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Day | Beginning Time |
Duration |
Event |
Sat, Mar 27, 2004 |
10:50AM
11:45AM | 1 hour |
Gay Mountaineering Expeditions - Breaking Down
Stereotypes Slide Presentation by GO |
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International Gay Outdoors Organization
(GO) (www.gayoutdoors.org)
The International Gay Outdoors Organization
(GO) is dedicated to the acceptance and visibility of GLBT
professional, amateur and recreational outdoor communities. GO
promotes recognition, understanding and respect among ALL members of
the outdoors community regardless of sexual orientation, through
support and education for a fair and inclusive environment. In
addition, we hope to generate champions who can serve as role models
to inspire our community. We do this by publishing an online gay
outdoors recreation magazine, assisting GLBT outdoors enthusiasts to
connect with one another, publishing a weekly e-newsletter to
establish a global gay outdoors community, promoting gay outdoor
recreation activities and clubs, and hosting activities and
mountaineering expeditions around the globe.
Gay Mountaineering Expeditions -
Breaking Down Stereotypes Mike
Boisvert, the founder and current administrator of the
International Gay Outdoors Organization (GO)
will share his stunning slides of the "all" gay/lesbian expedition
that climbed 20,320-foot Island Peak in Nepal in 2002. The journey
included visiting the Everest Base Camp and taking in views of the
tallest mountains in the world. This expedition broke the gay
mountaineering record.
We will next try to break this record at
22,840 ft. Mt. Aconcagua in
Argentina in January 2005. This is the highest
mountain in the world outside of Asia. Mike will share slides of his
last attempt to climb this peak with an "all" gay group in 1999 and
discuss the upcoming expedition.
The presentation will end with an informal
discussion about discrimination towards gays and lesbians in the
outdoors community and how expeditions such as these help remove
barriers.
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