LGBT Certified Business Enterprise Symposium
The Indianapolis Rainbow Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will hold a symposium for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender owned businesses seeking to become Certified LGBT business enterprises on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 850 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis.

Where: IUPUI Faculty Club, University Place Hotel.

IU alumnus Steve Sanders (attorney, Mayer Brown LLP) is a frequent commentator on legal issues regarding sexual orientation or higher education. He authored a widely referenced amicus brief in the Iowa same-saex marriage case and in a Michigan case on whether public-employer domestic partner benefit programs violate the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Sponsored by The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty and Staff Council at IUPUI

“Advocating for Equality in Courts, on Campus, and at the Ballot Box.”

Where: Meherry Hall (in East College) on DePauw University's campus

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Thursday, March 25 -
Sunday, March. 28, 2010
Lesbian and Gay Band Association National Conference
A Musical Passport
Pride of Indy Bands will host the Lesbian and Gay Band Associations annual conference in Indianapolis. The conference includes workshops, socials and a concert to be held at the Athenaeum on Saturday March 27th at 8pm. Please visit the conference website or Pride of Indy Bands website for more information or to join us! www.lgba2010.org or www.prideofindybands.org

Website: http://www.lgba2010.org

Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Inaugural Event of the Maurer School of Law LGBT Advisory Board

The future of equality for same-sex couples is being decided in courtrooms, statehouses, and at the ballot box. A panel of experts will provide an update on developments around the country and here at home in Indiana, and will discuss how these events are reshaping the law and our understanding of marriage.

The public is invited to attend the panel discussion on March 4, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
Scheduled Presenters

Michael D. Shumate

At: Yes! Cinema, corner of 4th and Jackson Streets, Columbus.

Talk and discussion at 6 p.m., preceded by a light meal at 5:30.

Christopher Clark, senior staff attorney in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal, will discuss the history of the struggle to achieve marriage equality, the importance of recent legal victories in Iowa and California, and the next steps necessary to achieve equal marriage rights for the LGBT community.

Asian Culture Center?s Monday Table Topics Presents Graduate Students' Research: "Gay Kazakhstan Online: The Internet as National and Transnational Gay Space"

With support from Asian American Studies Program
Date: Monday, February 15
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street