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Monday, April 15, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LesBiGay week raises awareness
By Susanna Löof
Kansan staff writer
A drag queen show, a queer prom and a march through downtown Lawrence. Those are some of the events of LesBiGay Awareness week, which begins today.
Corrina Beck, Kansas City, Mo. freshman and director of publicity for LesBiGay Services of Kansas, said the purpose of the week was to promote education about lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"It's a good way for people who aren't part of the subculture to get educated," she said. "It makes people aware that we are here and that we are not going to go away."
Kevin King, Topeka senior and coordinator of the week, said another purpose was to show and celebrate the diversity in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community.
"We've got a transgendered person, a journalist, a Hispanic, an African-American-Hispanic and drag queens," he said. "We're showing a really wide spectrum of the LesBiGay community."
The week also is aimed at bringing
lesbians, gays and bisexuals out of the closet, King said.
"It's helping them realize that there are other LesBiGays out there," he said. "Hopefully they will realize that they don't have to fit into a certain preconceived notion to be accepted. A lot of it has to do with letting the closeted people out there know that it's OK to be out."
King said he believed one of the most popular events of the week would be Wilson Cruz's presentation at 8 p.m. Friday at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union. Cruz starred on ABC's *My So*: *Called Life*.
Another popular event, King said,
would be the third annual Brown Bag
Lunch Drag at noon Friday at the
Kansas Union Terrace.
"We're kind of turning it around," he said. "We're showing it in a positive light. It's sort of taking the power away from those who would say, 'Look, this is bad.'"
The week includes 14 events and costs about $10,000 to organize, King said. The cost was covered by Student Senate, Student Union Activities and donations from University departments and alumni.
LesBiGay Awareness Week April 15 to 22
Today: What Are LesBiags For? workshop, presented by John Duran, 10 a.m. at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
Taxation Without Representation:
Don't Tread on Me! , by John Duran,
8 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium in
the Kansas Union.
Tomorrow: Questioning the Queen
Classroom panel discussion, 4 p.m.
at the Walnut Room in the Kansas
Union.
Wednesday: English Alternative Theatre: The Vigil by Nicole Dolci and The Menage by Alan Pierce, 8 p.m. at Brewster Auditorium, 330 Strong Hall.
■ Thursday: The 1993 Report of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Concerns Study Committee: Where Are We Now? panel discussion, 4 p.m. at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
The Bible Belt and Other Accessories a performance by Paul Bonin-
Rodriguez, 8 p.m. at Brewster Auditorium,
330 Strong Hall.
■ Friday; Brown Bag Lunch Drag, noon at the Kansas Union Terrace. Speech by Kenneth George, director of the Human Sexuality Institute at University of Pennsylvania, 3 p.m. at the English Room in the Kansas Union.
Speech by Wilson Cruz, 8 p.m. at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union.
Saturday; Speech by Leslie Feinberg, transgendered author, 2 p.m. at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
Queer Prom, 10 p.m. at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union.
■ Sunday: March and Rally, beginning at 12:30 p.m. outside City Hall 6 E, Sixth St.
April 22: Speech by Deb Price, syndicated columnist, p.8.m.at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union.
ON CAMPUS
The Office of International Studies and Phi Beta Delta will sponsor a Worldview Lecture on Vietnam; Washington's Spy Operation in North Vietnam by Sedgwick Tourisn at 4 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Hodgie Bricke at 864-4141.
■ KU Women's Rugby Football Club will practice at 5:30 p.m. today at Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa. For more information, call Stacey Stringfellow at 749-3380.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Ravi Hirekatur at 832-8789.
Kansas Union.
International Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the
KU Yoga Club will meet at 7 tonight at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Adam Miller at 832-0399 or Paula Duke at 542-1930.
- Stranger Than Fiction will sponsor a creative nonfiction essay writing workshop at 7 tonight at Alcove C in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Allan Grohe at 843-7016.
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Michelle Santoyo at 841-7890.
