today and/or tomorrow.
Tickets will be sold today on Ring Road until 4 and they will be $12 with UCI ID. They will be $15 at the door and you can also buy them online at vdayuci.com

Don’t forget to come to our meeting next Tuesday as well!
Also we will be having another pancake sale in the next couple weeks so get your syrup ready!
Have a great weekend!
-Adam (2012-2013 Publicity Chair)

Pancakes Pancakes!

So we had to change our taco fundraiser to pancakes last minute but you should all still come out and show your support! We’ll be in front of Aldrich Hall around 10 in the morning so in case you miss breakfast you can get some pancakes for only $1! Throw in an extra dollar and you can get chocolate chip pancakes! :D

We hope to see you there and good luck on midterms!
-Adam

Upcoming Events!

Hello everyone!
In the coming weeks we will be having a few things going on, like:

• Weekly Meeting!
  As usual, we will be having our weekly club meeting this Tuesday at 7 pm in Newport Beach A inside the Student Center. This week we will have a self-defense workshop!
• Blaze Pizza Fundraiser!
  After the meeting we will be going as a group to Blaze Pizza to raise funds for our club. We will be handing out flyers at the meeting or you can print one out from the event page here:
  http://www.facebook.com/events/249675738499792/?mall_view=posts
• TACOS!
  Thursday of week 4 (1/31) we will be selling carne asada tacos on Ring Road so come out and support us and have some delicious tacos! If you would like to volunteer let us know on the Irvine Queers facebook page. It would be very appreciated. :)
• Club Q!
  Our quarterly dance is coming so be on the lookout for other announcements!

That should be it for the next few days. We hope to see you there!
-Adam

Welcome Back!

We hope you all enjoyed your winter break!

Now that the new quarter has started we hope you are excited and ready for the events we have planned this winter!

First event:
BONFIRE!
This Friday will be our quarterly bonfire held at Corona del Mar. If you would like to join us simply meet at the flagpoles at 5:30. If you are available to give rides please say so on the facebook page and even if you can’t but are still planning on going please rsvp to give us a rough idea of how many people are going and how many drivers we’ll need.
http://www.facebook.com/events/263956027066271/
Hope to see you there!

Also, our weekly meetings will no longer be in Moss Cove this quarter. We will be moving to Newport Beach A starting today and for the rest of the quarter. Meetings will still be at 7 pm.
We hope you can join us for our events and meetings and we will keep you updated on any other club related activities via facebook, tumblr, blogger and meetings.

Have a great quarter!
-Adam

Good luck!

Hello IQ!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the potluck on Tuesday! Lots of great food and lots of faces! Hopefully y’all enjoyed it. :)
With finals week starting tomorrow we would like to wish you all good luck! Good luck with studying and good luck on your finals!
We hope to see you again next quarter!
Have a nice winter break and all the best,
Adam

Hello IQ!

Hope you are all prepared for midterms this week! Good luck to all of you!

Another thing you should also be prepared for…

CLUB Q!

This Friday is Irvine Queers’ quarterly dance, CLUB Q: A Nightmare before Queermas! The theme is Nightmare Before Christmas. No costume is required but feel free to come dressed in costume!

Also, this Tuesday is our weekly meeting. This week in order to take a break from studying and midterms we will be having a pajama and board game night, so bring your favorite pair of PJ’s and have fun with everyone playing board games! Or just come in regular clothes, that’s cool too. Just come to our meetings!

Club Q event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/222833554513961/

Words From Justin :)

So yesterday was interesting. I got to see a multitude of news articles about people who hate me and my queer family so much that they were willing to sit in mile-long lines just to show it. I really can’t put into words how disheartening and infuriating that is. To know that so many people think that I’m somehow less, that I’m undeserving of the rights they take for granted.

This isn’t just about gay marriage. Right now there are so many kids out there–struggling with their sexualities, gender identities, or any number of other things–going through the same things I did when I was younger. Worrying about which of their friends will turn on them, or having to seriously consider whether they’ll even have a place to live once they come out. Perhaps living in denial or hating themselves, even to the point of being suicidal. Learning for themselves that it’s *okay* to be who you are, because no one else will teach them. Try telling those kids how supposedly non-hateful our society is.

