Posted on 02/07/2005 10:40:37 AM PST by ColoCdn
Media Advisory | Feb. 4, 2005 UBC to Fly Rainbow Flag in Support of LGBQTTI Students, Faculty and Staff Event: Rainbow flag raising ceremony Place: Plaza between Brock Hall and the Student Union Building, UBC
Date/Time: Monday, Feb. 7 at noon
Parking: North Parkade, on the north side of the Student Union Building and across from the Student Recreation Centre, enter through Gate 3 on Chancellor Boulevard
UBC will raise the rainbow flag in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transexual queer, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) students, faculty and staff.
The rainbow flag, adopted by the LGBQTTI community as a symbol of diversity and pride, will be raised at a ceremony hosted by Brian Sullivan, Vice President, Students, and representatives of Pride UBC, an LGBT student group.
The flag is part of OutWeek, Pride UBC’s 25th annual celebration to raise awareness of LGBT issues.
Only one other Canadian university has flown the rainbow flag and the City of Vancouver began flying the flag over city hall only last year.
The flag will fly through Feb. 12 on a new flagpole on the plaza between the Student Union Building and Brock Hall, home to UBC’s Student Welcome Centre. A university flag will fly the rest of the year.
“Flying the rainbow flag is a significant demonstration of the University’s acknowledgement and support for these communities,” says OmiSoore Dryden, diversity advisor in sexual orientation and gender identities.
“The office is the first in a Canadian university to commit to integrated practices in bringing about positive social change and creating a welcoming environment at the university,” says Janet Mee, director of the UBC Access and Diversity Office.
“We’re please that the university administration has chosen to visibly support LGBQTTI students for the 25th anniversary of OutWeek,” says Pride UBC’s OutWeek co-ordinator Sadie Pile. “We look forward to a continued collaboration with the University in years to come.”
What in Pete's sake is "two-spirit"?
> lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transexual queer, two-spirit and intersex
And the milk comes *shooting* out the nose...
I guess this is the new flag of Canada these days.
How about CHFPCSF? No, don't ask me to explain.
This was exactly my question? (On the other hand, maybe we don't want to know.) Possibility: "You can take the boy out of the farm but you can't take the farm out of the boy."
Two-spirit? Intersex?? Whisky Tango Foxtrot is this garbage now?
They are demonstrating their hatred and lack of support for anyone with sincere religious or moral beliefs in the sinfulness of homosexual activity. What an exclusionary and divisive action!
How about RR, TIG, LS?
Two-spirit: Homosexual Indians. (Rawhide!)
Intersex: Hermaphrodites.
I didn't want to know, but I was forced to find out.
This is beyond ridiculous. I guess they need every POSSIBLE supporter they can get?
I can hear the swishing and sashaying from here.
they forgot the other t-s, try-sexuals those who will TRY anything at all.
Homosexual Indians need their own title? What about homosexual Poles? Or homosexual Australians? This acronym could be a whole lot longer once these freaking Canadians really sort out who's who.
Thanks for the humor today -
My contribution B.O.Z.O.S.
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