Spring 2017, Week 3
UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm & Friday 8am-4:30pm
858-822-3493 |  [email protected] | lgbt.ucsd.edu 
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"Art has to show our flawed and vulnerable selves, because the building of communities means embracing fallible humans."

~ Adelina Anthony
Faculty, Academic, & Staff Out List


UC San Diego LGBTQIA+
Faculty, Academic, and Staff Out List Form is Live!
 
We will be publishing an updated Out List during Out and Proud Week! 

Do you want to join the UC San Diego faculty, academics and staff Out List? We'd love to add you to this resource. 

Upcoming Events


Friday, April 21st, 2017
9-10am, LGBT Resource Center

Would you like to get more involved with the LGBT community here on campus? Come by and learn about volunteering here at the center!

 If you are interested, please RSVP by emailing [email protected]. Thank you!


Friday, April 21th, 2017
2-4pm, LGBT Resource Center

Help out at our work party! We'll be making buttons, posters, creating a photo booth & props, and making a playlist. Light refreshments will be available.


Volunteer for Out and Proud Week

Out and Proud Week presents the largest opportunity for community visibility on the UC San Diego campus. It is a week­long group celebration and private reflection on the achievements of LGBT­ identified students, staff, and faculty and our allies. 

It is also a time for public awareness and discussion of current LGBT issues on the state and national levels.
 
This year, Out and Proud Week is April 24­-28, 2017 and we need help to make it happen! To sign up go to our website: here

Out and Proud Week!


Out and Proud 2017
Week 4, April 24 - April 28

Out and Proud Week presents the largest opportunity for community visibility on the UC San Diego campus. It is a week-long group celebration and private reflection on the achievements of LGBT-identified students, staff, and faculty and our allies. It is also a time for public awareness and discussion of current LGBT issues on the state and national levels.

Learn more about the events going on Facebook and here!



APIMEDA Family Dinner
Monday, April 24th, 2017
5-7pm, LGBT Resource Center

Join the LGBT Resource Center for a queer APIMEDA family dinner! We'll gather 'round the table and eat up while we discuss intersecting APIMEDA and LGBTQ identities. 

Vegan options available, a nd feel free to bring some food to share if you want! If you do bring food, please let us know if it's vegan, halal, nut-free, etc!

Note: This is a closed space for LGBTQ APIMEDA folx. 




Monday, April 24th, 2017
7-9pm, Price Center West, Bear Room

A small-coffee shop themed event for queer and trans folx to engage and connect with each other. Connections can be platonic, romantic, etc.






Sexual Assault Awareness Month 

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of SAAM is to raise awareness of sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.
 
Friends Supporting LGBTQIA Survivors 
Tuesday, April 25, 12-1:30pm, LGBT RC
Discussion on ways to provide support for LGBTQIA survivors of sexual violence. 

Art Therapy Workshop 
Friday, April 28, 3:00-5:00pm LGBT RC
Healing and self-care can be found through art. Join artist Ramona Garcia for a traditional Mexican doll-making workshop. 

Learn more about the events going on here!

Community Announcements and Groups




Rainbow Graduation
2-4pm, June 10th, 2017 
UC San Diego Faculty Club 

Please join the UC San Diego LGBT community as we come together to honor the students who are graduating, our volunteers, our scholarship recipients and all who have impacted our community over the last year.

The event serves as the formal induction of the graduates into the family of the UC San Diego LGBT Alumni. Although many people do get dressed up for the event, it tends to be a queer little get together, with all the trappings of our community, so be yourself.
 
If you are graduating, please complete the form here
 
Contact Shaun Travers at [email protected] for more information or if you have questions!!




Peer Educator Workshop Requests

In need of workshops that provide incite on LGBTQIA+ issues and information about the community? The LGBT center is taking requests for workshop presentations to be given around campus upon request. 

For more information, please email [email protected]. Stay tuned for our website which will be going live soon!


