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PHS Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4 Spring 2009 Letter from the Chair in Sexual Health New child and adolescent services at PHS PHS receives funding for a sexual health library Minnesota researchers identify compound that prevents HIV transmission FDA approves a new female condom Report released on HIV in MSM and transgender populations Medical student hopes to improve mental health care for his Hmong community Representatives from transgender communities nationwide meet at PHS to advise transgender health study Medical School recognized for educating family physicians Eli Coleman receives Masters and Johnson Award and Diversity Leadership Award Michael Miner and Brian Zamboni promoted at PHS Brian Zamboni honored as outstanding faculty of St. Mary’s University Welcome new postdoctoral fellow You are invited to PHS faculty research presentations Faces of Tretter: A fundraiser for the Tretter Collection PHS Annual Report 2008 Letter from the Chair in Sexual Health It’s time. With a new administration in place, it is time to jump start a new sexual health agenda for the United States. Eight years ago, on June 28, 2001, the U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher released his Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior. This report called on the best available science for increasing awareness, implementing and strengthening interventions, and expanding the research base that could help provide a foundation for promoting sexual health and responsible sexual behavior. In the past eight years, we have witnessed attacks on sex research from public and private sectors, wasteful spending on abstinence-only education, a decline in sexuality education of health care professionals, and a worsening of sexual health indicators. We have waited patiently for leadership in government to carry out the Call to Action. On April 29, 2009, former governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On May 15, 2009, President Obama appointed New York City's health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, as the new chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now we wait patiently for a new Surgeon General to be appointed. We wait for these new leaders to recharge our efforts to address the myriad of sexual health problems in this country. Many public health officials around the world have made significant progress in promoting sexual health and sexual rights as a public health priority. There has been greater recognition that not only are these essential issues in and of themselves but that promoting sexual health is a key to overall human development. The U.S. has some catching up to do! As we mark the eighth anniversary of the release of the Call to Action, let us push our public officials to regain our leadership role in sexual health promotion. As funding for abstinence only education is formally stopped, let’s re-engage science-based policy, programs and interventions designed to create a sexually healthier world. Let’s once again thank former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders for speaking out and for her unwavering commitment to speak openly and honestly about sexuality. Let’s once again thank former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher for picking up the baton and with his courage, leadership, and vision issuing the Call to Action. Both of these leaders have worked tirelessly in the past eight years to address these issues outside of government and in the private sector. And, they continue their efforts on a daily basis. But it is time for new leadership within government and within our health agencies and institutes to take the baton and show the same wisdom, leadership, and vision to create a sexually healthier country. Let’s try a novel approach of health promotion rather than just trying to treat the problems. Let’s focus on wellness, the elimination of stigma and discrimination, empowerment, and pleasure. And, let’s address sexuality throughout the life span. And finally, let’s make sexual health everyone’s right. It’s time. It’s overdue. Eli Coleman, PhD
Professor and Director
