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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see the message below from Mickey Hart of the LGBT Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dr Bhat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Faculty Member, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>I am sure the contents of this awareness week will be of interest to you and your students. Please share this with students in your courses, graduate students and others. Should you decide to make any event a class-related project or extra credit, please email me (hartm@ohio.edu) so I can be best prepared. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks, -Mickey</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>TransWorld Awareness Week: </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>A Transgender & Gender Queer Adventure</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>October 3-8, 2011</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>“No matter how much you think you know about gender…there’s more to the story.”</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Next week the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center, Open Doors and others will present: TransWorld Awareness Week: <i>A Transgender & Gender Queer Adventure. </i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Not enough attention is given to people whose lives don’t conform to the gender binary and the impact this has on their lives. The awareness week will be an opportunity for the Ohio University and Athens community to learn more about transgender and genderqueer people and issues. We hope will attend one or many of 8 events. Even those who are familiar with these issues have more they can learn. Thus, the week’s tag line: <i>“No matter how much you think you know about gender…there’s more to the story.” </i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>The featured guest is JAC Stringer AKA: Midwest GenderQueer (See bio below). </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.midwestgenderqueer.com" target="_blank">www.midwestgenderqueer.com</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>There will be interactive information tables at the lower entrance of Baker University Center on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:00am – 2:00pm. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Events are open to those who are interested in learning more. With the exception of the final event, the events are free.</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>EVENTS</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Monday, October 3</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>TransACT (Advocacy/Consulting/Training) presents ~ </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Cory and His Mom’s Story </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> www.transactgroup.org</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>A mother and son reflect on his transition and their lessons learned. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>8:00-9:30pm <i>— </i>231 Baker Center</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday, October 4</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Graduate Student Senate presents ~ </span></i><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Breaking Down Barriers: </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Exploring Transgender Needs in Higher Education </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>A panel discussion exploring transgender student needs, from housing </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>to the classroom and beyond. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>7:00-8:30pm <i>— </i>Anderson Auditorium, Scripps Hall</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Wednesday, October 5</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Open Doors Meeting: </span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Midwest GenderQueer JAC Stringer </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>‘You look like a Freak…’ <i>Gender & Societal Recognition</i> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Evaluating the cultural concept of normalcy and how it affects members of the queer, trans and genderqueer community. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>8:00-10:00pm <i>—</i> UCM, 18 N. College St</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday, October 6</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Women’s Center Brown Bag: </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Midwest GenderQueer JAC Stringer</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>The Binary Line: <i>Gender & Discrimination </i></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Exploring how societal gender is tied to concepts of privilege and legitimacy. <b><i>Noon-1:00pm — Women’s Center: 403 Baker Center</i></b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Coffee & Conversation: </span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Midwest GenderQueer JAC Stringer</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>An informal yet informative conversation. Buy a coffee/tea and join in.</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>2:30-4:30pm <i>— </i>Donkey Coffee, 17 W. Washington St</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>TWA Week Keynote </span></u></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>NEARLY ALL ABOUT GENDER: </span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Midwest GenderQueer JAC Stringer </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>A Trans* 101+ presentation designed to expand your understanding of gender and transgender. </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>8:00-9:30pm <i>—</i> Anderson Auditorium, Scripps Hall</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Friday, October 7</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Transcendence: Creative Interventions On Campus</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>An arts experience featuring Justin Credible (OU student), Elle (OU alumnus) and others. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>8:00-10:00pm <i>—</i> 240 Baker Center </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Saturday, October 8</span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Open Doors’ Dance Party: </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Gender Blender Ball</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Come dance in all your gender blending finest. Mix it up!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>~<i>Admission Charged</i>. <i>Up to 25% of the proceeds will benefit TransOhio.</i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>10:30pm-2:00am <i>— </i>Casa Nueva, 4 W. State St </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>SPONSORS</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>TWA Week is coordinated by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center and Open Doors with additional support and collaboration from: Graduate Student Senate, TransACT, OU’s Women’s Center, TransOhio, Residential Housing, Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Services, Student Senate and SAC. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>COMMENTS </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'> <i> </i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>“I think we have worked to help people better understand transgender people and their concerns, but it is time to step it up a bit. Spending a week examining these issues will help folks take a needed leap in their understanding and learning.”