The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) has produced and co-sponsored a wide range of LGBT series, conferences, and programs in recent years. In the spring of 2005, students in collaboration with the MRC held a conference titled “Working Our Way Home” that brought academics, activists, and performance artists all dedicated to examining the intersections between Blackness and Queerness. The MRC produced a LGBT film series in 2005-2006 dedicated to the intersections of sexuality with other vectors of analysis in particular race, class, gender, gender identity and expression, and physical ability. For other past co-sponsored and supported speakers and programs, please see the programs section of the MRC’s website.

	In the fall of 2006, the MRC brought Jeffrey Sheng and his photo project “Out at Play: Athletes and Sexuality in America” that highlights out LGBT high school and college athletes.  The exhibit was shown in Wilder main lounge and hallway for the week of October 9th to the 16th in recognition of National Coming Out Week.  An opening reception was held from 7-9 p.m. on October 9th featuring a talk by Jeff Sheng and responses by Women’s Basketball Coach Christa Champion and Athletics Director for the Town of Oberlin Schools Nancy Boutilier.  Jeff Sheng was also able to meet with LGBT student athletes during his time in Oberlin and photograph several of them for his ongoing project.  The MRC is grateful to both the Department of Athletics and The Heisman Club for their generous co-sponsorship of this event. For more information on Jeff Sheng and his photo project please see www.jeffsheng.com.
	On November 30th, the MRC is bringing Dr. Karen Krahulik who is an Associate Dean of the College at Brown University and author of Provincetown–a history of a place’s transformation from a quiet Portuguese fishing village to a LGBT vacation hot spot. More information on her book can be reached here. She is also the former director of the Center for LGBT Life at Duke University. Dr. Krahulik will give a talk titled “Trouble in Paradise: AIDS Washes Ashore—Provincetown Responds” in recognition of World AIDS Week as well as conduct a workshop for students on LGBT organizing and activism.

LGBT Film Series, 2005-2006

Working Our Way Home, Spring 2005