I speak from experience; I’ve felt all of those things at some point in my life. Growing up gay in a conservative household is, to put it lightly, difficult. I was lucky enough to meet my friend Adam online when we were in our early teens. We ended up coming out to each other at some point. I don’t recall exactly how that came about, but just having one person that I could be completely open with was so helpful. I can honestly say I probably wouldn’t be here today if I hadn’t had that friendship to lean on. But even so, I had my share of denial and self-hatred. I told myself I was really straight for years, that my attraction to guys was just a phase. When I couldn’t make myself believe that anymore, I told myself I must be bisexual instead, to hang on to the idea that I could still at least have some heterosexual attractions like I was “supposed” to. It was such a self-destructive way to live, and I wasn’t able to fully come to terms with myself until more recently than I care to admit. While I’m absolutely proud of myself as I am today, not everyone is that lucky.

Every time I heard someone I respected condemn queers when I was younger, it killed me a little inside. When I think of how a closeted queer kid might have felt yesterday, seeing those thousands upon thousands of people proudly displaying their ignorance and bigotry, it tears me apart. I’m tired of the Chick-fil-A controversy, of institutionalized queerphobia and of this insane religious hegemony that consistently puts doctrine ahead of basic human compassion. As tired as I am, though, this is why I’m so vocal about queer rights. The simple truth is that the queer community needs to take care of itself, because if we don’t there are so few others who will. That’s why I advocate, even if some weeks it’s just a link here or putting in my two cents there in the hopes that someone might see it and be encouraged. As long as the queer community is treated like second-class citizens, as long as there are kids out there going through the same things I had to go through, closeted and unable to stand up for themselves, I’m going to do what I can on their behalf. I urge all of you, especially the many queer allies I know, to do the same.

-Justin Lara (I.Q. Co-Chair)

Week 6: 5/8

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delayed post but midterms have been..well midterms, you get the idea.

This week we had a workshop from the Student Health Center about stress and how to deal with it. Remember, just take a deep breath and try to relax.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Drag Show

• All the World’s a Stage! IQ’s fourth annual Drag Show will be taking place Thursday May 17th at 7:00 pm in HIB 100.
• If you are interested in performing e-mail ucidragshow@gmail.com for an application. It’s not too late to apply! Performers meet tomorrow May 11th at 6:00 pm in HIB 100. Come if you are interested in performing, even if you are unsure of what to peform. We can help you come up with an idea!
• Drag Show will also be fundraising Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week. We will be promoting the show by giving out flyers and selling pizza and/or clothes. If you have any clothes you can donate for the sale it would be greatly appreciated if you could drop them off at the LGBT resource center. Thanks!

TAG TEAM

• TAG TEAM, the Transgender Alliance Group To Educate And Motivate, is meeting Wednesday of next week, May 16th in the LGBT resource center at 6:00 pm.

Queer History Week

• Next week we’re celebrating Queer History Week which is based around Harvey Milk Day!
• Safe Zone training will take place Tuesday and Thursday. You must attend both training sessions in order to complete the training.
• For more event information visit lgbtrc.uci.edu.

Long Beach Pride

• IQ will be part of the parade at Long Beach Pride next Sunday May 20th. Come march with us!

Goodsearch!

• Don’t forget to continue using goodsearch to support IQ!

Be part of a public service announcement!

• A PSA regarding bullying of LGBTQ students at schools is being filmed this Saturday May 12th at 10:00 am at CSU Fullerton. The PSA is said to air during ELLEN and GLEE!
• For more information contact Karyl Ketchum at 714.625.3616 or ketchum@fullerton.edu, or Michelle Rouse at (805) 660-1501 or mich@csu.fullerton.edu

Have a great end of the week!
-Adam

Events this Friday!

