The Queer Monologues 2013 – Call for Submissions!

Each spring during Pride Month, UMD's The Queer Monologues seeks to share the experiences of UMD's LGBTQQIA community, promote awareness and inclusivity, and make University of Maryland a more welcoming environment overall through storytelling. The performances, which have reflected upon triumph and struggle, humor and heartache, reveal a diverse glimpse of what the queer community experiences. This year the event will take place on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hoff Theater of the Stamp Student Union.

I would like to invite you to write a piece for this year’s Queer Monologues, and I encourage you to tell your story – It is amazing how even just one story, your story, could change and empower others as well as yourself. It can relate to your experiences with coming out, being an ally, transitioning, intersections with race, or any other facet of your LGBTQQIA identity(s) development. 

You can fill out the The Queer Monologues Submission Form here: http://tinyurl.com/tqm2013form
Please forward the link to anyone else who would be interested in submitting.

To get you started, here are some examples of monologues performed last year: "My Coming Out", "The Penis", "The L Word"

[Full The Queer Monologues 2012 Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5F08BD4E5726BE87&feature=plcp]

Finally, if you would like to be more involved in The Queer Monologues, starting next week, Wednesday, 2/6/13, we will have TQM interest/planning meetings every Wed from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the MICA Office on the 1st Floor (with Testudo on it).  

If you have any questions, concerns, or need help getting started, feel free to contact, Elysha Valera, at umdqueermonologues@gmail.com, or  at     301.219.5461.