LGBT History Month

Every October we honor, educate, and celebrate LGBT History Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the important roles that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons hold in history. The LGBT History Month committee is a collaborative effort between the Pride Center and students involved on campus.

LGBT History Month & Beyond….

Fall Quarter 2009

Q-Camp

Sunday, Sept. 27, 6-8pm

Encinitas Residence Hall, 1^st Floor Study Room

Q-Camp is an orientation to campus life for new and returning LGBT students and their allies. Both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join for an evening with other students and Pride Center staff.

Co-sponsored with University Housing Services.

Pride Center Open House

Thursday, Oct. 1, 3-5pm

Enjoy good food and good company while learning about the services of the Pride Center. Meet LGBT and ally staff, faculty and students and start building your community at Cal Poly Pomona!

Paint the CPP

Sunday, Oct. 4, 8:30am

Meet @ Pride Center

**Sponsored by Q-SAFE (Queer Students and Allies for Equality)

Join other students as they bring LGBT History Month spirit to the CPP letters. Get your paint brushes ready!

Tuesday Rap Group – Coming Out Stories

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5-6pm

Pride Center

LGBT students and their allies are invited to share and listen to stories of Coming Out in our community. Join us every Tuesday for different Rap Group Discussions. Grrrl Talk, Guy Talk, Fluidity, and Queer People of Color.

Safe Zone Training

Monday, Oct. 12, 6:00-9:00pm

Los Olivos Blue Room *dinner NOT provided

The Safe Zone Ally Program is a network of Cal Poly Pomona students, faculty, and staff who are visibly supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and of anyone dealing with sexual orientation or gender identity issues AND who have attended the training seminar. RSVP Required!

13 Love Stories Film Screening

Thursday, Nov. 5, 12-2pm

Bronco Student Center, Ursa Major A

13LoveStories.com is a unique multimedia advocacy project that profiles the moving stories of thirteen couples whose lives were profoundly affected by Proposition 8 - the recent California ballot initiative that eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Display

Monday, Nov. 16 – Thursday, Nov. 19^th

University Park

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world. http://www.gender.org/remember/day/index.html

Transgender Panel

Thursday, Nov. 19, 12-1pm

Bronco Student Center, Centaurus

Come hear the voices of transgender, transsexual, and genderqueer people as they tell their stories, journeys, and triumphs.