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March 7, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Amanda Corby
JHU Diverse Sexuality & Gender Alliance
(410) 516-4088
amandac@jhu.edu
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Awareness Days 2002: Celebrate a
Decade of Diversity
Johns Hopkins Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Awareness Days, 1992 - 2002
The 10th anniversary Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Awareness Days Program at The Johns Hopkins
University, called "Awareness Days 2002: Celebrate a Decade
of Diversity," will bring to campus throughout April
individuals at the forefront of the queer rights movement
including Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner,
Candace Gingrich of the Human Rights Campaign, and award-
winning director and Baltimore native John Waters.
A Decade of Diversity is organized by The Johns Hopkins
University Diverse
Sexuality and Gender Alliance (DSAGA), an undergraduate
group. All events will take place on the university's
Homewood Campus, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore.
For event information, please contact DSAGA at (410)
516-4088, or e-mail
dsaga@jhu.edu. Following is a schedule of events. All
events are free and open to the public.
Monday, April
1, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Hall
Tony Kushner garnered the Lambda Literary Award for drama,
the Pulitzer Prize and other honors for his groundbreaking
play Angels In America. Gay, Jewish, socialist and a
catalyst for social change, Kushner will talk about his work
and its relationship to life, death, and faith.
Wednesday,
April 3, 8 p.m.
AMR Multipurpose Room
Rev. Irene Monroe will offer new insight and inspiration
into the lives of queer people of faith. Monroe was recently
featured in the PBS documentary series In The Life
and writes about African-American gay and lesbian culture
and the treatment of women and homosexuals by religious
institutions.
Thursday,
April 4, 8 p.m.
The Donovan Room, 110 Gilman Hall
Aimée and Jaguar tells the true story of a
love between an unlikely pair of women in Nazi Germany
during World War II. The film was adapted from the Lambda
Literary Award-winning book by Erica Fischer.
Saturday,
April 6, 2 p.m.
Location TBA
Join members of the Baltimore Chapter of the National
Organization for Women in a discussion and workshop
concerning the role of lesbians in the feminist movement and
feminists in the queer movement.
Monday, April
8, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Hall
Blake Humphreys, the director of the advocacy group Free
State Justice, and Carrie Evans, the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force's national field organizer, come together
to discuss the Maryland Anti-Discrimination Act of 2001.
Wednesday,
April 10, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Hall
Candace Gingrich, manager of the Human Rights Campaign's
Coming-Out Project and sister of Newt Gingrich, will speak
about her experiences in politics and activism along with
the importance of being out -- the importance of openness
and honesty.
Throughout
the day April 10...
Hopkins students will join universities across the nation to
observe the National Day of Silence. Students will refrain
from speaking during the day to honor gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender people and members of other minority groups
who have been silenced by oppression.
Thursday,
April 11, 8 p.m.
The Donovan Room, 110 Gilman Hall
Hedwig And The Angry Inch, written by and starring
John Cameron Mitchell.
Monday, April
15, 8 p.m.
Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall
A dynamic speaker, Margarita Lopez will discuss her
experiences as the first openly lesbian Puerto Rican elected
to public office. Her work to develop low income housing in
Manhattan's Lower East Side was documented in the PBS film
The Broken Mind.
Wednesday,
April 17, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Hall
Baltimore director John Waters will share his unique
approach to film-making and his wickedly ironic
sensibilities during a discussion of his films such as
Pink Flamingoes, Hairspray, and Cecil B. DeMented.
Thursday,
April 18, 8 p.m.
The Donovan Room, 110 Gilman Hall
John Waters' films Pink Flamingoes and Pecker
will be shown.
Friday, April
19, 9 p.m.
E-Level, Levering Hall
A DSAGA tradition, the Drag Show and Dance, featuring
well-known drag queens and kings as well as Hopkins
students. Prizes will be awarded to the best performers.
Monday, April
22, 8 p.m.
The Mattin Center, Room 160
Del. Maggie McIntosh, majority leader of the Maryland House
of Delegates, will speak about her experiences as a lesbian
in Baltimore politics.
Wednesday,
April 24, 8 p.m.
Clipper Room, Shriver Hall
Magdalen Hsu-Li is a pioneering Asian-American musician. She
promises a high-energy, consciousness-raising performance
featuring piano, vocals, drums, and impromptu stand-up
comedy and theater.
Thursday,
April 25, 8 p.m.
Milton S. Eisenhower Library Quad
Hate Crimes Rally. A candlelight vigil to show unity against
crimes fueled by discrimination.
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