SPECTRUM! A Quarterly Newsletter from the LGBT Resource Center at UCSF!

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Spotlight on LGBTs at UCSF

This section of the newsletter is devoted to recognizing the wonderful work that our LGBT community does at UCSF. We are looking to highlight individuals, clinics, and departments each quarter, to increase visibility to the larger community. If you would like to submit a nomination to be In The Spotlight for our upcoming newsletters, please email larry.lariosa@ucsf.edu This Quarter: *Paul Day *UCSF Committee on LGBT Issues (see next page)

Welcome!
Thank you for subscribing to Spectrum, our quarterly newsletter from the LGBT Resource Center, a division of the Oce of Diversity and Outreach at UCSF. As the Director of the Center, one of my goals this year is to build cohesion within our campus community, despite our geographical barriers. As we await the launching of our new website, this newsletter along with our Facebook page will update our community on important news and events from the UCSF LGBT Resource Center. Again, I am truly honored to be in this role and serve our campus community. I look forward to meeting more of you in the new academic/scal year! Please be sure to visit us at www.facebook.com/ ucsgbtresourcecenter for the most recent news, announcements and events. -Larry D. Lariosa, Director of the
LGBT Resource Center/Diversity Manager, Diversity & Outreach

OUR MISSION STATEMENT The LGBT Resource Center at UCSF, a division of the providing high quality, culturally sensitive care to our Oce of Diversity and Outreach, provides education, patients. information, support, and advocacy services to our campus community. We work toward creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for LGBTQQI students, sta, faculty, post-docs, residents, fellows, alumni and patients. The Center aims to sustain visibility and a sense of community throughout the campus and medical center. We are committed to building workplace equity, promoting student and sta leadership, and

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Paul Day, Manager of Events and Communications UCSF Oce of Diversity & Outreach Congratulations to UCSF Oce of Diversity and Outreach's Paul Day for being awarded the San Francisco Human Rights Commission's 2013 HERO Award for Individual Leadership in Civil Rights and Economic Justice Advocacy. In 2008, Paul was actively involved in the No on 8 Campaign for which he served as the Campaign Visibility Coordinator. He single-handedly managed the statewide program for the No on Prop 8 campaign material distribution. Paul was also a co-organizer of the Equality Summit, an event organized in response to the 2008 Prop 8 decision and initiated by Equality California (EQCA). Realizing the need to bring together community leaders to heal, network, regroup and refocus eorts, Paul spearheaded this event which brought together 500+ key LGBT leaders, organizers, and allies to the LA Convention Center. In preparation for this conference, Paul traveled throughout the State of California conducting interviews and obtaining buy-in from key leaders. These meetings provided a valuable opportunity for new collaborative eorts between LGBT organizations in California and the nation. Ultimately, this event was an outlet for open discussion on what happened with Prop 8, allowing the leaders and the community to process and plan next steps. There is no doubt that Paul's tireless work on both the campaign and this summit provided invaluable support to the LGBT community. Paul is most deserving of this 2013 HRC Individual Hero Award for his leadership in the community, and the work he does to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for members of our diverse state and nation.

THE UCSF COMMITTEE ON LGBT ISSUES Reporting to the Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Outreach (VCDO) and the Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion (4CI), the UCSF Committee on LGBT Issues (UCSF CLGBTI) works to facilitate key initiatives and projects aimed at increasing diversity and improving the institutional climate for underrepresented groups. The UCSF CLGBTI charge is to examine issues of concern for the UCSF LGBT Community and make recommendations to the VCDO on current issues aecting the UCSF LGBT community, including but not limited to: LGBT-related bias on campus; discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and other quality of campus life issues among LGBT students, trainees, sta, and faculty. The Committee is charged with vetting nominations for the Chancellor Award for LGBT Leadership. The committee will work with the Vice Chancellors Oce and 4CI to facilitate the implementation of campus programs, activities, and procedures that address issues facing the UCSF LGBT Community and support the Chancellors three-year goals. Past events that this Committee has sponsored include: the End of Year Gathering, National Coming Out Day Event, The Visibility Project, and LGBT Health Awareness Week. This year, our co-chairs of the committee are Ivy Kolvan, (Business and Project Manager for Patient Safety & Quality within the UCSF Medical Center ) and Marcus Ferrone, Pharm.D. (Associate Professor with the School of Pharmacy).

