{"id":17746,"date":"2016-04-04T07:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=17746"},"modified":"2016-03-31T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:00:51","slug":"why-being-who-you-really-are-is-a-radical-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/17746","title":{"rendered":"Why being who you really are is a radical act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bridgetbirdsall.com\/bio-bridget-birdsall-author\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bridget Birdsall<\/strong><\/a>, an author and artist, <strong>will talk about &#8220;Why being who you really are is a radical act&#8221; from 6:30-8pm on Tues., Apr. 12<\/strong> in the UC Hamilton Room.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/doubex.jpg\" alt=\"cover of Double Exposure\" \/>Birdsall will talk about her young adult novel <a href=\"http:\/\/uw-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/WW:WW_VOY:UWI71338379300002121\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Double exposure<\/em><\/a>, in which an intersex teen overcomes bullying (available from Andersen Library&#8217;s 2nd-floor Curriculum Collection, Fiction, at F Bir). Learn more about the book online at <a href=\"http:\/\/bridgetbirdsall.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bridgetbirdsall.com\/books\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more, Andersen Library can help! Search Library databases to find articles such as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;AuthType=ip,uid&amp;db=eric&amp;AN=EJ994837&amp;site=ehost-live&amp;scope=site\" target=\"_blank\">Promising strategies for prevention of the bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth<\/a>&#8221; (<em>Prevention Researcher<\/em>, 2012, vol.19:no.3, pp.10-13) and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;AuthType=ip,uid&amp;db=rzh&amp;AN=103785280&amp;site=ehost-live&amp;scope=site\" target=\"_blank\">Coping and survival skills: The role school personnel play regarding support for bullied sexual minority-oriented youth<\/a>&#8221; (<em>Journal of School Health<\/em>, 2015, vol.85:no.5, pp.334-340, doi:10.1111\/josh.12254).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/get-help\/ask-a-librarian\" target=\"_blank\">Ask a librarian<\/a> (visit the Reference Desk, call 262.472.1032, or choose to email or chat) for assistance with finding additional materials.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some additional LGBT* events this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LGBT* and Ally Student Panel Discussion: Thurs., Apr. 14, 11am-12:15pm, UC 259 &#8211; UWW LGBT* and ally students will share their experiences growing up, on campus, and out in the world.<\/li>\n<li>LGBT* Community Service Day: Fri., Apr. 15, 9am-5pm, location TBD- UWW students travel to complete a service project that benefits area LGBT* youth. Contact Larry Pardo at PardoL23@uww.edu for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Rainbow Celebration of Excellence: Tues., Apr. 26, 4:30-6pm in Fern Young Terrace &#8211; LGBT* and Ally Graduation Awards Ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridget Birdsall, an author and artist, will talk about &#8220;Why being who you really are is a radical act&#8221; from 6:30-8pm on Tues., Apr. 12 in the UC Hamilton Room. 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