Upcoming Events
SPRING 2013
May 15: Alumni Celebration & Lavender Graduation
PEFSA is providing all PEFSA dues-paying members with two drink tickets that will be redeemable for wine or beer at the Texas Exes Alumni Celebration post-lavender graduation. Tickets will be available at the reception at the PEFSA table. Feel free to bring your friends as they will have to opportunity to register to become a member of PEFSA on site. People are welcome to go to the ceremony or just join us for the Alumni Celebration! Please RSVP
Lavender Graduation
Time: 4pm
Location: SAC BallroomTexas Exes LGBT Alumni Reception
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
Assistance at PEFSA Events: should you need ADA accommodation, please request at least five business days before event.
OUTSIDE EVENTS of Interest to PEFSA Members
HFSA Leadership Symposium- "Celebrando a la Mujer Latina!"
WHEN: May 15, 2013
WHERE: H. J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports
TIME: 9:30 am – 3 pm LUNCH: 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
REGISTRATION: http://www.regonline.com/HFSALeadershipSymposium
Canopy Artist Studio Tour
916 Springdale Rd- Studio #201 Saturday, May 11, 10am-5pm & Sunday, May 12, 11am-5pm
Come get a "First Look" at the new Canopy Art Complex and the creative community inhabiting it! Art, Jewelry, Ceramics, Music, Bites, Drinks, and more! Visit Jaelah Kuehmichel, UT's Peace Corps Rep, at her painting studio #201.
Art Is a Hammer: Reshaping Reality Through Cultural Activism
Wednesday 5/, 3-6pm CLA 1.302B Workshop free and open to the public
Please RSVP to lyndonkgill@utexas.edu by Friday 4/26, Workshop will be capped at 30 persons
OuterSpaces: AUSTIN
Check out the website: http://outer-spaces.com/ 05.02.13 Frontier Bar 2421 Webberville Rd, ATX 7:30pm Doors
Outerspaces Tour featuring: Las Krudas (Havana/Austin), Invincible (Detroit) and Climbing Poetree (Brooklyn)!
Austin Gay Basketball League—Summer Registration now open!
Registration is now open for AGBL's 2012 Summer League. Season starts on June 21st and will be on Thursday nights at the Austin Sports Center (425 Woodward St.). Player fees will be $50 this season which includes at least 7 weeks of game play and a t-shirt (uniform). Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. You must fill out the registration form and pay your player fee to be eligible to play. There are two divisions (Competitive and Recreational). The regular season will be 6-8 weeks and will include 2 additional weeks of playoffs and championships for qualifying teams. You don't need a team; we will take care of that for you. http://www.atxgbl.com/news/item/92-agbl-2012-summer-season-starts-june-21
Gay in Austin Texas Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Bar Mirabeau Address: 800 W. 6th St. #100, Austin, TX 78701
Type: Cash Bar/Drink Specials
Sponsored By: He's For Me – Austin's First Offline Gay Matchmaking Service
QueerBomb is near!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/queerbomb-2013-is-gettin-ready-to-blow
Austin Gay and Lesbian Senior Services
Family Eldercare created Austin Gay and Lesbian Senior Services (AGLSS - pronounced "ageless") to let older adults and all members of the LGBT community know that we are here to meet their needs. Our staff and care attendants are trained in and sensitive to LGBT issues and concerns. Family Eldercare has served Austin and surrounding communities since 1982. We provide a comprehensive list of programs and services that support aging with independence. These include: · In-Home Care and Caregiver Services · Money Management · Lifetime Connections Without Walls · Service Coordination and Aging in Place Initiative · Geriatric Consultation and Counseling · Guardianship Services For information contact us at www.aglss.org / Call Lisa Daly at 512-483-3578 or 512-628-1694