Academic Chair in Sexual Health Top of page New child and adolescent services at PHS The PHS clinic, the Center for Sexual Health, has recently developed a program for children and adolescents with a range of sexual issues. While a few clinicians have traditionally worked with young clients, now the clinic has more fully developed guidelines and treatment models. The expansion not only increases our clinical services but broadens our training for postdoctoral fellows. Thus, the Center for Sexual Health now has the capacity to see many more young clients within a comprehensive treatment framework. The goal is to treat children with sexual behavior problems, children and adolescents with gender issues and in conjunction with the Disorders of Sexual Development Clinic at the KDWB University Pediatrics Family Center, children and adolescents with a disorder of sexual development who need more psychological support and psychosexual education. “We are very excited about this new direction and its possibilities,” said Dianne Berg, PhD. Berg is the developer and coordinator for the new program. To schedule an appointment, please call during business hours. You do not need a referral to schedule an appointment, however, your insurance company may require one so please check your coverage. Feel free to contact us if you have questions about fees or insurance. Call 612-624-7821 for your first appointment or the front desk at 612-625-1500 if you have questions. Clinic hours
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Friday 8 AM - 4:15 PM Top of page PHS receives funding for a sexual health library The Tawani Foundation has awarded PHS a grant in the amount of $50,000 to help fund the early development of a sexual health library, with the opportunity of additional support up to $250,000 through a five-year matching grant challenge. A library is vital tool for sexual health education and research. Sexuality research is expanding in scope and is increasingly interdisciplinary in nature. The sexual health library project complements the advancement of the sexual health field by increasing collaboration among researchers and promoting the sharing of materials that were previously inaccessible beyond local audiences. PHS will work in collaboration with the Academic Health Center and University of Minnesota Libraries to create a new information infrastructure around the sexuality materials currently held at the University and to create an online research portal connecting sexuality institutes, libraries, and researchers across the United States and the world. PHS will also formally archive materials from the organization’s 40 year history, including some donated private collections. The project complements the work of the Tawani Foundation by promoting health and wellness. The importance of sexual health is often disregarded and terminally under funded as a predictor of overall physical and mental well being. The Tawani Foundation’s support of this project will directly help to improve sexual health outcomes. Top of page Minnesota researchers identify compound that prevents HIV transmission Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a compound that, applied vaginally, can prevent transmission of the primate version of HIV, called SIV. The research was published in the March 4, 2009, online edition of Nature and is co-authored by College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Marnie Peterson, PhD, PharmD, BCPS. Ashley Haase, MD, head of the University of Minnesota Department of Microbiology, and Pat Schlievert, PhD, principal investigator of the study, investigated Glycerol Monolaurate (GML), a naturally occurring compound that the FDA recognizes as safe. It is widely used as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent in food and cosmetics. “After 25 years, an effective vaccine for HIV is still on the distant horizon, so not only vaccines, but all research into ways to prevent the continued spread of this lethal virus remains critically important,” Haase said. “If GML as a topical microbicide can add to our prevention, it could contribute to saving millions of lives.” After sexual exposure to SIV, or HIV, the body’s natural defense system is activated, rushing immune cells (T-cells) to the scene of the infection. It turns out that the virus feeds on these T-cells, and uses them to grow, establishing a complete infection throughout the body. “So even though it sounds counter-intuitive, halting the body’s natural defense system might actually prevent transmission and rapid spread of the infection,” Haase said. “That’s where GML comes in.” They examined GML because in 1992 Schlievert began using it to combat toxic shock syndrome – a potentially lethal bacterial infection. In recent years, research has shown GML is active against a variety of toxins and microbes and inhibits cytokines and chemokines, small molecules that play key roles in triggering the body’s defense system. Since these were the processes they wanted to inhibit, it made sense to see if GML might prevent transmission, Haase said. Before testing their theory, the researchers tested GML’s safety by daily vaginal application of two types of a GML gel-based topical solution. A group of nine monkeys received warming gel with GML added; the other group of three monkeys received warming gel alone as a control. “GML is recognized as safe, and is already approved for acute human use, but we were now able to show that GML could be safely applied every day for months,” Schlievert said.
