Category: Events

You are invited to join DGALA for a virtual trivia night open to DGALA members, friends, family, allies, current students and incoming students!

WHEN: Thursday, June 24, 7:30pm-8:30pm (ET)
WHERE: Online, via Zoom
RSVP: Register for the DGALA Virtual Trivia Night (and check out the event on Facebook)

Featuring Dartmouth and diversity-themed trivia, plus social time after.

Q: Which US politician, who was openly gay, was fundamental in defeating Proposition 6, which would’ve made it illegal for members of the queer community to teach in schools?

Join us at 7:30pm for trivia and awesome tunes with your host, David Blum ’93, of Great Big Trivia. Each round begins easy and gets progressively more difficult, so whether you’re a casual trivia player or seasoned trivia buff there’s something for everyone!

We’re playing for fun (and PRIDE), but like traditional pub trivia we’ll keep score.

You’ll submit answers via a Google Form and the winner will receive some DGALA swag!

Can you beat the competition?

A: Harvey Milk

Please join DGALA and Women of Dartmouth for a virtual alum book club event, held in partnership with alumna-owned Still North Books & Bar in Hanover.

We will hear from Torrey Peters GR’13, whose new book Detransition, Baby is about what happens at the emotional, messy, vulnerable corners of womanhood that platitudes and good intentions can’t reach. Torrey will be joined in conversation by Sheila Hicks-Rotella ’04. Reading the book is encouraged, but not required to attend.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 15th at 7PM EST
WHERE: Online, via Zoom
RSVP: Register for Detransition, Baby: Torrey Peters GR’13 with Sheila Hicks-Rotella ’04

DGALA is hosting a raffle for Dartmouth members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Fill out this form to win a copy of the book from Still North Books & Bar.

In Detransition, Baby, Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel. Kirkus Reviews calls the debut, “Smart, funny, and bighearted. Trans women will be matching their experiences against Reese’s, but so will cis women—and so will anyone with an interest in the human condition.” And Garth Greenwell says, “It’s the smartest novel I’ve read in ages. Peters manages to be utterly savage and lacerating while also conveying endlessly expanding compassion. It’s kind of a miracle.” Peters is set to write the pilot episode of the TV adaptation for Detransition, Baby with Grey’s Anatomy writer-producers Joan Rater and Tony Phelan lined up to serve as showrunners on the half-hour dramedy adaptation of the novel.

Zoom in as a panel of DGALA alums answers questions from the existing LGBTQ+ students of the campus group Within. Panelists have been selected based on Within’s survey of careers that are of the most interest. “We have lots of business presentations, so we’d like to hear more from DGALA alums in government, non-profits and the performing arts.” In addition to the panel discussion, attendees can ask questions and receive responses from alums participating. Chloe Fugle ’23 and Lee Merkle-Raymond ’86 will moderate.

WHEN: Thursday, May 13, 7-8:30pm (EDT)
WHERE: Online, via Zoom
RSVP: Register for the DGALA Career Panel

View the recording of this event.

DGALA and the Dartmouth College Fund are excited to be partnering for this live online opportunity for DGALA alums to meet two of our DGALA/DCF scholars.

Join us for this Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 5 at 5pm (EDT) to hear from seniors Colin Goodbred and Jess Zhang as they share moments from their Dartmouth experience. To receive your personalized link, please register via the email distributed to DGALA members. Need help registering? Email dartgala@gmail.com.

Vermont Supreme Court Justice (Freedom to Marry superhero-lawyer-icon!) Beth Robinson ’86 Zoom-side chat! How many of us know the story of the legal case Baker v. State of Vermont? One of our own, Beth Robinson ’86, was one of the lead attorneys who filed a lawsuit in Vermont on behalf of three couples seeking the freedom to marry – AND WON! Supreme Court Justice Robinson (aka Beth) offered to join us for a Q&A about the documentary “The State of Marriage,” which was made about this case! We hope you will join us for this extraordinary event!!

“Mary Bonauto partnered with small-town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. Despite fierce opposition, Vermont became the first state to grant same sex couples legal recognition through a groundbreaking 1999 State Supreme Court decision, and the first to legalize marriage equality by legislative vote in 2009.” (Amazon)

Hollywood Reporter said, “The State of Marriage” is an indispensable addition to the history of the marriage equality movement and a suspenseful nail-biter right up to the feel good ending. From groundbreaking LGBT legal recognition for same sex couples in 2000, to becoming the first state to enact same sex marriage through a dramatic legislative vote in 2009, the film shows in a very personal way how, as HRC national field director Marty Rouse says, Beth, Susan and Mary really changed the course of American history.

