Queer UCSB

Celebrating the queer community on and off campus. This tumblr is not affiliated with any queer campus organisations.

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Lavender Graduation

This year’s Lavender Graduation will be held on June 5th (Sunday) from 4-7 PM at the SRB. 

Join your fellow students and the UCSB queer community in celebrating the graduating class of 2016 and sending them off to wherever their next adventure takes them. A fun time is sure to be had by all, though a few tears may be shed.

Event details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/672236239581290/

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Spotlight on a Queer Community: QiTO

QiTO (Queers in the Outdoors/Queers Like Sports) is a collection of queer people at UCSB who celebrate the outdoors and engage in athletic activity together. Recently, the group took a trip out to the Colorado River, which I heard was really dope. They also do less time-intensive activities, such as volleyball and group runs. 

Head over to their facebook page to find out more and to join the group. 

From the page: “QiTO (Queers in the Outdoors/ Queers in Recreation) is an organization with a mission: to provide a safe space for queer and trans folks to be active and connect to nature. We will coordinate with the UCSB Recreation department and Adventure programs to provide subsidized programs and closed group classes. This is a no-shaming, John Cena-positive zone.”

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UCSB Pride Awards

The RCSGD will be hosting the Pride Awards on May 26, 2016 at 6 PM to highlight and recognise leaders in the LGBTQIA+ community on campus. 

This event will be held in the SRB Multipurpose Room, and it promises to be a great time, so come out and celebrate your fellow students, staff, and faculty for their contributions to the Gay Agenda. 

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/245856915754312/

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If you want to nominate anyone for any of these awards, the deadline is Tuesday, May 24. 

The Pride Awards are a great way to recognise queer activists and exemplary members of the queer community on campus. 

From the RCSGD facebook:

The Audre Lorde Leadership Award honors a Black queer and/or trans* student who demonstrated exceptional feminist leadership and service to the campus community. The Cathy Cohen Coalition Award recognizes a student organization or campus department that engages in consistent work focused on bridging communities together in solidarity. The LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Engagement Awards recognize an LGBTQ-identified faculty member and an LGBTQ-identified staff member who demonstrated an exceptional commitment to LGBTQ student advocacy. The LGBTQ Feminist Scholar of the Year award honors an LGBTQ-identified student for outstanding scholarly work in Feminist Studies or related field involving feminist ideologies. Letter of endorsement from faculty member or TA recommended. The LGBTQ STEM Scholar of the Year award honors a student for outstanding scholarly work in the STEM field. Letter of endorsement from faculty member or TA recommended. The Outstanding QTPOC Program of the Year award recognizes an event or program that promoted ideals of intersectionality of queer and trans* people of color identities. The Outstanding Trans* Program of the Year award recognizes an event or program that engaged in critical discussions about trans* identities, communities, and experiences. The Rising QTPOC Leader award highlights a queer and/or trans* identified student of color who has demonstrated a fierce commitment to advocating for queer and trans* people of color communities. The Rising Trans* Leader award honors outstanding leadership and service demonstrated by a trans*-identified student.

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There’s just a few days left to see Juan Silverio’s exhibition on campus! Juan is a second-year, queer artist. Come out and support queer excellence!

(Photo credit: rcsgd.ucsb on Instagram)

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Event Spotlight: IdentiTEAS

Come out to UCSB RCSGD’s IdentiTEAS series on May 19th at 6 PM.

This week’s theme is “Exploring Asexuality,” which is a part of the queer community that isn’t discussed very often, so it’s super cool and important that this event is happening. 

You don’t have to identify as asexual (or even within the queer spectrum!) to come, just show up and learn some stuff about the community and socialise with your fellow students!

Here is the link to the Facebook event if you’re interested!