YES OH MY…..OH MY

Thank yous on blast to all the performers, helpers, AND audience members :) I hope that despite all the technical difficulties and I mean ALL THE DIFFICULTIES you enjoyed the show :)
Hope to see you next year at our 5th annual drag show :)


 

YES OH MY GOODNESS 5/15 update

HELLLOOO LOVELIES!

It’s Anaiz here. I have left my ogre cave to give you some announcements! This week during our weekly gathering, we played Jeopardy but not just any type of Jeopardy! We played Queer Jeopardy! A big thank you to all those who attended. :)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LONG BEACH PRIDE!!!!!!!! 

• Irvine Queers will be marching in Long Beach’s Pride. We welcome every loving soul to come join us. We will be providing rides. Meet at the flagpoles at 8:30 AM this SUNDAY! We will coordinate rides at the flagpoles. If you can drive please post on the Facbeook
  Pride If you plan on staying for the festival bring $20. 

Drag Show!!!!!!!

• All The World’s A Stage; You Were Born Naked the Rest is Drag is tonight!!! When most people think of drag, they imagine extravagant drag queens. Irvine Queers and Delta Lambda Phi will show you just that and so much more! Eye-opening, intimate, carefree, and everything in between. We’re expanding the notion of what it means to be in drag. Suggested $5 donation, which will go to the Transgender Alliance Group to Educate and Motivate (TAG TEAM) to help fund a scholarship for UCI trans-identifying students during their transition. DRAG SHOW

Well I hope to see you at the events.
Good bye,
Anaiz
 

Week 6: 5/8

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delayed post but midterms have been..well midterms, you get the idea.

This week we had a workshop from the Student Health Center about stress and how to deal with it. Remember, just take a deep breath and try to relax.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Drag Show

• All the World’s a Stage! IQ’s fourth annual Drag Show will be taking place Thursday May 17th at 7:00 pm in HIB 100.
• If you are interested in performing e-mail ucidragshow@gmail.com for an application. It’s not too late to apply! Performers meet tomorrow May 11th at 6:00 pm in HIB 100. Come if you are interested in performing, even if you are unsure of what to peform. We can help you come up with an idea!
• Drag Show will also be fundraising Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week. We will be promoting the show by giving out flyers and selling pizza and/or clothes. If you have any clothes you can donate for the sale it would be greatly appreciated if you could drop them off at the LGBT resource center. Thanks!

TAG TEAM

• TAG TEAM, the Transgender Alliance Group To Educate And Motivate, is meeting Wednesday of next week, May 16th in the LGBT resource center at 6:00 pm.

Queer History Week

• Next week we’re celebrating Queer History Week which is based around Harvey Milk Day!
• Safe Zone training will take place Tuesday and Thursday. You must attend both training sessions in order to complete the training.
• For more event information visit lgbtrc.uci.edu.

Long Beach Pride

• IQ will be part of the parade at Long Beach Pride next Sunday May 20th. Come march with us!

Goodsearch!

• Don’t forget to continue using goodsearch to support IQ!

Be part of a public service announcement!

• A PSA regarding bullying of LGBTQ students at schools is being filmed this Saturday May 12th at 10:00 am at CSU Fullerton. The PSA is said to air during ELLEN and GLEE!
• For more information contact Karyl Ketchum at 714.625.3616 or ketchum@fullerton.edu, or Michelle Rouse at (805) 660-1501 or mich@csu.fullerton.edu

Have a great end of the week!

-Adam

Events this Friday!

Just a reminder to all of our followers, there will be several things going on this Friday, all coincidentally involving food (because who doesn’t like to eat? :D) and here they are:

Drag Show Fundraiser

• Irvine Queers will be selling pizza and beverages on Ring Road from 11 am to 3 pm. Come out and support both IQ and the annual drag show hosted by IQ.

AV Pride

• Don’t forget that there will be a Pride event in the Arroyo Vista Rec Center this Friday from 5 to 7 pm hosted by Spectrum House. There will be food, information booths and workshops.

Queer Shabbat!

• Hillel at UCI will be holding a Queer Shabbat this Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Come enjoy a home cooked meal and embrace both Jewish and queer identities. The facebook event can be found here.

