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Whitehorse Regional Pride Committe Short Story Winners Selected

November 7, 2008

In honour of Anti-Homophobia Week, the Whitehorse Regional Pride Committee sponsors a Short Story Writing Contest. This year's theme was Homosexuality is Not a Sickness.

Congratulations to the following for their winning submissions!

Jerome Stueart - 1st Place - Believing in the Dog
Susie Ross - 2nd Place - The Airplane Ride
Barry Jenkins - 3rd Place - Vaccination

To read the submissions, please click see files below.

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File Description Date Uploaded

"Believing in the Dog" by Jerome Stueart - 1st Place · pdf/72kB 11/13/2008

"The Airplane Ride" by Susie Ross - 2nd Place · pdf/96kB 11/13/2008

'Vaccination' by Barry 'Jack' Jenkins - 3rd Place · pdf/56kB 11/7/2008

PSAC Regional Pride Committee

The Whitehorse Regional Pride Committee was founded in 2004 and is chartered by the PSAC in accordance with the constitution of the PSAC. The mandate of the committee is to improve working and living conditions, and better the rights of GLBT PSAC members. The goal of the committee is societal acceptance, not tolerance.

The committee works with other union, community, and GLBT groups to raise awarenes of issues through various projects and events.

The committee is open to all PSAC members who identify as GLBT and their allies. For more information on the committee, or to be added to the e-mail list, contact the Whitehorse PSAC office at 667-2331

Trans Day of Remembrance - Nov 20th

Mainstream identification and conceptions of "man" and "woman" are extremely rigid and often unquestioned. The appearance, behaviour, dress, roles and characterisitics of gender are deeply rooted in a belief that these mainstream norms are constant...Read more.

Nov_20_Trans_Day_of_Remembrance.pdf

Yukon Anti-Homophobia Day Contest Results

The results are in from the Anti-Homophobia Day writing contest.

1st Place - $500.00 - Barry "Jack" Jenkins of Whitehorse, Malcolm's Choice

2nd Place - $300.00 - Lisa Vollans of Whitehorse, Some Kind of Ellen Joke

3rd Place - $150.00 - Joann Vriend of Dawson City, Decisions, Decisions

Thanks to all of the participants, all of the stories were great.

And, thanks to the panel of judges: Al Pope, Marcelle Dube and Andrew Richardson.

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Decisions Decisions · pdf/3MB 5/14/2007

Some Kind of Ellen Joke · pdf/52kB 5/14/2007

Malcolm's Choice · pdf/63kB 5/11/2007

Anti-Homophobia Day 2007 - Dance

PSAC Whitehorse Regional Pride Committee

Presents

Kings & Queens

A night of drag and dance

May 12, 2007 8PM-12AM

at Café Franco (the old Legion)

306 Alexander Street

Music By DJ Double D

Admission:

In drag $5.00

Non-drag $8.00

Cash bar.

Proceeds from the evening to go to BYTE (Bringing Youth Towards Equality)

Anti-homophobia Day 2007 - Writing competition

Call for Submissions – Short Story Contest

In recognition of Anti-homophobia day the PSAC Whitehorse Regional Pride Committee is running a short story writing contest. Stories are to be original compositions based on the subject “Sexual Orientation is not a choice”, 500-1200 words in length. Entries must be received at the PSAC office, 100-2285-2^nd Avenue Whitehorse, by noon April 25^th, 2007.

Stories will be judged by an independent panel. Prizes will be awarded for 1^stplace($500.00), 2^nd place($300.00) and 3^rd place($150.00). Winning entry to be published in a local paper and on the PSAC North website.

Contact the PSAC office at 667-2331 for more information.

National Day Against Homophobia 2006

In Whitehorse, we celebrated on May 17th at the Elijah Smith Building. Due to the cold and windy conditions, we had a small but enthusiastic audience this year.

The following posters were posted around town to advertise. Below are pictures of today's speakers.

Todd Hardy, Leader NDP

Gathered supporters

Brian MacDonald, Chair Yukon Human Rights Commission

Diane Allen, co-chair PSAC Whitehorse Pride Committee