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When:   April 23-26, 2009
Where:   Yale University Campus
New Haven, CT

Come for a day or the whole weekend!
The reunion you have always wanted ... but Yale has never (before) held.

Price:   $25 Students; $75 recent alumni (graduated in the past 5 years); $150 other attendees
Type:   Conference

Yale GALA and AYA (The Association of Yale Alumni) proudly present ...
 
The First LGBTQ Reunion at Yale (all classes & all ages)
 
Make plans to attend the first LGBT Reunion on Yales Campus.  Come celebrate with Yale GALA as Yale opens its campus to us, for this special event.
 
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Yale GALA & the 40th Anniversary of Gay Student Activism on campus. See how Yale has changed and all Yale has to offer, today. Reconnect with old friends & make new ones.
 
Schedule: 
 
Thursday, April 23, 2009.
  - Campus Tours and attend LGB Classes at Yale
  - Rufus Wainwright in concert, celebrating LGBT Life at Yale and in New Haven. www.yalegala.tix.org
  - AFTER-PARTY with performances by Jason Abrams (Met Countertenor), Rupert Boyd, MA '08 (Classical guitar) and Ryan Kelly (NYC Ballet)

Friday, April 24, 2009
  - Campus Tours: Includes the LGBT Archives (Beinecke Rare Book Library) and Gay & Lesbian Collections at the Art Gallery
  - Plenary Address: LGBT History at Yale (Professor George Chauncey '77, '81 MA, '89 PhD)
  - Panel Discussion: LGBT Life at Yale
  - LGBT Archives Reception and Exhibit in Sterling Memorial Library
  - Joint Alumni-Student-Faculty-Staff Dinner in Residential Colleges
  - Musical Soiree
  - Party

Saturday, April 25, 2009
  - University Update and Announcement on Yale Office of LGBT Resources (Maria Trumpler)
  - Plenary Address, Bill Rubenstein, '82, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
  - Panel Discussions & Alumni Networking: Film & Television, Religion, Business & Finance
  - Lunch
  - Panel Discussions & Alumni Networking: Gay & Lesbian Parenting, Law, Literature, Art & Architecture
  - Panel Discussions & Alumni Networking: Theatre, Politics & Activism, Communities of Color, Science & Medicine
  - Cocktail Reception in University Commons
  - GALA Dinner in University Commons (Includes Alumni Awards & 2 Keynote Speakers)
    Keynote Speaker: Bruce Cohen '83, Film Producer of Milk
    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eliza Byard '90, Executive Director of GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network)
  - Student-Alumni Dance Party

Sunday, April 26, 2009
  - Religious & Remembrance Services
  - Brunch & Reunion Closing Event
  - New Haven AIDS Walk (2:30 pm) and Fun Run (1:30 pm) --> Same-day registrations are
welcome!
 
Registration & other info: http://www.yalegala.org/YaleGayReunion.html 

 


More Info & event mailing list:
www.yalegala.org 
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Additional Info/Contact:
http://www.yalegala.org/YaleGayReunion.html