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Homecoming 2015
Monday
Homecoming Tabling
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Watson Library Lawn
Sign Competition
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Watson Library Lawn
Tuesday
3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament 5-11 p.m. Student Rec Fitness Center Open to all KU students.
Homecoming Tabling
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wescoe Beach
Chalk 'n' Rock
10 a.m. 2 p.m.
Wescose Beach
3 vs. 3 Basketball Semi-
nals/Finals
5-9 p.m., Rec Center
Wednesday
Jayhawk Jingles Dress
Rehearsal
6-8 p.m., Adams Alumni
Center
Residence Hall Banner Competition 5-10 p.m., Daisy Hill Quad
Homecoming Food Fest featuring Jayhawk Jingles 6-9 p.m. Adams Alumni Center
Thursday
The event features food, music and Jayhawk Jingles sketches.
United Across Borders
Clothing Drive
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center
NPHC Fail Stroll Off
7-9 p.m.
Woodruff Auditorium
Friday
Harmed Hotcakes
Pancake Feed
$5 per person, 9-11 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center
parking lot
Homecoming Tabling ends at noon
Replant Mount Oread
10:30 a.m.
West Campus Road
Homecoming Parade 6 p.m.
Massachusetts Street
Homecoming Pep Rally
7 p.m.
8th & New Hampshire
Saturday
Homecoming Reception (invitation only) 12:30 p.m. Adams Alumni Center
KU vs. OU Football Game
2:30 p.m.
Memorial Stadium
Ex.C.E.L. and Homecoming Awards Presentation Halftime
A member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity works on hanging decorative lights for Glow KU outside of the SAE house. SAE is partnered with the Alpha Chi Omega sorority for this year's events. See the full gallery online at Kansan.com.
CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN The Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) house decorated by members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the Fiji fraternity.
LIFELINE FROM PAGE1
CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
when you see listings of things, they put "LGB" separately from the T," Lopez said. "Basically, it's important because a lot of them still feel isolated — it's still not talked about as much."
"There's still a lot of stigma around it, and there's also a lot of violence. So it can definitely be very isolating for people, especially youth who find themselves with a different gender identity than what's considered 'normal.' So that's kind of why it's really important," Lopez said. "They want to have someone to talk to, who understands them, preferably someone who's actually been through similar things so you can tell them firsthand experience of what it's like."
According to a 2014 study by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute, 41 percent of transgender individuals attempt suicide during their lifetime, which is 10 times the rate of the cisgender, or non-transgender, population. Fifty-seven percent of transgender people are rejected by their families, according to the study.
The trans community also faces violence. The Human Rights Campaign has reported at least 21 transgender people who have been murdered so far in 2015, all of whom except one were people of color. Transgender victims of hate crimes made up 13 percent of hate violence reported to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs in 2013. There has been debate over what has caused the spike in violence, Martela said.
"I'm old enough to have been through the mass coming-out that happened in the late 80s, early 90s, and this looks really similar to that," Martela said. "There was a sharp uptick in violence against gay people as they started to come out, and that took a while to die down. But it seems like we're going through something similar right now. The violence numbers from this year have been pretty horrific...it's hard to tell the difference between whether people are finally paying attention and that's why the numbers are up, or if the increased attention has caused more violence. I think it's probably both, but I think it would be really hard to
measure."
The Trans Lifeline has answered 7,500 calls so far this year, Martela said. Since the Lifeline's launch, 300 operators have been trained, and another 1,000 are waiting for training.
Martela said she hopes for further growth. She says the service is in great need of a software update. She'd like to add features such as a separate line for those simply seeking information about services such as hormone therapy in order to prioritize those in immediate need
Roze Brooks, a graduate student studying higher education and working as the graduate assistant at the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, said they were impressed by Martela's launch.
"Trans Lifeline is by trans people for trans people," Brooks said. "I'm super impressed because she's been able to do a lot in a very short window with minimal resources. It's exciting but also really terrifying that Trans Lifeline is having to streamline their service, because no other place is offering it."
Edited by Derek Skillett