{"242321":{"#nid":"242321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Out Week Events Begin Friday","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the goal of raising awareness of LGBTQ issues and making related conversations more comfortable around campus, Pride Alliance is hosting Out Week, a series of events that begins Friday.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout next week, discussions and information sessions will provide forums for conversations around these issues. The week will be bookended with lighter events \u2014 a dance and laser tag. It precedes the 43rd annual Atlanta Pride Festival, one of the country\u2019s largest LGBTQ events, which will be held Oct. 12-13 in Piedmont Park.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am most excited about the Acceptance Fair,\u201d said Kate Harlan, a computer science major and president of Pride Alliance. \u201cWe\u2019re hosting more than 30 groups that are a mix of accepting student organizations, campus departments, and Atlanta-area LGBTQ-related organizations.\u201d The fair will also include a photo area where students can take their photo at a \u201ccoming out door.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOut Week will take place both on and off campus, with sign-ups for carpools to off-campus events available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epride.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFull list of the week\u2019s events:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFriday, Oct. 4: Big Gay Out Dance (black\/white theme), 7:30 \u2013 9:30 p.m., Under the Couch, Student Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaturday, Oct. 5: AIDS Quilt, 9:30 a.m. \u2013 noon, depart from Student Center (sign up at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epride.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESunday, Oct. 6: Nondenominational religious service, 3 p.m., Wesley Foundation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Oct. 7: Acceptance Fair, 11 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m., Tech Walk\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Oct. 7: Trans*Forming the Conversation: A Discussion for EveryBody, 7:30 \u2013 9 p.m., Women\u2019s Resource Center\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, Oct. 8: Pride Alliance General Meeting: Coming Out Conversations, 7 p.m., Klaus 2443\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Oct. 9: Advice from Alumni, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Clough 325\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Oct. 10: Laser Tag, 6:30 p.m., depart from Student Center (sign up at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epride.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPride Alliance hosting a week-long series of events to encourage awareness of LGBTQ issues in the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Pride Alliance hosting a week-long series of events to encourage awareness of LGBTQ issues in the campus community."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-10-03 11:24:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"242291":{"id":"242291","type":"image","title":"Out Week 2013","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894916","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:36","alt":"Out Week 2013","file":{"fid":"197814","name":"outweek.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/outweek_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/outweek_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":171666,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/outweek_0.jpg?itok=uJ32StEY"}}},"media_ids":["242291"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\/#gtcow","title":"Pride Alliance\u0027s Out Week"},{"url":"http:\/\/atlantapride.org\/","title":"Atlanta Pride Festival"},{"url":"http:\/\/pride.gatech.edu\/","title":"Pride Alliance at GT"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"16661","name":"LGBTQ"},{"id":"75741","name":"Out Week"},{"id":"7820","name":"Pride Alliance"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pride@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKate Harlan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPride Alliance\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}