Kærlighed kender ikke køn indtager København d. 13. Marts for at indsamle underskrifter for indførelsen af en kønsneutral ægteskabslovgivning! Mød op på Studenterhuset kl . 10 og hjælp os med at overbevise politikerne om, at det er på høje tid, at lovgivning bliver ændret! Mere info om eventen på Facebook.
Du kan også hjælpe til ved at samle underskrifter på dit fakultet, institut, skole eller anden. Du kan downloade formularen til indsamlingen her. Du kan få mere information omkring kampagnen i dette dokument og på kampagnens hjemmeside.
IGLYO is calling for participants for the next conference about Anti‐Discrimination legislation. The conference takes place in Toledo (Spain) from 30 May to 4 June 2010. If you interested in this topic, and would like to attend the conference, please contact info@blus.dk. The full call can be seen here.
Via Sabaah:
Sabaah søger en student til at udføre arbejdsopgaver vedrørende PR og kommunikation, som er en central søjle i foreningens arbejde. Formidlingen af vores budskab og aktiviteter til den omkringliggende verden bliver hovedopgaven for studenten, sideløbende med research og dokumentationsopgaver. Synliggørelsen af foreningen over for bl.a. skoler, institutioner, foreninger og organisationer har fået en høj prioritet i Sabaah, hvilket er årsagen til at vi nu ønsker at ansætte en student til opgaven. Studenten vil komme til at arbejde tæt sammen med bestyrelsen og den anden studentermedhjælper, der er ansat i Sabaah.
Læs mere på Sabaahs hjemmeside.
In 1989, Denmark was the first country in the world to allow civil unions for same-sex couples. Many other countries and jurisdictions have since followed and moved even further. Today, seven countries and seven jurisdictions allow same-sex marriages. Denmark is definitely no longer in the lead. But this might only be a matter of time! A number of bills on marriage equality are scheduled to be read and debated in Parliament on 26 March. We will be arranging the handing out of petition forms at different schools around the city. If you would like to help out, please e-mail info@blus.dk. In the mean time, please show your support by signing the online petition – and make sure you ask friends and family to sign it too!
The annual general meeting of BLUS will take place on Tuesday 30 March at 20:00 in Studenterhuset!
The AGM is the highest authority of BLUS. This is where proposed statutory amendments are voted on, and where a new board is elected. We do need new people on the board, so if you’re interested in BLUS and doing a bit of volunteer organizational work, now’s your chance! If you’re unsure if running for the board is right for you, feel free to ask us any question via email or directly to any of the current board members at Studenterhuset.
The agenda for the AGM will be as follows:
- Election of chairperson and keeper of the minutes
- Activity report
- Financial report
- Statutory amendments
- Election of board
- Election of auditor + alternate
- Any other business
Any proposals for statutory amendments must be presented to the board no later than two weeks before the AGM (preferably by email). Also, only members who joined BLUS no later than two weeks prior to the AGM are eligible to vote. The current statutes can be found
here (only in Danish).
There will be refreshment available at the meeting and we hope to see as many as possible!
Are you interested in exploring the concept of Queer? Do you question gender norms and heteronormativity? Would you like to dig deeper into these issues at the level of higher education? Then PLEASE read on 
Our good friends at ANSO are hosting an exciting study session in Strassbourg in March:
ANSO, Association of Nordic and Pol-Balt Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Student (LGBTQ) Organizations would like to invite you to a study session called Gender Queer University: Questioning Norms in Higher Education, with the aim of creating knowledge and tools for working with gender, gender identity and gender expression in higher education.
The session takes place from 14 to 21 March. We would like to hear from anyone who’s interested in going. Note that all travels expenses are covered. The original call for participants can be found here.
2009 is coming to an end, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported BLUS and helped out during our many events this year. We’ve had many new people join, and Tuesday nights at Studenterhuset are now more popular than ever. In 2009, BLUS has also taken steps to strengthen our relations with other organizations, both nationally and internationally. We aim to continue working with such organizations as LGBT Ungdom and IGLYO in 2010, and also ANSO whose annual conference BLUS will be hosting during the summer of 2010.
We are also planning to continue the great tradition of numerous entertaining and educational events at Studenterhuset, including parties, workshops, open stage nights and lectures. Another important event coming up in a few months is the Annual General Meeting of BLUS, at which the activities and finances of the year will be reviewed, and a new board will be elected. Maybe you should run?
Of course, all of this will not be possible without your support! We call on you, our members, to help us out in the new year in any way you can. We will be sending a more formal invitation soon, in which members are encouraged to volunteer for at least one of the activities planned for 2010. If you’re dying to start helping out, please drop us a line at info (at) blus (dot) dk.
We want to know what you think about BLUS! Please help us improve by taking this survey. It only takes a minute!
Thank you for a great year! Happy holidays from your BLUS board!
The biannual general assembly of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO) took place this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. 60 delegates from LGBTQ youth and student organizations were gathered to review and discuss the past, present and future of IGLYO. The event was hosted by LGBT Youth Scotland and as a member of IGLYO, BLUS was represented at the meeting.
Continue reading ‘IGLYO General Assembly in Edinburgh’
On Thursday 26th of November a group of LGBTQ activists will be kissing against the Lithuanian government and their homophobic legislation through a public kiss-in in front of the parliament.
The public kissing is organized as a demonstration against the state homophobia which is violating the human rights of LGBTQ people in Lithuania. The event was organized by ANSO – Association of Nordic and Pol-Balt LGBTQ Student Organizations, in cooperation with Lithuanian LGBTQ activists.
Lithuania has long been known as one of the most homophobic and biphobic countries in Europe but the situation will get dramatically worse when the new legislation for The Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effect of Public Information comes into effect in March 2010.
Says Anthony Holm, Danish board member of ANSO and BLUS. Continue reading ‘Kissing Against Homophobia’
Ho ho ho! Once again, it’s that time of year – time for the legendary annual BLUS XMAS Party! As usual, you will be treated with a feast of delicious Danish XMAS food and plenty of snaps.
Where and when: Studenterhuset – Tuesday 8 December at 19:00
The menu this year includes these yummy dishes:
- Pickled herring (sild)
- Shrimps and eggs (rejer og æg)
- Smoked salmon (røget laks)
- Battered plaice (fiskefilet)
- Liver paté (leverpostej)
- Meat balls (frikadeller)
- Roast pork with crackling (Flæskesteg)
- Cheese (ost)
- Fruit (frugt)
- And of course, Ris á l’amande
The price for all of this is DKK 100 for BLUS members, and DKK 130 for non-members. Sign-up is MANDATORY and must be done here. IMPORTANT: You must sign up no later than Tuesday 1 December!
DO NOT miss this special night at BLUS! We look forward to seeing all of you at the party!
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