KU Bahai Club will sponsor Angels at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Crista at 865-1642.
ON THE RECORD
944 Mass.
832-8228
A Sony compact disc player was stolen from a KU student's car between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 5:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road. The car dash also was damaged. The disc player was valued at $350, and the damage was valued at $100, Lawrence police reported.
A front fender on a KU student's 1993 Honda Civic was damaged between 11:30 p.m. April 8 and 8 a.m. April 9 in the 1000 block of New Hampshire Street. The damage was valued at $200,
Lawrence police reported.
The Trinity Episcopal Church,
1011 Vermont, reported
$1,150 in cash and $1,443 in
checks stolen, and $1,399
worth of damage between 9
p.m. Wednesday and 8:50 a.m.
Thursday, Lawrence police
reported.
Seven compact discs were stolen from a KU student about 3:50 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street. The compact discs were valued at $105, Lawrence police reported.
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Weather
Red Lyon Tavern
Source: The Associated Press.
Bank robbery remains a mystery to police
Suspect's description still one of few leads to Friday's occurrence
Kansan staff report
Police have no new leads on the bank robbery that occurred Friday afternoon at Mercantile Bank of Lawrence, 1807 W. 23rd, Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler said.
Police aren't sure how much money he took or whether he was armed, according to a Lawrence police news release. It also was unknown whether the man fled on foot or by car.
The robbery occurred about 12:50 p.m., when a man reportedly took money from a teller.
A mid '80s, brown Ford van was seen leaving the area immediately after the robbery.
Police were unsure whether the driver of the van was involved in the bank robbery.
The suspect was described as a 6-foot, approximately 230-pound white male in his late 30s to mid 40s. He last was seen wearing a black baseball cap with white lettering, a white jacket, a blue shirt, blue jeans and black-and-white sneakers.
Lawrence police and the FBI are investigating the robbery.
Lawrence police asked anyone with information about Friday's bank robbery to contact authorities at 841-7210 or Crime Stoppers at 843-8477.
SPONSORED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY AIDS PROJECT.
For more information, call 843-0040.
Free-will donations will be accepted at all events.
AIDS AWARENESS MONTH APRIL,1996
"Past the Compass: Posters in the AIDS Crisis"
Opening, Sunday, April 14 (noon to 4:00 p.m.)
Monday, April 15, through Saturday, April 20 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
EPA Gallery of the University of Kansas Student Union
A Call for Compassion:
AIDS Awareness Sunday
Sunday, April 21
Area churches
Music for Life / A Service of Remembrance
Sunday, April 21, 2:00 p.m.
Saint Lawrence Catholic Student Center, 1831 Crescent Road, Lawrence
DCAP Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont
"The Impact of AIDS on Sexuality and Relationships: straight, gay, bi-sexual young, old, black, white"
A presentation by Dennis Dailey, Professor of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
Thursday, April 25, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont
Campus Information Day Wednesday, April 24, all day Better University, Haskell Indian Nations Univers
Sixth Annual Walk for Health
Saturday, April 27; registration 9:00 a.m.; walk begins 10:00 a.m.
South Park, 13th and Massachusetts, Lawrence
Co-sponsored with City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Information Tables at the Lied Center events
April 3, 10, 16, 27 and 28
Tables with information about HIV/AIDS in the Ued Center lobby before the performance and during intermission.
- All-Sports Card • All-Arts Card • SUA Movie Card • Jayhawker Yearbook •
Board of Class Officers (BOCO)
ONE STOP OPTION SHOP
- KU on Wheels Bus Pass * Yellow Parking Permit * Housing Parking Permit
*Student Legislative Awareness Board (SLAB), $10.00
- Board of Class Officers (BOCO), Freshman/Senior, $10.00;
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Student Legislative Awareness Bd
- Jayhawker Yearbook, $30.00
- KU on Wheels Bus Pass, $55.00
- *SUA Movie Card, $35.00
- All-Sports Card, $85.00
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- Housing Parking Permit, $50.00
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