HRC’s Marty Rouse said, “They really changed the course of American history.” Featuring Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson, civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, and Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally.

You can watch the documentary in advance and join us at 8pm for the Q&A, or you can join us as we watch it together at 6:15pm on January 21st via Zoom before the Q&A. More details coming via email and our social media.

To mark our 35th anniversary, and in honor of SpeakOut, we are honored to be hosting an event in collaboration with The Generations Project – an organization that facilitates intergenerational queer writing workshops, and bringing LGBTQ+ experiences to life through storytelling (check them out on Instagram)!

At this event, our partners from The Generations Project will facilitate a virtual and intersectional learning program, bringing together LGBTQ+ Dartmouth alums for a creative sharing and discussion group. The Generations Project facilitators will guide us through multiple short prompts, with an emphasis on free self-expression and imagination.

The exercises are designed to be non-intimidating and easy for writers and beginners alike, and to spark various avenues of discussion. It’s sure to be the most interactive virtual event you attend all year!

• Writing Workshop: Thursday, September 24; 5-7 p.m. ET (Join Facebook Event)
• Sharing Session: Thursday, October 1; 5-6 p.m. ET

Both events will be followed by Happy Hours (Facebook Event), co-hosted by Chuck Edwards ’86 A&S and Leandra Barrett ’15 – both of whom participated in the SpeakOut project!

Dartmouth Lawyers Association, Women of Dartmouth, and DGALA, the Dartmouth LGBTQIA+ Alum Association invite you to a special Zoom presentation:

Becoming a State Supreme Court Justice: A Conversation with the Hon. Beth Robinson ’86 of Vermont and the Hon. Anne Patterson ’80 of New Jersey
September 17, 2020, 6:00 – 7:30 PM EDT

Click Here to Register

Please join the Honorable Beth Robinson ’86 of the Vermont Supreme Court, and the Honorable Anne Patterson ’80 of the New Jersey Supreme Court, as they discuss their respective paths to becoming a judge on the highest court in the state-court system, and the important role of the states in protecting individual rights and liberties. In particular, Justice Robinson will discuss Vermont’s efforts to protect the rights of same-sex couples, and Justice Patterson will discuss New Jersey’s recent criminal justice reforms.

Justice Robinson received a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1989. She clerked for the Honorable David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, entered private practice, and then served as counsel to Governor Peter Shumlin. Governor Shumlin appointed her to the Vermont Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on November 28, 2011.

Justice Patterson received her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1983. She practiced in the firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti and also served as a deputy attorney general and special assistant to New Jersey Attorney General Peter N. Perretti, Jr. Governor Chris Christie nominated her to serve as an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and was sworn in on September 1, 2011.

The moderator, Amanda Prentice ’06, is currently an Assistant Regional Counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, in the Air Branch.

This program is free.

A link to the Zoom meeting will be emailed shortly before the program to all registered attendees.

Upon request, a certificate of attendance for 1.5 hours will be provided tor those who wish to seek CLE credit from their respective state regulators.

The ongoing pandemic has forced DGALA’s annual on-campus June mini-reunion to be moved online. Happily, two of the mini’s most popular events will still take place (albeit virtually). Registration is required for each event.

First, on Thursday, June 18th, we will be hosting President Phil Hanlon ’77 for a conversation starting at 5 p.m ET, followed by a social hour for DGALA members.

Register for the June 18 meeting with President Hanlon

On Saturday, June 20th, join us for a virtual exhibition discussion with the Hood Museum of Art! Morgan E. Freeman, Native American Art Fellow, and Jami Powell, Associate Curator of Native American Art, will guide DGALA through exhibitions that were installed in the galleries prior to closing and that will be on view when the museum eventually reopens. They will highlight a number of works in the collection by queer Indigenous artists and describe the museum’s ongoing work with Dartmouth faculty and students and the surrounding Upper Valley community.

Register for the June 20 Hood Museum virtual exhibition discussion

Featured exhibitions: Shifting the Lens and Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics

This event has been canceled.

DGALA Family Event – Save the Date for Central Park Playdate!
May 9th @ 1pm
[Rain Date- Sunday, May 10th]

Calling all DGALA Parents and Future Parents!  Join us for a casual Central Park Playdate – Playground TBD (please suggest any favorites that you have)!
Feel free to bring a simple snack to share, and DGALA will provide some beverages for both kids and adults.

The more the merrier- all are welcome!

