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News Release
Office of News and Information
Johns Hopkins University
901 South Bond Street, Suite 540
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Phone: 443-287-9960 | Fax: 443-287-9898
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March 29, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Amy Cowles
amycowles@jhu.edu
443-287-9904
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Awareness Days 2004: People
Politics
Johns Hopkins Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Awareness Days
Thursday, April 1, through Tuesday, April 20, will
mark Awareness Days 2004: People Politics, the 12th
annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness
Days Program on The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood
campus, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore.
The series of events is organized by the Johns Hopkins
University Diverse
Sexuality and Gender Alliance (DSAGA), an undergraduate
group. DSAGA is hoping to inspire greater awareness and diversity in
Baltimore by bringing to campus a diverse mix of activists,
writers and entertainers from the forefront of the queer
community, including nationally syndicated columnist Dan
Savage, feminist writer Inga Muscio and humorist Dave
Singleton.
For event information, call 410-516-4088 or visit
www.jhu.edu/~dsaga. Following is a
schedule of events. All events are free and open to the
public.
Thursday, April 1, 8 p.m.
Glass Pavilion
A presentation by nationally syndicated columnist Dan
Savage. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Wednesday, April 7, 7 p.m.
AMR Multipurpose Room
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force. His discussion will include civil
rights issues concerning the
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community.
Thursday, April 8, 8 p.m.
McCoy Multipurpose Room
Local author and humorist Dave Singleton will be discussing
his work and other issues concerning the GLBT community.
Friday, April 9, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 10, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 11, 8 p.m.
Arellano Theater
DSAGA member Matthew Viator, a student at the Peabody
Institute, will present Descent Into Acceptance, his
play about the difficulties of coming out in the
Midwest.
Monday, April 12, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Union
Author Inga Muscio will be discussing her work as well as
current women's issues.
Tuesday, April 13, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Union
Educator Louis Moreno will be discussing issues regarding
homosexuality in the Caribbean. Cosponsored by the
Caribbean Culture Society and Organizacion Latina
Estudiantil (OLE).
Thursday, April 15, 8 p.m.
Remsen 101
DSAGA will be presenting Secretary, a movie about
the sadomasochistic relationship between a lawyer and his
secretary. A discussion will follow.
Friday, April 16, 9 p.m. - midnight
Great Hall, Levering Union
The Drag Show and Dance, A DSAGA tradition. Live performers
and a DJ will be on hand to entertain. Drag attire is
recommended but not required.
Sunday, April 18, 8 p.m.
Shaffer Hall Auditorium
DSAGA, in collaboration with South Asian Students at
Hopkins (SASH), will present Fire, a film about
homosexuality in India.
Monday, April 19, 8 p.m.
McCoy Multipurpose Room
David Rocah, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties
Union of Maryland, will lead a workshop on civil rights
issues and recent GLBT related legislation.
Tuesday, April 20, all day event
Upper Quad, outside the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
The annual Hate Crimes Vigil featuring luminaries along the
quad pathways. Many victims names will be written on the
white luminary bags which will be in place throughout the
day and illuminated at nightfall.
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