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UPDATE ON THE UCSF LGBT LISTSERV Over the years, the UCSF LGBT Listserv has played a vital role in connecting our campus community. It has been an important resource for relaying information, local and national news, and has even helped community members nd housing and jobs. As strong as the Listserv is, it also presents challenges. With almost 800 members, the Listserv has outgrown its original conversation format. We have received feedback from subscribers complaining of too many emails without an option to screen the amount of information shared. In the last year, many subscribers have left the Listserv because of this. Technology has also evolved since the start of the listserv format. Facebook and Chatter are being used as alternatives, allowing people to engage in dialogue and view information at their own discretion. In response to the challenges with the Listserv, we have developed some general guidelines to maintain its eectiveness as a community resource tool. Listserv Guidelines: 1. The Listserv is to be used to communicate important events, programs, information, and resources for the UCSF LGBT community. UCSF news, resources, and campus sponsored/co-sponsored events will continue to post directly to the Listserv. 2. Personal or external postings (ie: housing, volunteers, donations, outside events) will be collected and composed in one email (the Listserv Digest) that will be sent out once a week by the LGBT Resource Center. 3. Requests for resources (ie: nding a good community dentist) will be answered directly by the Resource Center and included in the weekly digest for community suggestions. Responses should be emailed directly to the person inquiring, not the entire Listserv. The LGBT Resource Center will also be keeping a Resource List of community contacts, so please cc: lgbtresources@ucsf.edu for your suggestion to be added. 4. Ongoing conversations, personal rants, and duplicate questions will be monitored and screened by the Resource Center.

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their relationship is with the University prior to approval. General Listserv Etiquette: 1. We have to be considerate of others and the volume of email that we receive each day. Before posting a message to the listserv, please ask yourself if the topic is one that most would be interested in. Is this posting more appropriate on Craigslist or Facebook? 2. As all UCSF listservs are owned by the University, please continue to be mindful that any postings should be written professionally, respectfully, and in support of University business. 3. When you reply to an email, please do not reply to the entire group unless you are absolutely sure you want all recipients to receive your message. Most of the time, it is not necessary to reply to the entire group. Please choose this option wisely.

Thanks for your consideration around these guidelines. Please 5. Questions regarding HR/ continue to use the current personnel related issues will be answered directly or forwarded listserv e-mail address lgbt@listsrv.ucsf.edu for future to the correct source. postings. If you are on Facebook, you can also post at 6. As the Listserv is a function www.facebook.com/ of the LGBT Resource Center, ucsgbtresourcecenter. subscription will be reserved for If you have any questions, those with UCSF email please feel free to contact: accounts. Non-UCSF email lgbtresources@ucsf.edu accounts will be asked what

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Brandon was one of the lead organizers of this years LGBT Student Health Forum. Here is Brandons bio:

NEWS

Calendar
SAVE THE DATES October 4, 2013 City Lights, City Nights UCSF Student Mixer 5:30-7:30pm at Mission Bay, Rutter Center Rooftop This event is for UCSF Students. Please RSVP at the email listed below. October 10th, 2013 Gay Back In The Day LGBT History Month/National Coming Out Day Event 4-6pm at Parnassus, N-225 December 5th, 2013 LGBT End of the Year Gathering 5-7pm at Parnassus More details TBA Contact larry.lariosa@ucsf.edu for more information.

Brandon Perkovich landed in San Francisco in 2011 after nishing his undergraduate degree at Harvard, where he studied the history of medicine. He is now a Congratulations Tina! second-year student at his dream Tina Rose Novero (Program medical school (UCSF!). He is Coordinator for the UCSF LGBT looking forward to continuing to Resource Center and Multicultural be involved in LGBT activities at Resource Center) and graduate of UCSF this coming year. Brandon's the Monterey Institute of interests include HIV/AIDS, International Studies has been healthcare administration and awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student nance, and primary care. When Program scholarship to the he manages to leave the library, he Philippines in Public enjoys beach runs, urban bike Administration, the United States rides, and good cups of coee. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign New Site Liaisons Scholarship Board. The LGBT Resource Center Novero is one of more than would like to announce Site 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel Liaisons. These individuals will be abroad for the 2013-2014 academic playing an important role in year through the Fulbright U.S. building community across our Student Program. Recipients of dierent locations. Welcome Fulbright grants are selected on aboard! Jerey Chiu (3360 Geary/ the basis of academic and Med Center), Amy Rosenhaus professional achievement, as well (Mt. Zion), Michael Schembri as demonstrated leadership (Mt. Zion), David Townley (China potential. Basin/Minnesota Street), Lisa The Fulbright Program is the Dazols (Parnasssus), DK Haas agship international educational (AHP/MCB), Mily Trabing exchange program sponsored by (SFGH), and Chris Waddling the U.S. government and is (Mission Bay). More Site Liaisons designed to increase mutual TBA in our next newsletter! understanding between people of the United States and people of OUT Shine! other countries. OUT Shine: The Visibility Project, sponsored by the UCSF Welcome Brandon! Committee on LGBT Issues, The LGBT Resource Center heightens awareness of our LGBT has taken on a new work study intern, Brandon Perkovich, to help community here on campus. This Fall, keep an eye out for our new us with student programming for poster campaign and digital photo the 2013-2014 academic year. exhibit!

Larry D. Lariosa, M.A. Director, LGBT Resource Center Diversity Manager, Diversity & Outreach

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