离开北京的头天晚上，才终于有空收拾行李。航空公司的要求非常苛刻，每人限托运两件行李，每件行李又不得超过23公斤。自己的衣物没有多少，倒是关于同志的资料、书籍、杂志占领很大份量。洛杉矶那么多同性恋，几百份资料怎么够发呢？这真是疯狂的想法，如果要让洛杉矶的同志们人手一份，恐怕要用集装箱运送吧？

这次一同前往洛杉矶同志中心的，除了入选实习项目的我和小刚，还有此项目的负责人David。相较之前的双人组合，我们可谓史上最大的中国团队啊！而且我们每个人的行李都超大，经过一番精密计算，终于把人和行李都送上飞机了。

机上的读物包括新的一期《精品购物指南》，里面有六版内容是关于BL文化的。主要是给新版《三国演义》打广告，深刻地八卦了吕布和陈宫，曹擦和关羽，刘备和赵云等关系。还对一些男同性恋电影进行了BL读解。观点基本政治正确，还有很多中肯的看法，幽默的文笔也很可爱。很久不看杂志的我也被吸引了。

跨越亚洲大陆，飞跃太平洋，甚至还在北冰洋上空盘个圈，飞机在美洲大陆落地。我们的老朋友星星前来接机，把六个大箱子塞进了车里。四人一起享用晚餐，相谈甚欢。我们这次住宿的地方就在中心隔壁，房间里悉心为我们准备了洗漱用品，和必需的防晒霜。厨房里的水果和面包也让人感觉很温馨。我有腰椎间盘突出的毛病，不能睡软床垫，中心的工作人员事先给我安排了硬床板。

这里可谓豪华地段，走100米就是著名的好莱坞大道。安顿下来，和小刚逛了一下。遇见很多新奇的游客，和打扮入时的LGBT人士。晚上十点钟，百货公司大都已经关门。仍然营业的，除了一些旅游纪念品商店，就是琳琅满目的性感内衣店，空气中充满了暧昧的味道。

行走至柯达剧院，看见大屏幕上正在放哈维·米尔克的影像。回来上爱白网才知道，5月22日是米尔克纪念日，因为他是在80年之前的这一天出生的。

为了倒时差，加上实在疲累，赶紧躺下入睡。可是洛杉矶的派对动物们才刚出门。房间里的隔音有点不好，楼下有一家热闹的夜总会在放Lady Gaga的舞曲。凌晨三点，北京时间下午六点钟，醒来之后就再也睡不着了。于是翻出来新一期《点》杂志认真读了个遍。隔壁小刚的房间灯光也亮了。早上六点天亮，和小刚问早安，原来他开灯也是在读《点》杂志。

在美国的第一个晚上就这样度过了。接下来，有五个星期的活动。是的，一切才刚刚开始。

2010年5月23日

近年来，大量同志社区组织在各地涌现，并且很多组织有提高工作能力的需求。鉴于此，爱白文化教育中心与洛杉矶同志中心合作，建立了“中国同志社群领导力培养项目”(项目网站：http://la-interns.aibai.cn/ )。该项目为中国LGBT社群工作人士提供在洛杉矶同志中心实习的机会，让他们亲身体验公益组织的文化环境，并将所见所得带回中国推广。该计划每年分春秋两季实施，每季两人同行，实习时间一个月左右。具体时间请参阅最新的招募启事。

洛杉矶同志中心具有悠久的历史，是美国最大的社区公益组织（不仅指同志社区）。中心曾与其它国家的同志组织有过类似合作，培训经验丰富。同时，因为中心服务范围非常广阔，几乎涵盖所有同志相关领域，所以是观察实习的最佳环境。

The theme for the spring 2010 tour is “Rights, Culture and Education Related to Sexual Minorities”. We will begin accepting applications immediately and will continue until the 15th of January. The tour is four weeks long during May and June of 2010. Please send your application package to the following [...]]]> 下载招募文件：doc格式、pdf格式

