October 24, 2007

Introductions:

• What's the most annoying thing about you?

New in Pride News:

• Obama touring with homophobic musician
• Austria considering civil partnerships
• ENDA vote postponed -- likely to be vetoed by the White House--violates freedom of religion...hmmm...
  
  
• Dumbledore is gay.
• Gay men may face more descrimination than lesbians in the workplace...[debate]...
• New Jersey--domestic partnerships are not the same as marriage, new fight for marriage.
• 136 in congress to get rid of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  
  

Announcements:

• The NMU Dance was funtastic!
  
  

E-board Reports:

• President: there will be no printed calendar...ever! Things change too much. Online.
  
  
• Vice President:
• Treasurer:
• PR Officers:
• Secretary: minutes from last year are online (pdf).
  
  

Advisor Reports:

• Phopp: (secret talk about secret thingy that may happen starting
  Jan 1...remember to thank the people responsible if all goes well!)
  
  
• Marg: Andy will be turning 21 this Friday--the Doghouse--join them!
  
  
• Nancy: Thanksgiving--anyone who will be here are more than
  welcome to join! NCBI, another workshop in January, shortly after
  classes start at MTU--actual skill-building around problems. If anyone
  has any scenarios for any LGBT support issues, please drop Nancy a
  line! (see listserv) Invite Finlandia students/faculty/staff.
  
  
• Honorary Advisor Gail: Marquette on Saturday, Peace justices
  march, post office at 11:30 am, open mic opp, views against this war or
  any war--at post office every saturday morning, very LGBT-supportive!
  Show them your support!
  
  

Committee Reports:

• G?FBM: Steve might not be coming, waiting for websites to be updated
  
  
• Pride Week
• BGC
• Eye of the Storm
• Winter Carnival Statue
• Career Day Project
  
  

Old Business:

• Meeting with Coprorate Advisory board -- upsetting, few knew
  about Safe Place. Diversity...was not mentioned in the Diversity
  presentation.
  
  
• Yooper Conference Update
  
  
• BGC update -- money? don't know.

New Business:

• LGBT College Recruiting Fair -- good news! Same people that do
  the Campus Climate Index. Philadelphia, Dec 1st and next
  Spring--$1,000 to go (weekend of the NMU drag show). Training through
  admissions would be required. Those interested: Marg, Andrew, Dan,
  Ben, Dawn. Flying: up to 2 people. Driving: up to 4 people (19 hrs).
  
  
• World AIDS Day --discuss any plans?
• Something other than just a table/ribbons. SAT, Dec 1--move back to Friday (NMU Drag Show). Michigan AIDS quilt
  
  
• Halloween Meeting next week? Dress up! Trick-or-Treating!
• 203/2 of Walker, Zombie Make-up tomorrow at 5:30--pizza/pop/horror!

• Broomball--sign-up sheet last week--anyone else interested? $20 registration due this Friday.

Business meeting closed at 8:43 pm.

Informal Discussion: Is I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry descriminatory? Is the use of gay stereotypes as humor and to open up the world the LGBT community a bad idea? etc...