‘Out and About’ events scheduled on campus

Several student groups at UW–Madison are busily preparing for more than a week of events celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community.

“Out & About,” scheduled April 15-23, features lectures by Shane Windmeyer, co-editor of “Out on Fraternity Row,” and Riki Anne Wilchins, co-founder of the Transexual Menace and executive director of GenderPAC, two dances and other events.

Sponsors of the “Out & About” series include the Ten Percent Society, Associated Students of Madison, Dean of Students Office, Sex Out Loud, University Health Services, and the Panhellenic Council.

“Our goal has been to provide a balance between fun and education,” says Dave O’Brien, LGBT campus center director.

Here are some highlights:

• Saturday, April 17, 9-12:30 p.m. “Dyke,” a dance event for all genders. 109 Union South. Proceeds support the Lesbian Rights Summit. $3 in advance, $4 at the door.
• Sunday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., 3650 Humanities Building. Lecture by Shane Windmeyer, co-editor of “Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity.” Windmeyer will talk about his experience coming out to his fraternity and how homophobia hurts everyone in the college Greek system.
• Wednesday, April 21, 8 p.m., Straight Allies Social, LGBT Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Memorial Union. Discussion of what straight students can do to make UW–Madison a safer environment for LGBT students.
• Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m. Lecture by Riki Anne Wilchins, cofounder of the Transexual Menace and executive director of GenderPAC, an organization devoted to gender, affectional, and racial equality. She is author of “Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender.”
• Friday, April 23, 8-12:45 a.m., Ten Percent Society Out & About Dance. Memorial Union, Great Hall. $3.

For information, visit: http://lgbcc.studentorg.wisc.edu/frames.html