Issue 2, 2014

Hello dear readers,

We proudly present the newsletter of this week.
We hope youll maybe learn something or will
be sagely nodding while reading it. Have a
Queer Week!
Word of the week: Cis(gender)/Cis(sexual)

Cis(gender) has no entry in the OED (Oxford English
Dictionary). There is an entry for cis, but with a
different meaning. Cis describes related types of
gender identity where the sex people were assigned
at birth matches their gender (1). It can also be used
as an adjective, so a cis woman is a woman who was
assigned female at birth. Some scholars have also
started using the term cisnormativity as a counterpart
in gender studies for heteronormativity(2).
Events

Starting this week, we are introducing Discuss-
A-Something Thursday! Every week, we will
discuss a different thing; media such as short
movies, youtube videos and comics, but also
issues such as gender identity and sexual and
romantic orientation. It will take place in
Eleanor 7 from 20:00 to 21:00.

And then Friday, we are back for our weekly
Glam night! This time at 22:30, we hope you
will join us for another fun night of music and
possibly booze :)
Contact

www.facebook.com/LGBTQ.UCR
gaysociety@rasa.ucr.nl

Love,
Ian Snel, Kelly Roemer, Kayleigh Mathey
Queer person of the week: Alan Turing

Alan Turing (1912-1954) was an English
scientist who invented the Turing Machine, which is
considered the basis for the modern theory of
computation. Working at Bletchley Park during WWII,
he deciphered German encrypted messages,
providing important intelligence for the Allies. In
addition to being a code breaker, he was also a
computer designer and a pioneer in articial
intelligence.
Prosecuted for being gay, Turing accepted
oestrogen injections, a form of chemical castration
intended to suppress his libido, in order to avoid
prison. Two years after his arrest, it is widely accepted
that he committed suicide by cyanide poisoning.
However, some believe it was an accident. (3)
He was issued a royal pardon by the Queen in
2013. (4)
Trivia

A queer couple in Russia got married despite the
very strict anti-gay rules. A woman, Alina Davis,
and her either androgyne or transgender female
partner, Allison Brooks (depending on which
news source you read) got married two weeks
ago. Legally, Allison Brooks is still considered
male under the law because they do not
recognise sex changes, and the two were
therefore able to enter a male-female marriage.
The two got married in matching wedding
dresses and looking nearly identical with long
dark hair. (7)
Issue 2, 2014
Sources
1. Gregoire, Jocelyn, and Christin M. Jungers. The Counselor's Companion: What Every Beginning Counselor Needs to
Know. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007. Print.
2. Logie CH et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2012, 15:17392
3. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18561092
4. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/alan-turing-gets-royal-pardon-for-gross-indecency--61-years-after-he-
poisoned-himself-9023116.html
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/alan_turing
6. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/609739/Alan-Turing
7. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/russian-gay-couple-marries-most-erce-way-possible-through-loophole210814