Just a reminder to all of our followers, there will be several things going on this Friday, all coincidentally involving food (because who doesn’t like to eat? :D) and here they are:

Drag Show Fundraiser

• Irvine Queers will be selling pizza and beverages on Ring Road from 11 am to 3 pm. Come out and support both IQ and the annual drag show hosted by IQ.

AV Pride

• Don’t forget that there will be a Pride event in the Arroyo Vista Rec Center this Friday from 5 to 7 pm hosted by Spectrum House. There will be food, information booths and workshops.

Queer Shabbat!

• Hillel at UCI will be holding a Queer Shabbat this Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Come enjoy a home cooked meal and embrace both Jewish and queer identities. The facebook event can be found here.

So if you don’t have plans for Friday those are some suggestions and we hope to see you there.

Have a good night!
-Adam

5/1: Week 5

Hello again!
Hopefully midterms are going well for you all and if you have other midterms coming up we wish you luck!
So here’s what’s happening this week.

IQ Meeting

• This week’s meeting was an arts and crafts meeting. We had different fabrics and strings and yarns and whatnot to make whatever came to mind.
• Applications for applied positions for next year’s board were due today at midnight so if you still want to apply, HURRY!!
• Remember that meetings are Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in Newport Beach A inside the student center. See you there next week!

Drag Show Committee Meeting

• Drag show committee meets tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7:00 pm in SST 220B. Come if you are interested in performing or being involved in any way.
• If interested in performing and you want a submission form e-mail ucidragshow@gmail.com.

AV Pride

• Spectrum House in the Arroyo Vista housing community will be hosting AV Pride this Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
• It will be held in the Arroyo Vista Rec Center and there will be food and workshops.

TAG TEAM

• TAG TEAM, the Transgender Alliance Group To Educate And Motivate, will be meeting tomorrow at 6:00 pm in the LGBT Resource Center. It is located on the third floor of the student center.

Lavender Graduation

• If you are a graduating senior be sure to sign up for Lavander Grad with the LGBT center!
• For more information go to the LGBT Resource Center website (click on the link).
  

 

Those are the announcements for week 5. Feel free to come to our events and good luck on midterms to everyone.
-Adam

Week 4 Meeting: 4/24

Hello!

This is Adam, your new publicity chair for the 2012-2013 school year! Wooooo! I am taking over for Anaiz and hopefully this transition is not troublesome to our followers.
Onto announcements!

Pink Kitty!This Thursday, April 26th Irvine Queers will be heading over to Pink Kitty, the only sex shop in Irvine. The store owner will give a brief workshop/presentation and we will spend some time browsing/shopping. There will also be a 20% discount to those that go with Irvine Queers! If you need a ride meet at the flagpoles at 5:30 pm. Click here to find the facebook event.

Drag Show!Interested in performing in, giving ideas to, or just having some association with Irvine Queers’ 4th annual Drag Show? Then you should definitely come to the meeting today and every Wednesday held in SST 220B at 7:00 pm…which is roughly an hour away. Hope to see you there!

AV Pride!
The Arollo Vista housing community will be hosting a Pride event next Friday May 4th! It will go from 5:00-7:00 pm. Go support!

So I think those are all the announcements for this week. If I missed any of them, send me a message and I will add it.

Your new Publicity chair,
Adam

Congratulations!

Congratulations to everyone who made it on next year's board!

Your board for 2012-2013 is as follows:

Chairs: Justin and Anaiz
Secretary: James
Treasurer: Jordan
Historian: Jeff
Publicity: Adam

Starting today Adam and I will both be updating the blogs. Eventually I will stop posting and he will take over.

Bye,

Anaiz :)
Fundraising and Publicity Chair

4/17 Update

Good night!

Tonight we watched Genderf*kation as part of the LGBT Resource Center's Pride Week event for Monday. Today was also the last day to nominate someone. At the beginning of today's meeting we decided the final nominees. Up for Chair we have Justin and Anaiz. For Secretary there is James. For Historian we have Jeff. Jordan is up for Treasurer and lastly we have Adam and Venus running for Publicity. Attend next meeting to vote!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Day of Silence is this Friday. If you would like to participate, the LGBT Resource Center will be giving out buttons and info cards. Remember you do not need to be silent to participate. We do ask that you wear red in solidarity! The Breaking the Silence party will be at Phoenix Grill later that night at 9PM. Attend Second Chance Prom this Friday!! All these events are part of Pride Week. Check out the other events this week at Pride Week
• This Friday there will be a fundraiser at Tacos N' Co. If you are to attend please remember to take the following flyer.

