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Fall 2018, Events for Week 6
UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center
Monday-Thursday 8am-7pm;
Friday 8am-4:30pm
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"I could love anything on earth
that appeared to wish it."
- Lord Byron
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Please click
HERE to access our Audio Newsletter!
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Newsletter Date Change
Starting week 7 of Fall Quarter, the Rainbow Newsletter will be published on Tuesdays weekly and the deadline for contribution form submission is 1:00PM every Monday. Thank you!
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UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center's 20th Anniversary
In 2019 the UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center will celebrate 20 years on our campus. As we begin to plan for events connected to our 20
th
anniversary year, please hold Saturday, February 2
nd
, 2019 from 4pm-6:30pm for an event which honors our 20 years.
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Vote on November 6th!
The November 6, 2018 General Election is approaching and UC San Diego
encourages eligible students, faculty, and staff to exercise their voting rights.
Eligible voters may c
onfirm their designated polling location here.
There are nine on-campus polling locations, intended for registered on-campus residents (map attached). All nine on-campus polling locations will accommodate eligible voters who wish to fill out a provisional ballot and will accommodate San Diego County vote-by-mail voters who wish to drop off their ballots.
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Interested in starting a new LGBTQIA+ group?
- Meeting space for evening & weekend usage at LGBT Resource Center
- Leadership & Professional Development Training
- Access to office supplies & equipment
- Co-sponsorship opportunities
- Volunteer Support & more!
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Queer Student Organization Affiliates
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Bored Gaymers
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!
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Love is Light
Odd Wednesdays | 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.
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QTPOC
Odd Wednesdays | 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
Conference Room, Cross Cultural Center
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
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Beyond Binaries Collective
Thursdays | 2:00 - 3:20 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.
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Black Queer Collective
Even Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 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
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oSTEM
Odd Thursdays| 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
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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!
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A Visual Arts Lecture by Zackary Drucker
Nov. 14 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | PC Ballroom East
Zackary Drucker is an
acclaimed multimedia artist known for her large scale photographs that break down the way we think about gender, sexuality, and seeing. She has performed and exhibited her work internationally in museums, galleries, and film festivals. Drucker is an Emmy-nominated Producer for the docu-series This Is Me, as well as a Producer on Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Transparent.
UC San Diego ID is required for free entry.
Check out here for more information about the event.
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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].
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Coming Out Group
Tuesdays | 3:30-5:00 PM |
Small Meeting Room, 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, family/cultural issues, excitement and celebration with regard to coming out. The group is open to new members the first 3 meetings of each quarter and then closes to maintain safe space.
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Queer Muslim Forum
Nov. 7 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Cross Cultural Center
A supportive closed space for queer Muslims to meet and create community while discussing topics pertaining to identity.
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Queer Time: A Recital
Nov. 5 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Conrad Prebys Experimental Theater (CPMC)
One of our graduate students, Hillary Jean Young (Soprano) will be holding her recital at the Conrad Prebys Experiemental Theater in November. Her work is inspired by queer culture and gender politics.
This event has free admission and will be about 50 minutes long.
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Ask a Health Educator
Odd Wednesdays | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | LGBT RC
Bria Hamlet is a Certified Health Promotion Specialist from the Health Promotion Services (HPS) department. Her focus areas include Alcohol and Other Drugs and Sexual Health. During her office hour, she will provide information about services available at Student Health Services (SHS), as well as upcoming wellness events and workshops. Bria also counsels students before they begin pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for HIV infection prevention. She can answer questions about that process as well.
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Destress with Biofeedback
Nov. 07 | 2:30 - 3:30 PM | 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. Hosted by the CAPS Wellness Peer Educators.
Questions? Contact The Zone at
(858) 534-5553
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Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Info Session
Nov. 07 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | Fung Auditorium, Powell-Focht Bioengineering Building
Global TIES, UC San Diego's award-winning humanitarian engineering, social innovation, and sustainable development program is hosting an informational session to learn about the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship, which awards $7000 in scholarship AND up to $8000 in project support to sophomore and junior changemakers.
The information session will be followed by a Global TIES poster session with pizza!!!
Space is limited. Register here! |
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Celebrate First Generation Day
Nov. 8 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Student Services Center Multipurpose Room
In honor of First Generation Celebration Day, on November 8, the Student Retention and Success Office is hosting a get-together between First-Generation faculty, staff, and students.
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Rainbow Newsletter submissions
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If you would like to submit relevant events to be featured in the newsletter, please email
[email protected]
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