Hi all,
BSVSA would like to invite to join us at SAVMA Symposium 2015 for our annual meeting on Friday 3/19/15 and then stick around enjoy some cocktails at the Zoetis Diversity Extravaganza Social Event co-hosted by VOICE and BSVSA on Friday night! We also have planned a great diversity forum on Sat 3/20/15 from 12 to 5:30!
More details to come but we would like to have a representative of each of the student clubs attend the annual meeting.
As soon as we get more information, we will sent out another email but please mark your calendars and we will see you at SAVMA.
http://savmasymposium2015.com/
Sunday, January 25, 2015
An update from Broad Spectrum
Broad Spectrum Veterinary Student
Association is entering its third year as the umbrella entity for the nation’s
LGBTQ student organization. First off, I would like to introduce myself your
newest national co-chair. My name is Leo Holguin, a current third year student
at WesternU. I will be joining Amanda Fischer, Cornell 2015, to help organize
and lead BSVSA for this upcoming year. I am excited to join BSVSA and look
forward to working with all the school chapters to make it a productive,
successful and fun year!
We have exciting plans for the upcoming year! We will see you at next year’s SAVMA symposium 2015 hosted by University of Minnesota. We are hoping to organize another student mixer where we can come together and enjoy the company of fellow students and allies. We are planning to have an information booth where students can ask questions and hopefully receive answer ;p We are also planning to attend the Iverson Bell Symposium 2015 where we can advocate for LGTBQ students and learn how to better meet student needs. We hope to see you there! And finally we will be invading Boston for the 2015 AVMA convention, where we will team up with the LGVMA to plan exciting events and give them support.
We have exciting plans for the upcoming year! We will see you at next year’s SAVMA symposium 2015 hosted by University of Minnesota. We are hoping to organize another student mixer where we can come together and enjoy the company of fellow students and allies. We are planning to have an information booth where students can ask questions and hopefully receive answer ;p We are also planning to attend the Iverson Bell Symposium 2015 where we can advocate for LGTBQ students and learn how to better meet student needs. We hope to see you there! And finally we will be invading Boston for the 2015 AVMA convention, where we will team up with the LGVMA to plan exciting events and give them support.
This past AVMA convention hosted by
Denver, I was able to participate and support the efforts of our parent
organization, LGVMA. I was able to meet the amazing leadership of the LGVMA Dr.
Sandy Hazanow and Dr. Ken Gorczyca. I had a wonderful time helping man the
LGVMA booth where I was able to talk to interested members of the veterinary
community and share my experience as a gay veterinary student. I also tagged
along to the “Out” night hosted by the LGVMA where we ate some delicious food
at Hamburger Mary’s then danced the night away! It was so much fun and I got to
meet amazing colleagues and new friends. I can’t wait for next year’s AVMA
convention and the shenanigans Boston will bring!
If you are pre-veterinary/ veterinary technician/ veterinary or intern/ resident and would like more information about Broad Spectrum Veterinary Association?
Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BroadSpectrumVSA
Became a member of BSVSA here: http://goo.gl/forms/scimULmjM6
Leo Holguin
BSVSA Co-Chair
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Tell Veterinarian to Remove Anti-Gay Sign
The LGVMA
It is sad to have to report that during a time of caring, love and family, we have recently heard of a member of our profession who is using his professional status to belittle the LGBTQ community. By posting divisive and inflammatory comments on his veterinary hospital sign, Dr. Joseph (Jody) Kincaid is spreading hate in his community. Unfortunately, this demonstrates how deep the enmity for the LGBTQ community is in some people's hearts. Although legal, his behavior seems professionally unethical because Dr. Kincaid uses his position as a practice owner to spread hate.
http://www.thepetitionsite.
The Board of the LGVMA is working on if and how to respond to this issue and we are in active discussions with the AVMA leadership and several other regional and national level organizations about this topic -- and we are getting a lot of support! It is very interesting to read the comments of the 12,000+ supporters of the petition. The petition is to urge Dr. Kincaid to focus on helping animals at his practice instead of promoting inflammatory political views.
We want to respond with inclusion and tolerance. We can’t change people’s beliefs and we all have the first amendment. However, public homophobia should not be tolerated in a professional environment- such as a veterinary clinic. Please, consider supporting the petition in any way you can- forward it to like-minded friends and colleagues or perhaps you’ll write a letter to the editor. Anything you can do to show you care will help. We appreciate each of you and will keep you posted. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.
Want to see some of the news stories that covered the signs?
Here they are:
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/
http://www.ktsmradio.com/
http://www.gaynewstoday.com/
It is sad to have to report that during a time of caring, love and family, we have recently heard of a member of our profession who is using his professional status to belittle the LGBTQ community. By posting divisive and inflammatory comments on his veterinary hospital sign, Dr. Joseph (Jody) Kincaid is spreading hate in his community. Unfortunately, this demonstrates how deep the enmity for the LGBTQ community is in some people's hearts. Although legal, his behavior seems professionally unethical because Dr. Kincaid uses his position as a practice owner to spread hate.
http://www.thepetitionsite.
The Board of the LGVMA is working on if and how to respond to this issue and we are in active discussions with the AVMA leadership and several other regional and national level organizations about this topic -- and we are getting a lot of support! It is very interesting to read the comments of the 12,000+ supporters of the petition. The petition is to urge Dr. Kincaid to focus on helping animals at his practice instead of promoting inflammatory political views.
We want to respond with inclusion and tolerance. We can’t change people’s beliefs and we all have the first amendment. However, public homophobia should not be tolerated in a professional environment- such as a veterinary clinic. Please, consider supporting the petition in any way you can- forward it to like-minded friends and colleagues or perhaps you’ll write a letter to the editor. Anything you can do to show you care will help. We appreciate each of you and will keep you posted. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.
Want to see some of the news stories that covered the signs?
Here they are:
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/
http://www.ktsmradio.com/
http://www.gaynewstoday.com/
LGVMA Leadership Award 2014
Broad Spectrum is happy to announce that we have received one of the LGVMA Leadership Awards for 2014.
The other winners include:
We'll keep everyone included on updates as we get closer to SAVMA Symposium!!
The other winners include:
We'll keep everyone included on updates as we get closer to SAVMA Symposium!!
LGVMA Annual Meeting
LGVMA 2014 Annual Meeting and Events
Denver, Co at the AVMA Convention
July 25 -28, 2015
Friday, July 25th
in Hyatt Regency Denver Convention
Center Mineral Hall F, Level 3
Board Meeting 3-5 PM
Annual Meeting 5-6 PM
Networking Dinner at the Corner
Office Denver restaurant (1401 Curtis St.)
Saturday, July 26th
LGVMA Info Booth (Saturday- Monday)
–sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition**
Night on the Town
7PM
Dinner at Hamburger Mary’s (700 E 17th
Ave)7PM*
Night exploring Gay Denver
9 PM*
Sunday, July 27th
in Hyatt Regency Denver Convention
Center, Capitol 1, Level 4
“Current Update of LGBTQ
Rights and Strategy”
Jeremy Pittman, Human Rights
Campaign Fund
Networking
Reception
7-9 PM
*RSVP to tstevens@morrisanimalfoundation.org for dinners
and Night Out or more info
** RSVP to Kim McKee at kimcheszak@yahoo.com
to volunteer to help staff the LGVMA booth and to represent LGVMA on Saturday,
Sunday or Monday at the exhibit hall.
Contact us at info@lgvma.org
for any questions.
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