Winter 2019, Week 5
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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"When we speak, we are afraid 
our words will not be heard or welcomed. 
But when we are silent, we are still afraid. 
So it is better to speak."
Audre Lorde
 
 
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Special Announcements 

 
Gender Marker and Name Change Legal Clinic 
Feb. 06 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | LGBTRC Heritage Room

Meet with an attorney who can provide assistance and guidance filling out the forms required to change your name and (or) gender marker on birth certificates and other official documents.
Assistance will be provided on drop-in basis in our Heritage Room.
*Legal Clinic is FREE

What you'll need:
-A San Diego-based address 
-If you are seeking a fee waiver please bring recent pay stubs if you are currently employed

Unable to make this event? The Women's Center will be hosting another clinic at the end of February. 


QTPOC Power
Feb. 06 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | LGBT Resource Center

Come on down to the UCSD LGBT Resource Center for a discussion about queer people of color in comics, video games, and television! We will be talking about some of the history of the representation or QTPOC in pop culture as well current representations. We will also be raffling off comic book prizes!


Open the Ga(y)tes 
Feb. 07 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM | LGBT Resource Center

The LGBTQIA+ community isn't all fun and rainbows-- how do we make it better? 

Join us for our program, where we talk about inclusivity, ableism, and how to improve spaces for folks whether you plan the program or attend it.

Block Printing Workshop
Feb. 11 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM | LGBT Resource Center

Want to try a new kind of art? Come and join the linoleum blocking printing workshop! Please fill out this google form for attendance check and your preferred time. 

APIMEDA Family Dinner
Feb. 11 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Mandeville Suite 

It's that time again for APIMEDA Family Dinner, but now, with Cooking Mama! Everything's better with Mama!

Come on down and play Cooking Mama while making Vietnamese Spring Rolls with us! We will have halal, vegan and peanut-free options! Get some dinner, play some games, and find community!

This is a closed space for LGBTQ+ APIMEDA (Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American) folx. The guest list on facebook is also hidden!


Queer Student Organization Affiliates  
 
           
Bored Gaymers 
Mondays | 1:30-3:00 PM | 
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
Come play board games with us weekly at the LGBT Resource Center! Feel free to see what games we have or even bring your own!

No experience required!
     
Love is Light
Mondays | 5:00-6:00 PM 
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
Love is Light aims to create a welcoming and comforting social environment for LGBT students of all spiritual backgrounds. As inclusion is the founding principle, allies and non-religious LGBT students are welcome. The group will affirm students' identity as part of the LBGT spiritual community and promote compassion, tolerance, and self-care through mental, spiritual, and physical wellness.

     

QTPOC
Odd Thursdays | 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
QUEER/TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR is a student org that creates a safe space to dialogue, educate, and socialize around LGBTQ+ identified people of color. For more information about QTPOC, contact
[email protected] or check out their 




Black Queer Collective
Even Wednesdays | 5:00-6:00 PM | 
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
Black Queer Collective is a group dedicated to finding and fostering Black queer community at UC San Diego. For more information about Black Queer Collective, please click  here .

              
Beyond Binaries Collective
Thursdays | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM |
Conference Room, LGBT RC 

Come to a flexible, loving space with other folks who identify outside of the gender binary or are questioning if they are. Every week is a new space to explore who you are in a safe environment and find community and support. 



   
 
oSTEM
Thursday of Week 3, 7, and 9 | 6:30-8:30 PM | 
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is a national LGBTQ-affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia. For more information, check out their  Facebook  page!

   
Queer and Asian Collective
Even Thursdays | 5:30-6:30 PM | 
Conference Room, LGBT RC
 
UCSD Queer and Asian Collective seeks to provide a brave space for TLGBQIA+ (trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic,+) Asians, South Asians, and Southeast Asians. We strive to provide support for and empower the queer Asian community at UCSD through focusing on the intersection of being trans and/or queer and Asian.

UCSD Multi-identity Art Collective
Fridays | 4 :30-7:00 PM | LGBT RC

Multi-identity Artist Collective is an intersectional art group geared toward no one in particular because we take just about everyone! Humans of all artistic skill levels, specialties, and identities are welcome to join us. We hold art workshops and other social events!

 

Sapphic Circle

Sapphic Circle is a diverse and accessible support network inclusive of all sapphic-identifying individuals. Please bring your lovely Sapphic self and an open, inclusive mind! The space will change and evolve to accommodate the needs of the community on a quarter-by-quarter basis. 

Please fill out the
Google Form if interested!

LGBT+ Community Events



Trans Name & Gender Marker Changes Clinic
6:30 - 9:00 PM | Hillcrest LGBT Community Center

Free clinic for transgender and non-binary individuals seeking name and/or gender-marker changes on official documents. 

Based on recent demand, we are going to pilot having the Clinic twice monthly for the first part of the year - the second Tuesday and fourth Wednesday of the month for January through March.  

2019 dates:
- February 12th and 27th.
- March 12th and 27th. 



Community Support Groups


Men's Relationship Forum
Weeks 2-10 M ondays | 2:30- 4:00 PM |  Small Meeting Room, 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 information please contact:
Greg Koch at  [email protected].

Community Classifieds

"Juke Jam" Tiny Desks Tuesdays
Feb. 05 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Women's Center

Join us at the Women's Center as we celebrate Black artists and bring visibility to the healing power of song, spirit of soul, and expressive power of poetry with NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts.

OASIS At The Zone
Feb. 06 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | The Zone

Stop by The Zone for free tutoring provided by OASIS. Subjects offered are Math and Chemistry. Study supplies provided.




 
Make Your Own Artivism 
Feb. 07 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Cross-Cultural Center Art Space

Take a breather with us and unleash your creative side at our open paint forum! Learn about the connections between art and activism while creating your own masterpiece!

The ITO Sisters: An American Story
Feb. 08 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Price Center  Theater

Join us for the showing of The Ito Sisters followed by a Q&A with the film's director and producer Antonia Grace Glenn and scholar Evelyn Nakano Glenn.


Chicahua Unveiling Winter Quarter 
Feb. 12 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | SPACES Workroom

Hey y'all! M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán), a Latinx/Chicanx political, social, and cultural org, is bringing back its mxntorship/fxmtorship program for winter quarter! If you were interested in the Chicahua program but weren't able to fall quarter, do apply! Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your knowledge and also learn from others. The application is here.

For more information, please contact Raquel Lara at  [email protected]

 

Islam Awareness Week: What Are We Hiding?
Feb. 11 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | PC Ballroom West B

Islam has always been center stage in the media, in politics, and in our global discourse - these forces continue to overwrite the identity of millions of Muslims as dangerous, un-American, and "the other." This sentiment has led to prevalent discrimination, hate crimes, and anti-Muslim policies across the world. Through Islam Awareness Week, we want to get to know you, smile, laugh, and talk with you, and create a space where we can unite through conversation, food, and our narratives. Because, really, don't you want to know, what are we hiding?

For more information, please email [email protected] .

OASIS Job Fair
Feb. 13-14 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | OASIS 3rd Floor Center Hall

Find out about all the student staff positions OASIS will have available for Summer 2019 and academic year 2019-2020! The job fair will take place on two dates Feb 13th and Feb 14th.

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SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!