The Gator Gay-Straight Alliance was founded in Fall of 2000 to involve both gay and non-gay University of Florida students in its mission to end homophobia.

More specifically, the Alliance seeks to make sexual orientation as unimportant a consideration in people's minds as hair or eye color.

Homophobia takes many forms - from a gay joke, to a casual anti-gay word, to outright anti-gay behavior. Some would argue that "That's so gay!" isn't about gay people. If it's not about being gay, then why use the word?

EGO Conference Keynote Speaker Judith "Jack" Halberstam

28 Oct 2005 - 20:00

Friday, October 28th at 8 pm in the Keene Faculty Center. Halberstam is the author of Female Masculinity, The Drag King Book, Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters, and a new book from NYU Press titled In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives. See http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/ego/conference05 for more information.

LGBT Faculty and Staff Reception

20 Oct 2005 - 17:00
20 Oct 2005 - 18:30

Welcome Reception for Faculty and Staff, Keene Faculty Center (map), 5:00-6:30pm, email for more information.

Pride Celebration of Gainesville: Downtown PRIDE Festival

15 Oct 2005 - 14:00

Tons of vendors, entertainers, community organizations, and family! Each year our festival draws thousands! Come join in the fun and celebrate PRIDE! The Downtown PRIDE Festival is FREE and open to the public.

Former HRC Director Speaks

10 Oct 2005 - 20:00
10 Oct 2005 - 22:00

Elizabeth Birch, former director of the Human Rights Campaign will be speaking about where LGBT Rights Are Today in the US. Join us for this important lecture on the eve of National Coming Out Day at 8:00 pm in the Grand Ballroom.

LGBT Alumni Event

8 Oct 2005 - 11:00

Find out about the first ever LGBT Alumni Event during homecoming on October 8th outside Graham Hall at 11am! See the flyer for more information.

Transgeneration Film Sneak Preview

13 Sep 2005 - 19:00
13 Sep 2005 - 21:00

Where: Graham Gallery
What: Film sneak preview, followed by moderated discussion with Prof. Kim Emery and others
Description: From the Executive Producers of "Inside Deep Throat" and "Party Monster," Sundance Channel presents the original documentary series TransGeneration. This eight-part program charts one year in the lives of four college students undergoing gender transition.

Gabbie, Lucas, Raci and T.J. are confronting the challenges of school, campus life, family... and changing their sex. TransGeneration joins them at four different schools across America as the quartet - two transitioning from female to male and two transitioning from male to female - define who they are and take control of their gender identity.

2005 Fall LGBTQ Welcome Assembly

12 Sep 2005 - 19:00
12 Sep 2005 - 21:00

Join us at 7pm in the Reitz Union's Grand Ballroom for the LGBTQ Welcome Assembly. Local organizations begin tabling at 7pm and the program will begin at 7:30pm. We hope to see you there.

Safe Zones Event

12 Sep 2005 - 07:00
16 Sep 2005 - 17:00

We're planning on displaying a sort of mock dorm, mock classroom and mock bathroom on Plaza of the Americas, Turlington, and the North Lawn to represent that the only true safe place for transgender people is outside. Our goals are to bring awareness, and educate everyone on the usually obscure issue of transgender rights. We want to show that something needs to be done.

GatorGSA reaches 25 users!

GatorGSA reached 25 users today! It's been great to see all the people using our new site and all the continued visits to www.12reasons.com and other pages of ours. Thank you for supporting GatorGSA!

Fall 2005 Meetings and Other News

We have rooms reserved for the begining of Fall 2005! Here is what we've got so far:

Thursday, August 25, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 285

Thursday, September 01, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 278/279

Thursday, September 08, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 285

Thursday, September 15, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 355

Thursday, September 22, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 285

Thursday, September 29, 2005
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 285

In other news, GatorGSA.org is still evolving almost daily! We've recently gained support for the Trackback protocol, and we're also now working on a frequently asked questions page!