Dear Students: We are writing to share with you several exciting and important events coming soon to Roosevelt House (unless otherwise noted) that highlight LGBTQ rights and issues in New York City and nationwide. You will also find information below on this semester's Queer Study Hall (hosted by The LGBT Social Science & Public Policy Center) to support you through finals. Scroll through the events below, save the dates, and be sure to RSVP! Wednesday, November 29, 4:30pm - 6:30pm LGBTQ Employees & Discrimination: Title VII, Changes and Challenges The LGBT Social Science and Public Policy Center is hosting an event that will explore the recent changes in DOJ guidance on employment non-discrimination and Title VII, and the implications for LGBTQ individuals, especially for transgender people. Speakers will include Ryan Thoreson, Researcher with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch and Rosemary DiSavino, Senior Trial Attorney in the Newark Area Office of the New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with over 20 years of experience litigating employment discrimination cases. See more in the invitation attached, and RSVP here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_137290213687496_&d=DwMFAg&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=NOqes8iMcc69Wd_06QKeenKzaIh2fxXbaeH3uhBhhXbbJZwOjqc6lIDjcvdbi_z6&m=C8vpBcTALQruNsio0XTixNgL3GHdkq1utD4zxw944mg&s=D01t-YscTFB31fOt7YYjTLyGRD842vFEs93cytaQ2PM&e=>. This event is co-sponsored with the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College. (Located at the LGBT Social Science and Public Policy Center, 132 East 65 Street, 3rd Floor) Monday, December 4, 6:30pm TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY: A Conversation with the ACLU's CHASE STRANGIO Chase Strangio, American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney, in conversation with Charles Kaiser, associate director of the LGBT Social Science & Public Policy Center at Hunter College, will discuss the ACLU's pending case against the Pentagon that challenges its new ban on military service by men and women who are transgender. Strangio, a member of the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project, has also been the lawyer for Chelsea Manning and part of the legal team representing Gavin Grimm at the Supreme Court. His work includes impact litigation, as well as legislative and administrative advocacy, on behalf of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV across the U.S. He has particular expertise on the treatment of transgender and gender non-conforming people in police custody, jails, prisons and other forms of detention. Kaiser is the author of three books, including The Gay Metropolis. To attend this timely and important conversation, please RSVP here<https://community.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-house-pages/transgender-people-in-the-military-12-04-17?srctid=1&erid=4627758&trid=e7f1eec8-fd4e-4d6c-920e-e96277ac795e>. NEW! Thursday, December 7, 6 - 8pm New York City Council Speaker Candidate Forum: Focus on Cis & Trans Women and Non-Binary New Yorkers The next Speaker of the NYC Council has an essential role to play in ensuring that women and non-binary individuals-particularly those of color-thrive. Join this panel at Roosevelt House with current Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to learn more about how Speaker candidates will continue to push a policy agenda that uplifts all. The discussion will be co-moderated by Laura Nahmias of Politico and Shatia Burks of Young Women's Advisory Council and NYC Young Women's Initiative. See more info in the flyer attached. The event is free and wheelchair accessible. Seating is limited, so please RSVP here<https://community.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-house-pages/new-york-city-council-speakers-candidate-forum-12-07-17>. NEW! Monday, December 18, 4 - 10pm Queer Study Hall Every semester during exams, the LGBT Social Science and Public Policy Center holds a queer late night study hall. There will be Wi-Fi, food, gender neutral bathroom access, great people, and a quiet study space. See more info and RSVP here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_1338537752935596_&d=DwMFAg&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=NOqes8iMcc69Wd_06QKeenKzaIh2fxXbaeH3uhBhhXbbJZwOjqc6lIDjcvdbi_z6&m=C8vpBcTALQruNsio0XTixNgL3GHdkq1utD4zxw944mg&s=W3L9qgYEMBmzXLdaBWoJKGM7CXe5Q5mzOW5axtAiSeY&e=>. (Located at the LGBT Social Science and Public Policy Center, 132 East 65 Street, 3rd Floor) Please also note that The LGBT Social Science & Public Policy Center is hiring for a student staff position for Spring 2018 (10 hours per week). If interested, please contact Dr. Elizabethe Payne at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. We hope to see you soon, and wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend! 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