The researchers then challenged five GML-treated and five control animals with large doses of the SIV – an infectious dose that in a tissue culture will infect 50 percent of the cells – to see if GML could prevent transmission and infection. An hour after applying GML the two groups of monkeys were injected with this large dose of the virus. Four hours later, the monkeys were again treated with GML and then given a second dose. The researchers monitored the animals for evidence of transmission for two weeks – infected animals would typically have hundreds of millions of viruses circulating in the blood stream. If there was no evidence of infection, the treatments and viral challenges were repeated. Four of five of the control group contracted SIV, while none of the five GML-treated group showed any evidence of acute infection after receiving as many as four large doses of virus. Researchers believe GML has potential to be an effective way to prevent vaginal transmission of HIV in humans, which is how a majority of new cases are acquired around the globe. Of the more than 33 million people infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS, 67 percent live in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, and women represent close to 60 percent of new infections in this epicenter of the pandemic. But Haase added that there is still a lot of work to be done before planning clinical trials in humans, including additional testing in animals and developing a dosing and a delivery method that will make it more likely that women will use GML to prevent HIV. “GML is exceptionally inexpensive, is widely used in foods and cosmetics, and is easy to formulate in many ways for vaginal use,” Schlievert said. “The compound has been demonstrated in vitro to inhibit the growth of nearly all sexually-transmitted disease microorganisms and other causes of vaginal infections, without affecting normal bacteria. Its use by women may significantly improve overall vaginal health.” The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Collaborators include the University of Minnesota Medical School, School of Public Health and College of Pharmacy, the Wisconsin Primate Research Center, and the National Cancer Institute. Watch a video explaining how GML works to prevent SIV “HIV/AIDS may be prevented by new lubricant”
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Ashley Haase, MD, and Pat Schlievert, PhD Top of page FDA approves a new female condom On March 10, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new FC2 female condom. Sexual health advocates hope that its redesign and lower cost will have a positive impact on global HIV prevention. The female condom is the only woman-initiated devise designed to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of HIV/AIDS/STIs. Serra Sippel, executive director of the Center for Health and Gender Equity in Washington, told the Associated Press that the FDA approval of the FC2 is a key step toward "putting the power of prevention in women's hands." But she bemoaned the product's limited over-the-counter availability. "We'd love to see the profile raised, to have commercials about it and normalize it so people aren't embarrassed," she said. The FDA approval allows the FC2 to become part of US HIV prevention programs world wide. It costs 30% less than the FC1, around $0.60 per unit for mass distribution and $2 for the US consumer. The condom is now made from synthetic rubber instead of polyurethane, which has helped to reduce the cost of production and eliminated the squeaky noises of the previous polyurethane version. According to the Reuters, Edinah Masiyiwa, executive director of Women’s Action Group (WAG) – Zimbabwe said, "Female condoms are a vital tool for prevention, women's empowerment and communication between partners, and in Zimbabwe, we greatly welcome this decision by the U.S. FDA. Women and men alike benefit from the female condom, with regard to their health, happiness, and pleasure." Top of page Report released on HIV in MSM and transgender populations Last fall we shared with you the news of the urgent need to address the emerging and re-emerging epidemics of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) individuals around the world. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report titled, “Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations,” that outlines recommendations to better address focused HIV/AIDS/STI assessment, prevention, and treatment for these groups. On September 15-17, 2008, WHO in collaboration with UNAIDS held its first international expert consultation on HIV among MSM, transgender people, and their sexual partners. Eli Coleman, PhD, along with representatives from 26 countries met in Geneva, Switzerland to review the epidemiology of the recent trends of sharp increases in infections among MSM and to devise strategies to combat resurgence in the epidemic. As part of a comprehensive effort to ensure universal access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment, all countries and regions should consider it a priority to strengthen strategic information systems, implement basic services for HIV and STIs, and clearly define the role of the health sector. Current resources to address HIV and STIs in MSM, TG, and their partners do not match the burden of disease. Reports from a diverse range of countries and regions highlighted that the prevalence of HIV and other STIs among MSM and TG is high when compared to men in general. Unprotected anal sex is common. Surveys show that some MSM have female partners, many are married, some engage in sex work, and some use drugs. Current HIV surveillance systems and research efforts have not adequately captured biological and behavioral data on these populations. Additionally, national HIV/AIDS and STI prevention interventions programs have not been implemented to sufficient scale. Risk and vulnerability to infection are reinforced by societal attitudes which deny human rights and the right to health for many MSM and TG. View the complete report “Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations,”
