Oh how I adore the celebration of campus queerness. And not just because it’s a great excuse to ogle the 18-22 year old market 3 years post graduation. College students often bring a great mixture of fun and education and also have such vivaciousness, hope, and wildness that I just find inspiring. Our more cynical grown-up queers could use an infusion. And that starts today with PSU’s Queer Awareness Week. The Uni’s newspaper, The Vanguard, gives a great rundown and schedule, which I’ve also included below. My personal recommendations would be Tuesday’s Queer History (let’s hope it’s mroe than Paris is Burning), Wednesday’s Sissyboy performance (oh my how much more cracked out will they look in the daytime?), and Lube Olympics/Drag Racing, Friday’s Queer prom (ah the memories) and lastly, the windown with Brokeback Mountain (bring your favorite tent buddy).
Monday, May 8
* Presentation: City Commissioner Sam Adams, SMSU 228 (Multicultural Center), 12 1 p.m.
* Presentation: Costa Rica Gay Sex Tourism, SMSU 296, 1 2 p.m.
* Presentation: U.S. Anti-Sodomy Laws, SMSU 296, 2:30 4 p.m.
* Panel: Ally Roundtable, SMSU 296, 4 6 p.m.
* Film: Beautiful Boxer, SMSU 298, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9
* Band: The Divided, Park Blocks, 12 1 p.m.
* Presentation: Queers in Religion, SMSU 238, 1:30 2:30 p.m.
* Presentation: Queer History, SMSU 238, 2:30 3:30 p.m.
* Speaker: Grant Wood A Gay Man’s Self-Fashioning, SMSU 338, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10
* Performance: Sissyboy Sissyboy Straightens Out The Park Blocks, 1 2 p.m.
* Presentation: It’s My Pleasure Sex Toys 101, SMSU 238, 1 2:30 p.m.
* Event: Lube Olympics/Drag Racing, Park Blocks, 2 3 p.m.
* Presentation: Dark Lady BDSM 101: An Intro to Bondage with Dark Lady, SMSU 238, 3 4 p.m.
* Film: The Cockettes, SMSU 238, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 11
* Event: Live Acts of Homosexuality, Park Blocks, 11:30 a.m. 4 p.m.
* Band: Sneakin Out, Park Blocks, 12 1 p.m.
* Interactive Panel: Guess the Het, SMSU 296-8, 2 3 p.m.
* Performance: Brody Theatre Incrimi-Nation, SMSU Parkway North, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 12
* Presentation: Queers and Careers, SMSU 296, 12 1 p.m.
* Presentation: Basic Rights Oregon and Love Makes a Family, SMSU 296, 1:30 2:30 p.m.
* Panel: Trans Individuals, SMSU 338, 2:30 3:30 p.m.
* Event: Drag Workshop, SMSU 338, 4 6 p.m.
* Event: Queer Prom + Drag Show A Night of Kings and Queens, $5 + bar, all ages, Hoffman Hall (1833 S.W. 11th Ave.), 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 13
* Film: Brokeback Mountain, Fifth Avenue Cinema (510 S.W. Hall St.), 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 14
* Film: Brokeback Mountain, Fifth Avenue Cinema (510 S.W. Hall St.), 6 p.m.
