LINC Newsletter 10th August 2011

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Newsletter 10th August 2011Welcome to this weeks Newsletter.

Movie NightMovie night is tonight @ 6.30pm! Its looking like Bound may pip any

contenders to the post, so if you have a preference get your spoke in now!Popcorn and soft drinks provided.

If it your first time coming in to LINC Emma will be here to welcome you witha friendly face.

To make a suggestion or if you have any ideas for more fun nights.Email [email protected] .

Book ClubThe next meeting is arranged for the 6th of Sept in LINC

The Book is The Borrower by Rebecca MakkaiIn this delightful, funny, and moving first novel, a librarian and a young boy

obsessed with reading take to the road.Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself

both a kidnapper and kidnapped when her favourite patron, ten- year-old IanDrake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian is addicted to reading, butneeds Lucy's help to smuggle books past his overbearing mother, who has

enrolled Ian in weekly antigay classes with celebrity Pastor Bob. Lucystumbles into a moral dilemma when she finds Ian camped out in the libraryafter hours with a knapsack of provisions and an escape plan. Desperate tosave him from Pastor Bob and the Drakes, Lucy allows herself to be hijackedby Ian. The odd pair embarks on a crazy road trip from Missouri to Vermont,with ferrets, an inconvenient boyfriend, and upsetting family history thrown

in their path. But is it just Ian who is running away? Who is the man whoseems to be on their tail? And should Lucy be trying to save a boy from his

own parents?

New Books in LINC Library
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Genderqueer- voices from beyond the sexual binary. Joan Nestle, ClareHowell and Riki Wilchins (Eds). Thirty eight first person accounts of gender

construction, challenges and shatters the Western notion of a binary genderstructure.

Suggestions for new books are most welcome, contact [email protected]

SupportWomen in Recovery

Currently this group is not meeting.If you would like to contact someone regarding support please contact LINC.

Parents/Friends of LGBT, Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Transgender Support GroupMonday 19th of Sept 2011 Shannon Family Resource Centre 7pm -9 pm

Hosted by Shannon FRC & Rainbow Support Services

Tea/coffee will be served. LGBT Information available. All are WelcomeFor more information please dont hesitate to contact Shannon FRC 061 707600

Lesbian Line runs Every Weds from 7pm to 9pm Call 021 4318318

National LGBT Helpline runs Mon to Fri 7pm to 9pm and Sat & Sun 3pm to 6pm

1890 929 539

March for Marriage on August 14th. Meeting 3pm at CityHall, Dublin.
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UCC LGBT have organised Poster making for the March For Marriage and aCoffee Posse at

Theotherplace Cork Saturday the 13th at 3pmThey are also meeting at the Aircoach Bus Stop on Patricks Quay, Cork for

the March for MarriageOn Sunday August 14th at 9am. Its 22 for a return bus ticket.

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Sports & Activities

BadmintonEvery Tuesday in Carrigtwohill from 8 until 10.

For more details on Badminton please give Nicky a call on 086 8479051

TennisFor more details on Tennis please ring Sheila on 087 6129040

Soccer

This is postponed until September.We will publish the details nearer the time.

New Cork LGBT Sports Group
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2. Venue co-ordinator/operativeOuthouse wishes to recruit a Venue co-ordinator/operative who will haveday-to-day responsibility for the operation and development of the theatreand social spaces at 105 Capel St. The position is funded under theCommunity Services Programme. Position is part-time 24 hours per week.For a full job description email [email protected]

TENI requires a part-time bookkeeper experienced with Excel to workapproximately one day per month. (The time could be divided up as one

morning per fortnight).Basic tasks are: petty cash reconciliation, bank reconciliation, credit card

analysis and cheque payments. We have no VAT, and no debtors as such; alltransactions are through cheque or e-payments and petty cash.

We are flexible as to what hours and days would suit. Our offices are basedin the Gate Lodge of the Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups (North

Brunswick Street). You would be working in a small, friendly office,supporting our work for human rights and equality.

Closing date: we are looking to appoint as soon as possibleIf you are interested in applying, please email a cv to Orlaith O'Sullivan at

[email protected].

Surveys

The LGBT Parenthood Survey is seeking to identify the experiences andneeds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and thoseplanning to be parents in Ireland. This is the first time that a study of this

nature has been carried out in Ireland and our aim is to build up a picture of

these experiences so that we can inform service provision and policychanges for LGBT parents and those planning to be parents.The findings from the survey will be published and widely disseminated toGovernment and relevant State bodies, NGOs and advocacy groups, both

mainstream and LGBT, to assist them in effecting positive change for LGBTparents and those planning parenthood. The study findings will be shared
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with all LGBT organisations in Ireland and in particular support groups andorganisations to assist them in meeting the needs of the community

We are currently looking for participants to complete an anonymous survey.You are invited to participate if you:

Identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person. Are a parent or you are planning to be a parent. (The term parentincludes biological and non-biological parents, guardians, adoptive parents

and foster parents, living with or separately from our child/children of allages) Aged 18 years and over Living in the Republic of Ireland

You cannot be identified by this survey and all of the information you giveus will be anonymous and confidential.How can I participate?If you are interested in participating, there are two ways that you cancomplete the survey. You can click on the linkHERE to fill in the surveyonline.If you wish to receive the survey by post see www.lgbtdiversity.com formore detailsIf you would like to contact us about the survey please email us on emailaddress or you can telephone us on 086 347 8037.
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