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/marp/msm_mreport_2008/en/index.html. Top of page Research & Education Medical student hopes to improve mental health care for his Hmong community Lao Yang is a fourth-year medical student that recently completed a four-week rotation at PHS. He hopes that through his medical practice he can provide his Hmong community with a better understanding of mental health care and human sexuality. Yang was born in Thailand and moved to California when he was five under the sponsorship of his uncle. Before his freshman year in high school his family relocated to Kannapolis, North Carolina. Yang chose the University of Minnesota Medical School for its proximity to the large Hmong populations of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Yang said, “The Twin Cities is very diverse, and I am fortunate to have found a program that allowed me to work with Hmong patients and has granted me exposure to other cultures including the Somali and Oromo.” For Yang his time at PHS has helped to him break down his own barriers he did not recognize in himself. He shared, “As a physician I try to approach each patient on his terms, but we all bring preconceptions and we make judgments. I am learning to not make assumptions about who walks through the door in order to provide them with the best care possible.” Yang’s goal is to become a psychiatrist and serve his Hmong community. He feels that it is an area where he can do the most good since mental health care as understood in the West does not currently have a place in Hmong culture. Mental illness is not understood, medications are viewed with both fear and skepticism, and psychotherapy is not credible. He looks forward to helping his community more readily accept mental health care. Generally Hmong families, clans, and communities do not discuss sex or sexuality. In the US families tend to follow many of the traditional marriage customs which shape gender roles and responsibilities within the patriarchal family structure. Furthermore a family’s standing within their clan and community can be influenced by each member’s adherence to the honored customs, values, and practices. All things considered, there is little to no role in the Hmong social structure for Hmong individuals who are gay or lesbian. Yang describes a considerable lack of awareness on the topic, which can lead to individuals being rejected due to their family’s fear of shame. “Homosexuality is not talked about. Before I came to Minneapolis, I knew nothing about GLBT individuals,” shared Yang. In his time at PHS Yang created a pamphlet, in Hmong and English, to help families navigate the topic. Top of page Representatives from transgender communities nationwide meet at PHS to advise transgender health study The All Gender Health Online research team welcomed their advisory board at a meeting at PHS on April 17 – 18, 2009. Advisory board members convened in Minneapolis from all over the country (San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Vermont) to work intensely with the research team. All Gender Health Online is an NIH funded study that looks at the sexual health among men who have sex with transgender people. Study results will be used to develop interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and promote the sexual health of transgender people as well as the population at large. The study advisory board is made up of transgender community representatives from across the country with a wealth of expertise and experiences. “Getting our advisors into one room for two days was incredibly productive, rewarding, and inspiring,” said study coordinator, Alex Iantaffi, PhD. Over the weekend, B-swing coordinated and implemented usability testing for an online survey, which will be focused on non-transgender men who have sex with transgender people. This is a population that has not been studied on a national basis and the All Gender Health Online team hopes to gain valuable insights to be used to improve HIV prevention and the sexual health of transgender people and their partners. The members of the Advisory Board provided valuable input on how to improve the survey before piloting it. They were also instrumental in helping to generate a sustainable framework rich with community input for the online intervention. To find out more about All Gender Health Online, the research team, and the advisory board, please visits www.allgenderhealth.org. Top of page Medical School recognized for educating family physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has once again named the Medical School among the top 10 LCME-accredited schools in the nation for the 2005-2008 academic years. This honor is given to medical schools with the highest percentage of students entering family medicine residencies. The award was presented to the Family Medicine and Community Health department head Macaran Baird, MD, MS, and department faculty and residents at the 2009 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, by Dan Ostergaard, MD, AAFP vice president for professional activities. Top of page People Eli Coleman receives Masters and Johnson Award and Diversity Leadership Award Eli Coleman, PhD, has recently been honored for his work in the field of sexual health. On April 4, 2009, Coleman received the Master and Johnson Award for lifetime achievement of excellence in clinical and/or research areas of sexual disorders. The award is given annually by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), an organization