Queer Women's Mixer (Nov 2007)

Over 40 women of all ages attened this fun event at Wild Side West in Bernal Heights. Highlights include the Inter-Collegiate Cosmos drink special, $2.00 drafts, and "Get to Know You Bingo." The winner of bingo is pictured holding her balloons and prize! The event takes place first Wednesday of every month.(In January 2007 it will be the second Wednesday of the month).

Leslie Feinberg- an activelyOUT member's perspective

I asked one of our members, Jane N. to tell us about the Leslie Feinberg talk which took place at Stanford University

Many staff, professors, current students and alumni turned out to hear transgender activist Leslie Feinberg speak on Wednesday, October 3, at Stanford as part of the Feminist Studies 101 curriculum. The lecture hall was packed. Feinberg vividly recounted the Stonewall Rebellion and how the street youth and patrons of the bar heroically fought back against the police and locked the officers inside the bar. I knew what Stonewall was, but I never really understood how brutal and victorious the incident was for the LGBT people and street youth involved.

Feinberg used the Stonewall Rebellion as a platform to describe how the LGBT movement has been, and needs to be a part of other anti-oppression movements throughout the world. The stories and lectures were captivating, and I, like many others left the event feeling empowered and proud to be a part of the LGBT community and history.

Feinberg’s novel Stone Butch Blues, is a classic in the Queer women’s cannon. Stone Butch Blues is the compelling account of a gender queer person’s coming of age in a working class Butch and Femme community. Feinberg, is currently promoting zer newest book Drag King Dreams.

- Jane N.

activelyOUT at San Francisco Pride

Pride was AWESOME!!!

Thanks to so many activelyOUT members for volunteering and coming out to support us.

Before and during the fair... it was non-stop madness...

Creating an activelyOUT community of LGBT professionals
is very important to so many.

San Francisco Pride Fair June 23 -24: Wow! what a busy weekend we had at the Pride Fair. We met people from all over the bay area, not to mention all over North America, who loved what we were doing. The booth was non stop traffic the entire weekend. We're exhausted! We had a huge turnout of volunteers who graciously gave up some of their time to help us out. They were AWESOME! We'll have more about them in the next few weeks.

Who signed up? You did. We had men and women from all over the bay area and country turn out to meet and greet.

"An organization ... that caters to the LGBT professional? GREAT! I am always asked to give to other organizations. It is good to hear that there is one that will give me something in return"- Tonya, new activelyOUT member

activelyOUT is made up of everyday LGBT professionals who give of themselves to do extraordinary things. Again, thanks for volunteering :)

Some more pride pictures:




Anyone in San Diego next month for Pride? Yes we are expanding to Southern Cal. Room/Board connections for your exhausted activelyOUT team would be greatly appreciated. If you can put us up, email us. events@activelyOUT.com