11/9 - Politics (After the Election)
- First lesbian senator - Tammy Baldwin
- 2 LGBTQ* in House of Representatives
- France's Cabinet approved gay marriage, waiting on final decision though
- 16 yrs ago, supporting gay rights would hurt a campaign, now it seems to be a reason that people voted for Obama
- Some Republican candidates: "Rape is a sign of god." Glad most of them did not win.
- Demographics changing - targeting older white men is not good enough to win the election anymore (Republican strategy)
- New Hampshire has a transgender senator
- Colorado has a gay state senator
- CA has super majority in state level for Democrats
- Porn stars in LA must wear condoms - passed :O
11/2 - Queer Representation in Politics
- Chance and Kevin had lunch with QRC and other leaders of queer groups
- Calendar with all queer events being created
- Workshop of intersectionality of various identities on 11/5
- Wednesday 11/7 - Mental Health at QRC from 5-6:30pm
- 11/8 - Documentary reading 4-5:30pm
- Queer Men's Social 7:30-9:30pm
- Queer representation in politics
- pretty high government positions are filled by LGBTQQIA folk
- as long as you're openly out, your job is safe
- only care if you're not out - blackmailing material
- all states have had LGBTQQIA representatives
- however, no governor, senator, or president
- Wisconsin senator Tammy Baldwin running (lesbian)
- Replican gay man in San Diego running for a position - has decided not to make his sexuality an issue to run on
- Is this good or bad for the queer community?
- Should queer issues be brought up more in politics?
- Is it better for elected positions to champion queer issues or be queer themselves?
- Ideally both
- Victory Fund - gives money to identifying runners if they are within 10% of winning a race
10/19 - How are your experiences at Mudd so far?
- Right before fall break, so how is everyone doing so far?
- Any good movie suggestions?
- Surprise guest - Arturo, gay activist from Columbia, doing his PhD in the Claremont Colleges
- In big cities in Columbia, they have a lot more rights than America
- civil unions that are almost equivalent to marriage
- currently fighting for adoption rights
- Other areas are still extremely conservative though, especially rural areas
- Trans* rights are a lot worse off