</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>–Mickey Hart, Director of Ohio University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>"The Breaking Down Barriers panel is focused on increasing awareness of the experiences of transgender students at Ohio University. Though all members of the OU community are encouraged to attend, our hope is to open a dialogue with teaching assistants, faculty and future educators, on how we may better meet the needs, and embrace the humanity, of transgender students in our classrooms.”</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>-Tracy Kelly, President of Graduate Student Senate</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>“Open Doors is really excited to have JAC visit. The "T" in LGBT is often overlooked. Having an awareness week like this is a wonderful opportunity to bring greater awareness to issues that trans and genderqueer members of our community face.”</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>–Michael Pistrui Co-Chair of Open Doors: Ohio University’s LGBTIQQA Student Union</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>“I’ve seen JAC present several workshops, panels and performance art pieces at the annual TransOhio Conference. He is always well received. I think students and others will respond well to JAC’s message and style of teaching. I am delighted that he agreed to spend a couple days on campus to help educate us more about transgender and genderqueer people and issues. I think this visit will leave a lasting impression.” </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>–Mickey Hart, Director of Ohio University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>ABOUT MIDWEST GENDERQUEER</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Midwest GenderQueer, commonly known as JAC Stringer, is a transgenderqueer femme radical activist and performance artist. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, JAC strives to create visibility, community, and resources for trans, genderqueer, and queer communities in the Midwestern United States. His work focuses on trans, genderqueer, and queer communities, education, social justice, sexuality, gender identity disorder removal, (dis)ability, and identity empowerment. JAC has lectured across the country at organizations, schools, conferences, and symposia as well performing art, dance, drag, music, and spoken word across the USA and Canada. JAC uses hot pants, poofy skirts, and gender theory to create an intriguing space centered on bodies, ability, androgyny, and beyond.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>JAC has founded and lead several activist movements, education projects, and artist initiatives including The GenderQueer Coalition, GenderBloc, The Queer Peer Education Program, and <i>The Queer Canon</i> Zine. He currently serves as founding director of <a href="http://transqueerwellness.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The Midwest Trans and Queer Wellness Initiative</span></a>. JAC is a leading activist in Gender Identity Disorder removal and is very invested in health care reform and comprehensive sex education. He is a strong advocate for sexual assault awareness and prevention with a focus on queer identities and is a trained survivor advocate. JAC is an<a href="http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'> </span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>alumn<a href="http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/" target="_blank"> of Advocates for Youth</a><span style='color:black'>, is a Youth Advocacy & Education Committee leader in his local </span><a href="http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/cincinnati/home.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>GLSEN</span></a><a href="http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/cincinnati/home.html" target="_blank"> </a><span style='color:black'>(Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network) chapter, an <a href="http://www.equalityohio.org/Equality_Ohio/Home.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Equality Ohio</span></a> regional Lobby Team Leader, and an organizer on several local and national organizing boards committees including </span><a href="http://www.transohio.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>TransOhio</span></a><span style='color:black'>, <a href="http://trans-health.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The Philadelphia Transgender Health Conference</span></a>, <a href="http://www.femmecollective.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The Femme Conference</span></a>, and The International Drag King Community Extravaganza.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>JAC is a life-long dancer, poet, pianist, and lyrical vocalist. Primarily self-taught, he uses the speckled arts education he received in childhood via his parents’ living room, formal lessons, and old movies to shape into his personal artistic repertoire. Selections from his one-human shows <i>Glamboyant </i>and<i> Bar Stories</i> have been performed around the country, including with <a href="http://genderqueeries.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Gender </span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Queeries<a href="http://genderqueeries.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> </a><span style='color:black'>- a genderqueer performance trio co-founded/managed by JAC. JAC is also a co-manager and performer in the internationally recognized professional drag troupe <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/The-Black-Mondays/286093128679" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>The Black Mondays</span></a> of Cincinnati, Ohio as well as being the founding director and producer of <i>Fabulously Fluid</i>, Ohio’s premiere annual genderqueer drag showcase.</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_________________________________________________________________________</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=237 height=67 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CC7DD6.CA9AAEB0" alt="Description: http://www.ohio.edu/brand/manage/images/signature_1.gif"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Mickey J. Hart</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>, M Ed ’98,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Director </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Office of Diversity, Access and Equity </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Ohio University</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>354 Baker University Center</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Athens, OH 45701</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>740.593-0239 </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:hartm@ohio.edu">hartm@ohio.edu</a> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.ohiou.edu/lgbt" target="_blank">http://www.ohiou.edu/lgbt</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>The best student-centered learning experience in America</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Because Ohio should be home to all its citizens… become a member of Equality Ohio if you care about an LGBT person in Ohio! <a href="http://www.equalityohio.org/" target="_blank">http://www.equalityohio.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>