dedicated to fostering communication and an exchange of ideas among sexual health professionals. In April Coleman was also honored with the Diversity Leadership Award by the Minnesota Psychological Association. “Dr. Coleman is a giant in the field of Sexual Health. His research and clinical work have covered such diverse areas as compulsive-impulsive sexual behavior, transsexuality, male and female sexual function, and world-wide sexual health,” said Bonnie Saks, MD, SSTAR president “He is a voice of reason, tolerance, and mutual respect. His accomplishments are unsurpassed. He has been at the forefront of virtually every reputable sexual organization in the world, including building his own Program of Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota. His incisive leadership and insight could lead us to a world of sexual sanity and celebration of diversity,” Saks added. Photo
Bonnie Saks, MD, Eli Coleman, PhD, and Beverly Whipple, PhD
Credit: Bill Maurice/SSTAR Top of page Michael Miner and Brian Zamboni promoted at PHS PHS faculty Michael Miner, PhD, has been promoted to professor, and Brian Zamboni, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor. Miner received his doctoral degree from St. Louis University. He is a professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and coordinates forensic assessment for the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality. Miner is the principle investigator of a CDC-funded study that applies attachment theory to identify the unique and shared risk factors for adolescents perpetrating child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and delinquent behavior, and a co-principle investigator of an NIJ-funded study that is the first comprehensive investigation of risk assessment procedures and their predictive validity with samples of American sex offenders. He is on the board of directors of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, was vice president of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders until September 2008, past editor of the Forum, the newsletter for the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, and serves on the editorial board of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment and the Editorial Consulting Board of Archives of Sexual Behavior. He has been the editor, along with Eli Coleman, PhD, of two books on sex offender treatment. Miner has published numerous articles and book chapters on sex offender treatment, forensic assessment, instrument development, and evaluation methodology. He received the Professional Service Award from the Minnesota Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers in 2008. Zamboni is a certified sex therapist and sex educator via the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. He also has a Diplomate in Sex Therapy from the American Board of Sexology. A licensed psychologist, Zamboni obtained his MA and PhD in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago. He has been doing work in human sexuality via research, therapy, or teaching since 1996. He has provided therapy and assessment services to adolescents and adults in several settings. Clinical training sites have included community and county hospitals, a college counseling center, a VA medical center, an adolescent inpatient psychiatric center, and several adult inpatient psychiatric facilities. Prior to working at PHS, Zamboni provided couples therapy and sex therapy for three years at the Loyola Sexual Dysfunction Clinic. In addition to therapy services, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in human sexuality. He helps train medical students and other health or helping professionals via workshops and seminars. He has been recognized for his research skills and professional activity by the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. He has been recognized for his teaching skills several times, most recently by receiving a 2009 Outstanding Faculty award from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for excellence in teaching sex therapy to graduate students. He is a member of several professional organizations and has served as a committee member or officer on numerous occasions. His clinical and research interests include couples therapy, sexual dysfunction, sexual health in the business world and workplace, sexual compulsivity, sex offending, transgender issues and sexual minorities. Top of page Brian Zamboni honored as outstanding faculty of St. Mary’s University On March 1, 2009, Brian Zamboni, PhD, received one of three awards for outstanding faculty member from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Zamboni is a full time faculty member in the Program in Human Sexuality in the University of Minnesota Medical School. In addition to his work at PHS, he has taught in St. Mary's graduate program of Marriage and Family Therapy since 2005. Zamboni received his award from St. Mary's President, Brother William Mann, FSC, at the annual recognition ceremony that concluded De La Salle Week festivities. Zamboni “models the Lasallian spirit in his generosity, humility, and caring responsiveness to students and colleagues.” In addition to his great work at St. Mary’s Zamboni has also been asked to coordinate the human sexuality classes for Argosy University this summer along with PHS postdoctoral alumna Stacey Seibel, PhD. Top of page Welcome new postdoctoral fellow PHS welcomes the newest additions to our team, postdoctoral fellow, Ashley Mercer, PsyD. Mercer received her BA in psychology and women’s studies from the University of Minnesota Morris. She received her MA and PsyD in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Mercer has experience working with abuse/trauma, personality disorders, chemical dependency, family of origin issues, self-injury, spirituality, and multicultural