Past Events
September 2012 - August 2013
03/07: PEFSA luncheon with the LGBTQA Research Cluster
12/13: PEFSA Happy Hour - Gabriel's Café
11/19: Annual University Resource Group Potluck
11/16: PEFSA Luncheon
09/22: Austin Pride Festival
September 2011 - August 2012
08/30: PEFSA Happy Hour - Gabriel's Café
08/29: PEFSA table at Annual Bloq Party
05/24: PEFSA Lynne Milburn Awards Luncheon
04/16: Ally Rally at UT
03/05: Spring Ally Rally Planning Meeting
02/13: "OUT AT WORK" Documentary
12/15: Holiday Party - Gabriel's Café
11/14: Trans Awareness and Trans Day of Awareness
10/10: People We Need to Know On Campus & In Our Community
09/29: URG Joint Reception
09/12: Town Hall
09/10: Austin Pride Parade – PEFSA Float
September 2010 - August 2011
05/09: End of the Year Celebration Luncheon
04/11: Competitive Insurance Benefits Update
03/14: Bisexuality: Discussing the Rarely Discussed 'B' in LGBT
03/10: Happy Hour - Cactus Cafe
02/14: Competitive Benefits Rally - Photos & Video
02/10: Happy Hour - Crown and Anchor
01/26: URG Campus Safety Presentation
12/13: Holiday Party - Gabriel's Café
12/10: Ally Toolkit Training with the GSC
12/04: Pride Build with Habitat for Humanity
11/17: URG Annual Potluck
11/08: Ally Appreciation
10/21: October Social - Gabriel's Cafe
10/11: Faculty from the LGBTQ/Sexuality Research Cluster
09/30: Fall Mixer - Trudy's
09/13: Equity – Domestic Partner Benefits Update
09/09: Fall Mixer – The Highball
September 2009 - August 2010
07/27: PEFSA Summer Mixer – Rusty Spurs
06/05: Austin Pride Parade – PEFSA Float
05/17: PEFSA Spring Celebration – Scholz Garden
04/13: Real Estate for the GLBT Community
03/08: Financial/Estate Planning for the LGBT Community
03/01: Happy Hour – São Paulo's
02/21: Second Annual Texas Equity Conference
02/08: Equality Texas Update
01/20: Happy Hour – Clay Pit
12/14: PEFSA Holiday Party – Gabriel’s Café
11/20: B.O.B. Rally
11/17: URG Potluck Lunch
11/09: Legally Wed? Same-Sex Marriage in Texas
10/12: Transgender 101
10/10: Pride Build with Habitat for Humanity
09/30: Safe Space Training
September 2008 – August 2009
06/10: Movie Night – Friends and Family
05/11: Spring Thank You Celebration
04/20: Barbara Jordan Statue Unveiling Event, UT URGs co-sponsorship
04/14: Hearing on HB 861, Witness Statement Signing
04/13: LGBTQ Research Cluster
03/09: Games Day
02/21: First Annual Texas Equity Conference
02/09: Equality Texas Update
12/10: Day Without a Gay Event (promoted by PEFSA)
12/08: PEFSA Holiday Party
11/18: URG Potluck Lunch
11/12: Domestic Partner Benefits Rally – Texas Union Patio
11/10: DPB Update
10/23: Alamo Drafthouse Movie Night – Priscilla Queen of the Desert
10/13: UT Queer History
09/08: How to be an Ally
September 2007 – August 2008
07/15: Movie Night - But I'm a Cheerleader
05/12: End of Year Social
04/14: DPB Update
03/03: PEFSA Book Club - Book of Salt
02/29: Faculty Research on GLBTQ Topics
02/11: I <heart> PEFSA!
01/14: Faith and Personal Identity
12/10: Holiday Social
11/20: URG Potluck Lunch
11/05: GLBTQA Celebration Luncheon
10/08: Intersections: Gender, Sexuality, & Social Movement in Mexican-American Experience
09/10: Fall Kickoff
September 2006 – August 2007
08/30: Happy Hour - Gingerman
05/08: Happy Hour - Doña Emilia's
04/09: The Future of Queer Studies at UT
03/05: General Meeting
02/12: General Meeting
September 2005 – August 2006
12/11: PEFSA Holiday Pot Luck
08/07: GLBTA Faculty-Staff (early name of PEFSA) Business Meeting
06/12: GLBTA Faculty-Staff (early name of PEFSA) General Meeting
05/08: GLBTA Faculty-Staff (early name of PEFSA) Inaugural Meeting
10 May 2013
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