[ November 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Vidur Kapur, a gay comedian, will be found tantalizing UGA students on Nov. 9 at the Tate Center Theater on campus.

Kapur, often seen on Fox, VH1, and MTV, is an acclaimed comedian who happens to be gay. His performances have earned him a nomination for LOGO’s “NewNowNext” award.

The event is being sponsored by Lambda Alliance, [...]

[ November 2, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] What does it mean to be pansexual? Ever wondered what the difference between sex and gender is?

“Now’s the time to clear the air and get on the same page,” said Cody Houseman, Lambda Alliance’s information director, in a recent e-mail.

The University of Georgia’s LGBTQ student organization, Lambda Alliance, is offering up an opportunity to brush [...]

[ October 28, 2009; 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] A debate on same-sex marriage will take place at the University of Georgia’s School of Law this Wednesday, Oct. 28.

I expect that this will be quite the debate, as the two sides will be represented by Jonathan Rauch (photo; guest scholar at the Brookings Institute and author of Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for [...]

[ October 20, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Lambda Alliance, the University’s student group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students, will host a discussion on smart sexual health tonight.

The discussion, a part of a series called “Let’s Talk About It,” will focus on issues relating to sexual health and how it relates to the LGBTQ community. The aim is to make [...]

[ October 16, 2009; 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm. ] Lambda Alliance, the University’s student organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth, will host the Masqueerade Ball.

The dance, themed “The Prom You Never Had,” is a social opportunity for the entire Athens queer community, as the event is not only open to students.

Here are more details:
Don’t forget Lambda Alliance’s Masqeerade Ball. We have [...]

[ October 15, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Lambda Alliance, the University’s student group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students, will host a discussion on gender tonight.

The discussion, a part of a series called “Let’s Talk About It,” will focus on issues relating to gender and gender fluidity. The aim is to make information available not only to students, but the [...]

[ October 13, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] The Lambda Alliance Speaker’s Bureau will host a “Q&A with Queers” tonight as a part of its goal as to educate people on issues relevant to LGBTQ people.

Various Lambda Alliance members, who are also members of the group’s speaker’s bureau, will be on hand to answer questions. Cody Houseman, the organization’s director of information, says [...]

[ October 7, 2009; 12:30 pm; ] Same-sex marriage is certainly not new to debate, and it will receive its fair share this Wednesday at the University of Georgia’s Law School.

In a program called “I Do To Who? Same-Sex Marriage Discussion,” local pastor Renee DuBose of Our Hope Metropolitan Community Church will debate the issue of same-sex marriage with Professor Robin Wilson [...]

[ October 5, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Tonight, the University of Georgia’s newly formed Log Cabin Republicans group will hold its first official meeting, says Brett Edgerton.

The meeting comes after several months of planning and organizing. To see our continued coverage of this student group, please see our archives.

Here’s the e-mail I received from Edgerton:
We will be having our first official ugaLCR [...]

[ October 8, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Athens, Ga. – Two University of Georgia College of Education  professors will premiere a new documentary film they produced next month that focuses on the need for research and effective interventions to reduce homophobia and heterosexism in public schools.

Be There For Me: Collective Memories of LGBTQ Youth in High School was produced by Corey W. [...]

[ September 23, 2009; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] The University of Georgia’s organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered students will celebrate International Celebrate Bisexuality Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

In a press release, Lambda Alliance announced that they will have a table in the Tate Plaza (UGA Campus) from 1-4 p.m. on Sept. 23 which will offer information about bisexuality and also some [...]

[ September 18, 2009; 9:00 pm; ] The fabulous Queer Graduate Group students at the University of Georgia will host their first drinking social on Friday, Sept. 18.

Being coined the Fall Extravaganza, the time for meeting, greeting, sipping, and talking will offer both graduate students and others an opportunity to kick off the school year with your old friends and new pals.

Tod [...]

The recent Fall Reception for GLOBES, the University of Georgia’s LGBTQ faculty and staff organization, was featured on the Athens Banner-Herald’s “Spotted” feature. Click here for more photographs.
As a sidenote, it was a pleasure to attend the Fall Reception. The event was well-attended. Faculty members, staff, students, and community members – including our wonderful mayor, [...]

I heard from the UGA Log Cabin Republicans’ leader this weekend, and it looks like things are starting to get moving. Brett Edgerton, the group’s leader, has established the UGA Log Cabin Republicans as an official campus organization and has also now gained recognition by the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans. An informal introductory meeting is [...]

[ August 31, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] Two events targeted at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender University of Georgia students are on tap for tonight.

First, Lambda Alliance, UGA’s LGBT student organization, will host its regular weekly meeting at 5:30 p.m. in room 142 of the Tate Student Center (original building). Discussion of LGBT issues, along with a “surprise activity” will consume the [...]