近年来，大量同志社区组织在各地涌现，并且很多组织有提高工作能力的需求。鉴于此，爱白文化教育中心与洛杉矶同志中心合作，建立了“中国同志社群领导力培养项目”(项目网站：http://la-interns.aibai.cn/ )。该项目为中国LGBT社群工作人士提供在洛杉矶同志中心实习的机会，让他们亲身体验公益组织的文化环境，并将所见所得带回中国推广。该计划每年分春秋两季实施，每季两人同行，实习时间一个月左右。具体时间请参阅最新的招募启事。

洛杉矶同志中心具有悠久的历史，是美国最大的社区公益组织（不仅指同志社区）。中心曾与其它国家的同志组织有过类似合作，培训经验丰富。同时，因为中心服务范围非常广阔，几乎涵盖所有同志相关领域，所以是观察实习的最佳环境。

The theme for the spring 2010 tour is “Rights, Culture and Education Related to Sexual Minorities”. We will begin accepting applications immediately and will continue until the 15th of January. The tour is four weeks long during May and June of 2010. Please send your application package to the following email address: LA-application@aibai.cn. Any application received after the deadline of January 15th, 2010 will not be considered.

Selection Process

All applications will be pre-screened initially. From this, a short list of applicants will be produced and these applicants will be invited for an interview which will take place before February 8^th, 2010. Two candidates will be selected to apply for US visas. The selection of the final two candidates is at the Selection Committee’s sole discretion. In the following table you will find the timeline for the entire process:

Eligible Application Criteria

²  You must be at least 18 years old on January 15^th, 2010 and has a valid passport at the time of application

²  You must be involved with LGBT community activities in mainland China for the past one year

²  You must work for a domestic NGO for at least one year and the NGO you worked for must serve the LGBT community

Language Requirement

Spoken and written English fluency is required. An English test will be given during the interview. Candidates’ language fluency has to be certified by the representative from the Selection Committee.

Application Package

²  A letter of motivation indicates why the applicant wants to apply for the internship and what the relevant qualifications are.

²  A copy of a resume

²  An observation plan: it must be compliant with the theme of this round, and must outline what the applicant expects to learn and how this relates to and/or benefits the organization

²  Two reference letters, one of which must be from the NGO where the applicant works

²  A copy of a valid passport photo page.

All the application materials must be in English except for the reference letters.

Evaluation Criteria

The applications will be evaluated and selected by a Selection Committee according the following steps and criteria.

Step 1: Administrative Check

The following will be assessed:

²  The deadline has been respected. Any application received after the deadline will be rejected.

²  All materials of the application package have been submitted. Missing information will result in the rejection of the application. The application must meet all the requirements listed in the Eligible Application Criteria. If any of the requirements is missing or incorrect, the application will be rejected.

²  The application respects the language requirement of the application package. Failure to comply with the language requirement will result in the rejection of the application.

Step 2: Evaluation of Applicants

The evaluation of the applications that have passed the administrative check will examine the materials of the application package. Each application will be given an overall score out of 50 points in accordance with the breakdown provided in the Evaluation Grid below. Each heading will be given a score between 1 and 5 in accordance with the following assessment categories: 1 = very poor; 2 = poor; 3 = adequate; 4 = good; 5 = very good.

Note: Different scores are assigned to different categories according to their importance.

Cost to the Applicant

The applicant shall bear the cost resulting from interview and the cost for obtaining passports and visas. Cost of interview mainly comes from travel and accommodation if you do not live in the cities where our interviews are conducted. The passport may cost you about CNY200 and the visa about CNY1000. Travel and accommodation costs will have to be taken into consideration if you do not live in a city where an embassy or consulate of United States is located. The above cost is not refundable for any reason.

Aibai Culture & Education Center will cover your travel to and from the US and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center will cover your local accommodation and living expenses in the US.

Follow-up Requirements for Interns

A report of the internship together with an up-coming year working plan should be submitted within one month after return to China.

Miscellaneous

You are required to sign a promissory note if you are selected as an intern.