• There's another fundraiser going on this week! This Thursday drop by to our Queer Wardrobe! Buy clothing for $1, $2, and $3. We will be in front of the Student Services building, across from the stairs leading up to the LGBT Resource Center. 
• Today there will be a Drag Show Committee meeting. If you are interested in performing in the show attend the meeting. If you are interested but don't know what to perform we encourage you to come. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM in SST 220B. 
• TAG TEAM will also be meeting tomorrow. Meetings begin at 5:00 in the LGBT Resource Center.

Have a great night! Hope to see you at Pride Week events :)

Anaiz

Funraising and Publicity

Welcome Back 4/3 Update

Hello!

I hope your first week has been great or at least ok.
This past Tuesday we gathered in Newport Beach A. We had several fun activities. Some of us learned about cars, others about fruits, heck we even learned about some tasty beverages.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Come join the committee that plans our annual drag show. If you saw something problematic in last year's show that you would like to change we encourage you to join. Ideas are welcomed. Meetings will be every Wednesday at 7PM in SST 220.
• Isabel Bogarin needs volunteers for a photography project in which she will be focusing on the LGBTQIA community, along with labels and identity. She will be taking 3 portraits of each person. Each image will be submitted to Catalyst Gallery so she can host her first solo gallery showing. She needs at least 13 volunteers.  If interested please contact her. (ibogarin@uci.edu)
• Delta Lambda Phi has begun recruiting. DLP is a greek fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive  men. They have events going on throughout this week and week 2. To find out more about their events, head on over to their facebook (Delta Lambda Phi)
• Elections for ASUCI are around the corner. Tonight we had the pleasure of having the following candidates speak to us regarding their campaign: Traci Ishigo for President, Andrea Gaspar for Executive Vice President, Jessica Phan for Vice President of Student Services and, Neil Bautista for Vice President of Academic Affairs. Found below are links to the tumblr (that I was able to find) and their candidate info.

             Traci Ishigo           tumblr: Traci4President

             Andrea Gaspar      tumblr: Andrea4EVP

             Jessica Phan

             Neil Bautista

• Irvine Queers will also be having elections soon! Nominations will be Week 3 and elections will be Week 4. The board positions available are as follows: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity, and Historian. Other positions such as Fundraising, Outreach and Political Chair are positions which you apply for. We encourage anybody who has enthusiasm for a certain positions to apply or nominate themselves BUT keep in mind that it will be a year long commitment! 
• FUNDRAISING!!! If you are interested in helping plan fundraising along with tabling and coming up with fundraisers please contact me. An easy way to help IQ is by using Goodsearch. Instead of using Goodsearch or other search engines go to Goodsearch.com for your "internet inquiries." :) We get money! Just remember to include Irvine Queers under WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR.  (annieyaya92@gmail.com)

          

Last but definitely not least, IQ will be having its quarterly bonfire this FRIDAY!!!!!! Join us at Corona del Mar on Friday, April 6th at 6:00PM. If you need a ride meet at the flagpoles at 5:30. Snacks and drinks will be provided :)

Toodoloo,
Anaiz
Fundraising and Publicity Chair

Back to School :/ :)

Hello there!

I hope your spring break was fantastically awesome! And if not well, I hope it was at least better than being in school :)

Anywho, since school is just around the corner that means that I.Q. will be having a bonfire! Wooohoo right? Snacks will be provided. It's this Friday. If you need a ride and/or can give a ride please let us know! How? Well post on the wall silly. What wall? This wall -->BONFIRE.

Hope to see you there and at our first Spring Quarter Meeting!!!

-Anaiz
I.Q Fundraising & Publicity Chair