Welcome to the UBC Outlaws
Outlaws is the Queer Student Association at the UBC Faculty of Law. Our mandate is to promote a Queer-positive learning environment and to raise issues of interest to the Queer community. We welcome everyone - whether you're queer, an ally, or simply interested in issues of law and sexuality. The group will also be a valuable resource in your first year studies, whether it is for CANS, advice, or for answers to any other questions you might have about being at UBC law.
Past events include guest lectures on queer legal issues (such as hate crimes, HIV and the law, and transgender rights), panels on practicing as a queer lawyer, informal drinks with faculty, and fabulous Friday afternoon queer-ups complete with drag performers! In 2006/2007, we will also be partnering with LSLAP (the Law Students’ Legal Advice Program) to develop a free legal clinic for low-income members of the queer community. Also in 2007, we will be hosting a conference titled "Standard Margins: Emerging issues in Law and Sexuality", which will bring together Canada's leading and emerging scholars working in legal issues of Queer interest. The conference will be an amazing opportunity to explore contemporary issues in this area, and will be the first such attempt at building a national network with a student focus. A lot of work needs to be done to organize this conference, and if you are interested in helping out, come and see us.
For more information or to get involved with Outlaws, email the webmistress. To receive updates on our events, join our YahooGroups listserv.
Everyone is welcome!
Table
of Contents:
Upcoming Events
Queer Legal Bibliography
& Resources
Links
Friday,
September 8, 2006 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Clubsfest
Interaction Area
Learn
more about the Outlaws and sign up for our listserv and our Celebrities party!
Tuesday,
September 12, 2006 - 10pm onwards
Celebrities Night
Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie Street (& Burrard)
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$3 hi-balls and a dirty bag full of rock, electro, retro and funk. What better
way to celebrate your 2nd week of law school than with the Outlaws at Celebrities?
A $5 donation to Outlaws supports a worthy queer cause and gets you a spot on
the guestlist (free cover!). A meet-up with fellow Outlaws will be arranged
at a nearby pub beforehand so that people don't have to go at it alone. Email
matthewcanzer@yahoo.com for guestlist
or sign up at Clubsfest.
Monday,
September 18, 2006 -12:30pm to 1:30pm
1st Meeting of the Year
Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, Annex 1
Meet
cool law students, learn about the Outlaws' upcoming events, and get involved.
Friday,
February 2, 2007 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Outlaws Queer-up
Candidas
The
best beer-ups around. Fabulous drag performers and booty-shaking music guaranteed.
April 27
to 29, 2007
Standard Margins: Contemporary Issues in Canadian
Law and Sexuality
UBC St. John's College
"Standard
Margins: Contemporary Issues in Canadian Law and Sexuality" is an exciting
new conference that will provide a forum for the discussion of these emerging
areas of the law and sexuality discourse. How has the law changed to reflect
emerging voices and contemporary societal values regarding sexuality? How has
sexuality continued to push the boundaries of the law? What rights and recognitions
are given to those bodies and actions that do not fall within the norm? What
is the norm? How has the law regulated those who seek to express their sexuality
both in the public and the private spheres?
There are two primary goals of this conference. First, it will provide a forum for the presentation of current research and community initiatives in contemporary and emerging areas of law and sexuality. Established academics, community leaders and emerging scholars and students will gather to present their work and receive feedback.
Second, the conference will lay the foundation for an academic network focused on the issues of law and sexuality. Currently, there is no national network of scholars interested in law and sexuality, although there are a number of national community organizations that work in this area. The conference will provide a forum for individuals interested in this area to become familiar with other work being done in the country. Such a network will allow for the continuity required to maintain interest in these important issues of law and sexuality.
To get involved in the conference planning, email Jeffrey Yuen at jeffy.yuen@gmail.com or Jennifer Lau at jennlau@gmail.com.