LGBT Resource Center Affiliate Program


Is your organization or group interested in partnering with the UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center? Are you looking to start your own LGBTQIA+ org? Need a meeting space? Looking for leadership opportunities? Check out our Affiliate Program! The UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center Affiliate Program has a variety of perks and opportunities for your organization. Check out our website for the application and more details. For questions contact [email protected]
 
For more Program info click here
 
Click here to access an Application

Queer Student Orgs and Affiliates 






Queer Student Orgs and Affiliates LGBT Resource Center

Queer Sixers United (QSUN)
Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm

Fluid Attraction
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00pm

Men's Group
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00pm

Black Queer Collective
Even Week Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm

Queer Trans People of Color (QTPOC)
Odd Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm

oSTEM
Fridays, 6:00-7:00pm



Coming Out Group
Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm,  Women's Center

The Coming Out group is a place to meet and gain support while discussing your sexual and/or gender identities in a confidential setting. This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, or questioning folks who are coming out, considering coming out or may already be out. Topics are determined by group participants and can include stress, fear, anxiety, loneliness, excitement and celebration with regard to coming out.

For more info, contact Cat Thompson at [email protected]


Gay Men's Relationship Forum
Mondays, 2:30-4pm,  Women's Center

Join us for conversations about our experiences as gay men, and connect with other gay men on campus. This group addresses relationships, sexual health, community building and more.

For more info, contact Greg Koch at [email protected]
Do you have library recommendations?


Is there anything you'd like to see added to our library at the LGBT Resource Center? Well you're in luck, our library intern is currently looking for recommendations!

If there is a book, magazine, comic, CD, etc. that you think would be a great addition, feel free to let us know by filling out this survey!
 

LGBTQIA+ Leaders for 2016-2017



We're creating a community roster of LGBTQIA+ student leaders on campus to keep the community better updated of resources and opportunities. You have the option for your information to remain internal - for the LGBT Resource Center Professional Staff to be able to contact you regarding opportunities OR for it to be public- to be listed on our website for peers and community to know who our student leaders are.

Submit your info  here.  F or questions, contact Maribel Gomez at  [email protected].
Campus Community Centers

  


Register for Black Grad

Register to participate in the 2017 Black Graduation Ceremony
from April 5th - April 19th
 
Click here to register.



   
Unmask Your Identity 
Thursday April 27, 2017
5-7pm, 
Cross-Cultural Center, ArtSpace

What parts of your identity do you hide and what parts do you show to others? Join us for this fun arts and crafts workshop where we will talk about managing the different facets of our identities and create a personal identity mask. 





Join the Community Peer Advising Program

Do you need help navigating your way through UC San Diego?
Interested in finding opportunities pertaining to your major?
Need help planning your courses for the quarter? 

Peer advisers at the Black Resource Center and the Raza Resource Centro can help you.





   

The Women's Center 20th Celebration: The Future of Feminism
Thursday, May 11, 2017
5-6:45pm, Price Center West Ballroom

Join the Women's Center for our 20th Aniversary celebration, "The Future of Feminism" with keynote speaker, Jamia Wilson on Thursday, May 11th, 5pm at Price Center Ballroom West!

Check out the Facebook event page here!
For more information, contact [email protected]

This Week at the RC



 
 
 
 
 
 
              
 
Rainbow Newsletter submissions: 

If you would like to submit relevant events to be featured in the newsletter, please email [email protected].
 
Community Classifieds



Lunafest
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
7-9pm,  Sun God Lawn

Lunafest is a traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for, about women... and open to everyone. This season, the program of nine films - filled with stories of reflection, hope and humor - will travel to over 175 cities and screen in front of 25,000 people.

Free food and refreshments will be provided for UC San Diego students (please bring your UC San Diego Student ID)




BSU GBM Calendar!
Wednesday, May 1st, 2017
6:30-8pm,  Cross Cultural Center

Keep up to date with BSU events & meetings!

For more information contact: [email protected]


De-stress with Biofeedback
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
1-2pm,  The Zone

Come de-stress with the CAPs Wellness Peers! Measure your psychological stressors and learn more about what makes you most stressed, how it affects your well-being and how to keep your stress levels down! Workshops are all free. Space is limited and is first come, first served. 
 
Questions? Contact The Zone at [email protected] or call (858) 534-5553.