So if you don’t have plans for Friday those are some suggestions and we hope to see you there.

Have a good night!
-Adam

Goodsearch Goodsearch!

Irvine Queers has a Goodsearch account and we receive funds for every time someone uses the search engine. We also receive a percentage from things bought using Goodsearch! It’s free to use and we would greatly appreciate your help. Click on the “choose your cause” link enter “Irvine Queers”.

We will also be selling food on Ring Road this Friday May 4th so keep an eye out and thanks for all your support!

5/1: Week 5

Hello again!

Hopefully midterms are going well for you all and if you have other midterms coming up we wish you luck!

So here’s what’s happening this week.

IQ Meeting

• This week’s meeting was an arts and crafts meeting. We had different fabrics and strings and yarns and whatnot to make whatever came to mind.
• Applications for applied positions for next year’s board were due today at midnight so if you still want to apply, HURRY!!
• Remember that meetings are Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in Newport Beach A inside the student center. See you there next week!

Drag Show Committee Meeting

• Drag show committee meets tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7:00 pm in SST 220B. Come if you are interested in performing or being involved in any way.
• If interested in performing and you want a submission form e-mail ucidragshow@gmail.com.

AV Pride

• Spectrum House in the Arroyo Vista housing community will be hosting AV Pride this Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
• It will be held in the Arroyo Vista Rec Center and there will be food and workshops.

TAG TEAM

• TAG TEAM, the Transgender Alliance Group To Educate And Motivate, will be meeting tomorrow at 6:00 pm in the LGBT Resource Center. It is located on the third floor of the student center.

Lavender Graduation

• If you are a graduating senior be sure to sign up for Lavander Grad with the LGBT center!
• For more information go to the LGBT Resource Center website (click on the link).

Those are the announcements for week 5. Feel free to come to our events and good luck on midterms to everyone.

-Adam

Attention Performers!

Week 4 Meeting: April 24

Hello!

This is Adam, your new publicity chair for the 2012-2013 school year! Wooooo! I am taking over for Anaiz and hopefully this transition is not troublesome to our followers.

Onto announcements!

Pink Kitty!
This Thursday, April 26th Irvine Queers will be heading over to Pink Kitty, the only sex shop in Irvine. The store owner will give a brief workshop/presentation and we will spend some time browsing/shopping. There will also be a 20% discount to those that go with Irvine Queers! If you need a ride meet at the flagpoles at 5:30 pm. Click here to find the facebook event.

Drag Show!
Interested in performing in, giving ideas to, or just having some association with Irvine Queers’ 4th annual Drag Show? Then you should definitely come to the meeting today and every Wednesday held in SST 220B at 7:00 pm…which is roughly an hour away. Hope to see you there!

AV Pride!
The Arollo Vista housing community will be hosting a Pride event next Friday May 4th! It will go from 5:00-7:00 pm. Go support!

So I think those are all the announcements for this week. If I missed any of them, send me a message and I will add it.

Your new Publicity chair,
Adam

Congratulations!

Congratulations to new board. 

You’re board for 2012-2013 is…..

Anaiz and Justin as Co-Chairs :)
James for Secretary :]
Jordan for Treasurer :]
Jeff for Historian :]
Adam for Publicity :] 

 
Starting today, Adam and I will both be updating the tumblr. Eventually I will turn away and allow him to continue on :)

Goodbye for now!

Anaiz
Fundraising and Publicity Chair…for now 

People of the Net!

Hello out there!

It’s here! The Queer and Asian Conference of 2012 is here!
This is what you need to know:

When: April 27th to 29th.
Where: UC Berkeley
COST: FREEE!!!!

“QACON is an annual conference seeking to educate individuals and initiate discussion around the intersectionalities of the queer and Asian communities.  This 3-day conference includes workshops, keynote speakers, community performances, and social events aimed at bringing together those interested in queer and Asian issues. ”

If you would like to register you must fill out the following form by the 25th!
THIS ONE

For more info head on over to their website QACON’12

ALSO! Don’t forget that today we will be voting on next year’s board!

-Byes.
Anaiz :)