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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center at the University of California, Davis will be hosting a Bisexual People of Color night of Celebration, Affirmation, and Appreciation! During our annual “Beyond The Binary: Bisexual Awareness Week (January 20th-23rd), we will have a night where Bi People of Color can come together to share our stories of love and empowerment through various mediums of expression.  We are looking for Bi People Of Color Performers, spoken word artists, poets, filmmakers, singers, etc. We need to see ourselves and empower ourselves! For more information, getting involved or performing, please contact Mark Yanez at mayanez@ucdavis.edu or Kim Westrick at kpwestri@gmail.com.

Fire & Ink: Cotillion, a black lgbt writers conference taking place Oct. 2009, has released a request for proposals. The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 6, 2009–check out the site for full details.

We finally made it over to Facebook. So, if you are there, please do stop by the Kuma2.net Facebook page.

In other news, you really need to buy this:

12 hours worth of Excellent Music & it supports U People

Download the flyer (pdf) for complete details.

All Eyes On Her
A Fashion Extravaganza*

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Honors the Beautiful Women in Our Lives
The 1199 Building: 9-25 Alling Street, Newark, NJ

Featured Designers:
GUREJE, John Ashford
AfriMono, Divine Royalty
Carla Johnson & more

Jazz Cocktail & Dinner: 7:30-8:30pm
Fashion Show 8:30-10:30pm
Music by ~ DJ Melodious
Dance till Midnight!
Advance tickets $65 (Reserved table for 8-$440)

For more information & ticket sales, call
(973)424- 9555 or (973)476-4061
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm

*a LITUFC Capital Campaign Fundraiser
Hosting Ministry~ H.O.L.L.A.
(Honoring Ourselves, Lovingly Liberating Another)

Written and directed by Faith Trimel, Family is the dramedy feature film centering on the lives of a group of closeted lesbian friends who make a pact to come out together within 30 days.

Learn more at www.myspace.com/familythefilm

SuperLover

Lady Marmalade

You can listen to it and past episodes of Sippin On Ink here:

and for people who have heard the show, from the Kamusi Project:
vagina, pl vaginas { Swahili: kuma , pl kuma } [Terminology: vulgar]

December 10 @ 7pm (est)

The founders of Kuma2.net, Blezbian, Lesbian Memoirs and Organik B.L.U will share their motivations and desires in producing websites geared toward Black Lesbians.

Sippin On Ink