Cal Alumni Pride, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) alumni club of the University of California, Berkeley supports and promotes the interests of the University of California and its alumni, with an emphasis on issues and interests specific to the LGBT community. Click here to find out more about us.

In this issue:

• A Message from the Cal Alumni Pride Board
• April Happy Hour
• Cal Football Season Tickets
  
• Events update
• Alumni in the News
• LGBT Alumni Trivia and Facts

A Message from the Cal Alumni Pride Board

Dear Cal Alumni Pride Member:

Thanks to all who joined us at Cav in San Francisco for the wine sampling. Read on to learn about upcoming events, an alumnus who testified at the Prop 8 hearing before the California Supreme Court, and to acquaint yourself with Cal alumnus and former Brigadier General who took on none other than John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Mitt Romney on the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy in a televised CNN debate moderated by Anderson Cooper.

Enjoy this update and as always, contact us with feedback and remember to join us on Facebook.

GO BEARS!

The Cal Alumni Pride Board

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April Happy Hour at the LookOut

Cal Alumn and owner of the LookOut, Chris Hastings '97, is hosting us for our April Happy Hour. Please join us on April 21 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the LookOut on 3600 16th Street in the Castro. Meet the board, meet new fellow alums, and catch up with old friends. We will have drink specials and raffle prizes. RSVP here.

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Cal football season tickets

We are trying to put together a group of Cal Alumni Pride members to go to the games this fall. Follow this link if you are interested in joining a group of Cal Alumni Pride members for the 2009 Cal football season.

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Events update

Below are a few other noteworthy events we thought you might like to know about. For more details and to learn about other activities or events, follow this link.

 - Cal Day – UC Berkeley’s Open House - Saturday, April 18, 2009, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the UC Berkeley campus. For more details, follow this link.

- 9th Annual Lavendar Graduation - Friday, May 1, 2009 at UC Berkeley's Alumni House. For more details, follow this link.

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Alumni in the news

UC Berkeley Law School alumnus Therese Stewart ‘81, San Francisco's chief deputy city attorney, testified before the California Supreme Court at the Prop 8 hearing. Follow this link to learn more about Therese’s efforts to support marriage equality.

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LGBT alumni facts and trivia

Who confronted the Republican Presidential candidates on their opposition to gays serving openly in the military in a live televised debate?

His name is Keith Kerr, a Cal alum and retired Brigadier General with 43 years of military service who shook the boat in 2007 at the Republican Presidential debate. Kerr listed his extensive military credentials then left the crowd silent by saying that he is "an openly gay man" and wants to know why gays can't serve in the military. Kerr then pressed the candidates who had side-stepped the question while a crowd of bigots booed him. Follow this link to watch the clip.

Have you been in the news or know an LGBT Cal Alumnus who has done something great? Email us at info@calalumnipride.org

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