RSVP on our Facebook Event

Our kids will play and we’ll think about more ways that we can come together and ways to support each other as both parents and future parents.

Be on the look out for a brunch party before Maplewood’s Family Pride on June 6th and a group outing to the Montshire Science Museum in Norwich, VT during the DGALA All-Classes reunion (September 25th-27th).

DGALA (Dartmouth LGBTQIA+ Alumni) and DAPAAA (Dartmouth Asian Pacific American Alumni) are co-hosting this event to celebrate Lunar New Year in NYC! Dartmouth alumni from all affiliated groups will be gathering to eat dim sum. Please bring at least $20 in cash as this is the minimum per person. RSVP through this Facebook invite so we can properly reserve the seats. Looking forward to being all together!

This event is co-sponsored by:
BADA (Dartmouth Black Alumni), NAAAD (Dartmouth Native American Alumni), Women of Dartmouth NY, NJ, and Fairfield County

WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Nom Wah Nolita, 10 Kenmare St., New York, NY 10012
RSVP: On Facebook

This event has been canceled.

Join DGALA for our Alumni Day of Service project with Citymeals on Wheels!

Volunteers will be delivering meals to our homebound elderly neighbors. Volunteers should wear weather appropriate clothes and comfortable shoes as deliveries are done on foot within walking distance of the meal center. Volunteers will be given a brief orientation, route sheet instructions and meals. Volunteers will deliver in pairs or small groups. Meals are delivered RAIN or SHINE.

Project Information:
Citymeals on Wheels
Stanley Isaacs Senior Center
415 East 93rd Street (bldg offset from the street, entrance thru glass sliding doors)
New York, NY 10128

Learn more about Citymeals on Wheels:
https://www.citymeals.org/

Join us on Sunday the 29th for our first (of many!) upcoming DGALA events for Dartmouth LGBTQ+ alumni. Hosted at the lovely home of Rob Saltzman ’76 right in the heart of WeHo. Free drinks, food and fun times await!

WHEN: Sunday, September 29, 2-5 p.m.
WHERE: A Home In West Hollywood
RSVP: On Facebook, or via email (please put “DGALA” in the subject line, and include the number of guests you’re bringing)

Yale GALA, Inc. and QGirls proudly present …

WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2019 7 PM – Midnight
WHERE: QGirls at Elmo’s, 156 7th Ave, between 19th & 20th St, NYC. Dance is downstairs
COST: $10 donation advance, $20 at the door. https://dance-project-lpac.eventbrite.com
A limited # of $10 entries are available, so get yours early. $10 sales close Wed 8/14 at 5 PM sharp (or earlier if sold out)
Cash bar, cash or credit food from restaurant.
RSVP: Buy $10 advance entries (by 8/14 5 PM) or optional RSVP for $20+ donation walk-in door entries https://dance-project-lpac.eventbrite.com

Join us Thursday night for a fun LBT women’s dance party and mixer to benefit Project LPAC (a women’s charity).
Catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Featuring DJ Deb Killmon.

Why Project LPAC?

Project LPAC is a charitable organization that seeks to understand and increase LGBTQ women’s political participation. It was launched in early-2019 and is conducting first-of-its kind, much-needed research into the issues that drive LGBTQ women to vote, volunteer, and donate. So it is about empowering women.

Project LPAC is a fiscally sponsored project of the Social Good Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Contributions may be tax deductible. Event FMV is $10.

Proudly organized by Yale GALA, Inc, QGirls and Project LPAC.
Proudly co-hosted by PennGala, Columbia Pride, DGALA (Dartmouth), Brown TBGALA, NYU LGBT Alumni Network and The Manhattan Lesbian Party List. Proudly announced by Stanford Pride, HGSC (Harvard) and CUGALA (Cornell). (List in formation)

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/397896987741608/

More info: http://tiny.cc/QGirlsNextEvent

And at: http://www.yalegala.org/NYCAugust2019LBTWomensEvent

Join DGALA & your local co-hosts, Nicole Clausing ’92, John Brett ’00, Taylor Holt ’09, Shawn Hawk ’13, & Hugh Mac Neill ’20, for a special Pride Happy Hour at Mission Bowling Club in SF’s Mission District on Pride Tuesday, June 25th. Invite your queer Dartmouth friends! In addition to providing appetizers, we’ll have two lanes rented from 5-7pm for 5 frame games. Come out & join the fun & festivities across the many queer classes that have made Dartmouth more fabulous.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 5-7pm
WHERE: Mission Bowling Club, 3176 17th St, San Francisco, California 94110
RSVP: RSVP on Facebook