and diversity issues in the following settings: community mental health centers, residential treatment, an outpatient hospital clinic, and college counseling centers. Her clinical and research interests include women’s health and sexuality, gender identity and expression, relationship concerns and communication, sexual dysfunction, intimate relationship quality and longevity, and social justice issues. Top of page Upcoming Events You are invited to PHS faculty research presentations The faculty of the Program in Human Sexuality invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research. PHS faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research collaborators will present their work monthly at our Faculty Research Presentations. Join us at 12 noon - 1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To RSVP or to request notice of future presentations, please email phsresearch@umn.edu. June 10, 2009
Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD "Gay Men and Desired Women: Unsafe sex among transgender people having sex with men.” Previous studies of HIV risk in the US transgender population are limited by localized, urban samples often drawn from clinic or social services populations. As part of an NIH-funded, national, Internet-based study focused on the influence of gender on HIV risk, we sought to examine HIV risk among transgender persons who have sex with men (TSM) compared to those who do not have sex with men. Methods: Participants who self-identified as US residents, transgender, and age 18 or older, were recruited using the Internet. Sampling was stratified by type of transgender identity. All 1, 229 respondents completed an on line survey and 131 randomly selected participants completed a qualitative online interview using both asynchronous and synchronous methods. Respondents who reported having had sex with a male partner in the last 3 months (TSM, N=323) were compared to the remaining 906 respondents. 33 of the 131 respondents who completed the qualitative online interviews were identified as TSM and thus selected for qualitative analysis. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS for all TSM compared to all non-TSM, and for MtF and FtM subgroups. Qualitative data were analyzed by two different investigators, using grounded theory and narrative analysis methods. Results: TSM were more likely to have unprotected anal or vaginal sex, and/or multiple sexual partners in the last 3 months than transgender persons who did not have sex with men (87% vs. 29% for MtF and 84% vs. 27% for FtM, p<.001). TSM were significantly more likely to have ever received money or drugs for sex (35% vs. 9%, p <.001). MtF TSM, but not FtM TSM, were significantly more likely to have used alcohol or drugs during sex. TSM also reported a higher number of partners over the last 3 months (5.94 vs. .88 for MtF and 5.67 vs. 1.09 for FtM, p<.001). Analysis of the qualitative online interviews indicated that FtMs may engage in unsafe sex to affirm their sexual orientation (as gay), while MtF’s may engage in unsafe sex to affirm their gender identity (as women). Both groups identified a perceived shortage of non-trans men willing to be with them, while participants who identified as gender queer appeared more empowered to negotiate safer sex. Conclusion: TSM are more likely to engage in high risk behaviors associated with HIV than transgender persons who do not have sex with men. However, the social and personal context for this increased risk appears to differ between MtF, FtM, and gender queer identified persons. July 8, 2009, Bean Robinson, PhD, and Jeremy Grey
“Homophobia: A review of instruments” August 12, 2009, Scott Jacoby, PhD
“Impact of Relationship Characteristics on the Sexual and Mental Health of HIV-Positive Men Who have Sex with Men” September 9, 2009 Eli Coleman, PhD
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December 9, 2009 Top of page Faces of Tretter: A Fundraiser for the Tretter Collection & exhibit Forty Years After Stonewall: The Gay Movement in America Sunday, June 7, 2009
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Program Remembering Stonewall at 5:00 PM The Faces of Tretter event will celebrate the opening of Forty Years After Stonewall: The Gay Movement in America, an exhibit running through July 11 in the Andersen Library Atrium Gallery. Featuring images from the Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies, the exhibit celebrates the launching of the modern GLBT rights movement in the United States. In recognition of that historic event, Faces of Tretter will honor the following local GLBT pioneers from that era: Jack Baker & Michael McConnel, Karen Clark, Steve Endean, Toni McNaron, Korinne Phelps, Allan Spear, Annalee Stewart, Lorraine Teel, Jean Tretter, and Phil Willkie. Admission is $50/person ($35 tax deductible) or you may receive tickets with a donation to the Tretter Collection at the following levels: In the Life: $100 ($85 tax deductible; includes 1 ticket)
Lavender Menace: $250 ($220 tax deductible; includes 2 tickets)
Friend of Dorothy: $500 ($440 tax deductible; includes 4 tickets )
Rainbow Warrior: $1,000 ($910 tax deductible; includes 6 tickets) Attendees are encouraged to mail their checks prior to the event, but checks and credit cards will also be accepted at the door. Please make checks payable to University of Minnesota Foundation/Tretter Collection 6653 and send to: Faces of Tretter
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Minneapolis, MN 55455 Please RSVP by June 1 to glbta@umn.edu or 612-625-0537. Top of page PHS Annual Report 2008 The PHS Annual Report is now available online. We invite you to see how our work in research, education, clinical services, and advocacy are impacting sexual health. Top of page
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