First Meeting of the Semester

Today we had our first meeting of the semester.

We really had a lot to cover today, and we actually stayed until the lights in the University Center went out!

We first had a presentation from two men, John and James, from a new gay- and bi-men's organization in St. Louis called Rustin's Place. They sought our help in funding a feature film that would be shown on Webster's Campus if we were able to fund them. The film is titled "Jumping the Broom," and is sort of a precursor to the LGBT hit TV show "Noah's Arc." Although it only lasted two seasons on network LOGO, it was still very popular.

Darryl Stephens, who played the lead role on the show, is due to come to St. Louis along with the movie, much to our surprise. Getting to meet him would be a BLAST!

The exec board, Andrea (our faculty advisor), and the Rustin's Place guys negotiated after the initial meeting, with no definite conclusion. I'll be sure to mention that later.


We also discussed some unique advertising ideas for our Diversity Lock-In, which will be on February 27 this year, right after Vagina Monologues lets out. Our final conclusion came to handing out puzzle pieces to people challenging them to "find where they fit in." I hope all goes well with it.

We also discussed funding a movie hosted by the Multicultural Studies Committee. The movie is titled "They Call Me Troy." It's about a homosexual religious leader named Troy who struggles in a religious world that puts down people like himself. Here is a trailer:



Troy Perry will be coming to speak after the movie, as well! How exciting is that?!


Our next meeting will be February 5, which means we get a week off! Woohoo!!