[BFASA] FW: LGBTRC | E-Newsletter |Spring Week 3| April 2024

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LGBTRC | E-Newsletter |Spring Week 3| April 2024

What's Inside
Tuesday Talk
George M. Johnson: Special Appearance
Volunteer For Pride Prom!!
LGBTQIA Student Leadership Scholarships
Queer to Stay: Poetry Workshop Series
Sappho's Circle
Recovery Meetings
Trans Group Now Meeting
BlaqOUT Now Meeting
Queer Cinema Nights
Student Orgs Now Meeting
Spring Center Hours 2024

Tuesday Talk: Queer In the Media

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Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 5-6pm @245 Costo Hall

All are welcome to join us for a discussion on how LGBTQ+ people are represented within television, social media, literature, and other forms of major media. *This meeting is not open to students attending events for class credit.

George M. Johnson: Special Appearance

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George M. Johnson : Special Appearance
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
noon @ INTS 1128 + Live Stream<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=2b4fc7c7c3&e=9f4a27df55>
Free book by George M. Johnson to the first 50 people at the in-person reading.
(Choose from All Boys Aren't Blue or We Are Not Broken)
Sponsored by the UCR Library & LGBT Resource Center
47th UCR Writers Week Festival, Spring Specials,
writersweek.ucr.edu<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=0f1a0b9cfc&e=9f4a27df55>
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George M. Johnson<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=27a9b3be82&e=9f4a27df55> is the New York Times bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue. They have been named to the TIME100 Next and Out's 100 Most Influential LGBTQ+ People.

ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE
In a series of personal essays, a prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. All Boys Aren't Blue is his debut. Speak with him on Twitter at @IamGMJohnson.
WE ARE NOT BROKEN
George M. Johnson, activist and bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue, returns with a striking memoir that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory. This is the vibrant story of George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul—four children raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken. George M. Johnson capture the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America, and their rich family stories—exploring themes of vulnerability, sacrifice, and culture—are interspersed with touching letters from the grandchildren to their beloved matriarch. By turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this personal account is destined to become a modern classic of emerging adulthood.

Volunteer for Pride Prom!!

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Volunteer at Pride Prom on Saturday, May 4th!

Queer Alliance invites you to be part of the 20th Annual Pride Prom - QA Youth Outreach Event on Saturday, May 4, 2024. By giving your time, you are part of an amazing event for local LGBTQ+ youth. You also get a limited-edition T-shirt, yay! Pride Prom will be held at the Alumni Center and will include refreshments, photo booth, and a dance floor, after students attend an educational workshop.

The only UCR students at Pride Prom are those volunteering, as this event if for area LGBTQ+ your and their parents, teachers, etc. Students should complete this form<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=a67c9e027c&e=9f4a27df55>, and they will be contacted by Queer Alliance leadership, Queer Alliance <qa.ucriverside at gmail.com<mailto:qa.ucriverside at gmail.com>>.

We cannot host Pride Prom without the help of UCR staff and faculty to assist with chaperoning this event! Staff and faculty should complete this form<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=0079f3b88f&e=9f4a27df55> and they will be contacted by LGBTRC director Nancy Tubbs.

LGBTQIA Student Leadership Scholarships

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APPLY BY APRIL 26, 2024--VISIT OUT.UCR.EDU For more info

THE UCR LGBTQIA STUDENT LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN THE UCR LGBTQIA COMMUNITY.
A SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF UCR STAFF, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS SELECTS AT LEAST ONE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT ANNUALLY. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PERSONAL MERIT, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY.

Queer to Stay: Poetry Workshop Series

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Wednesdays, April, 2024, 5-7pm*location with registration
In honor of National Poetry Month, RPYA is hosting Queer to Stay: A Poetry and Spoken Word Workshop with our lovely guest speaker, Ren! ✨🫶🏽📝

Our workshop will be taking place every Wednesday for the entirety of April where Ren will be leading us through various writing prompts and public speaking exercises.

This space is made with intention for queer folks and their allies to express themselves artistically and become more at home with their body and art. Sharing and workshopping any previous poems you may have is also welcome!
**No previous experience required**

Here is the registration link<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=9be9162b24&e=9f4a27df55> and the flyer is attached below.

If you have any questions, feel free to email (kiki at rpya.health<mailto:kiki at rpya.health>) and or send a message to RPYA's Instagram @rainbowprideyouthalliance

Sappho's Circle

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Mondays 5-6pm @260 Costo Hall

Join the Women’s Resource Center for a weekly discussion group for all queer-identified women to build community, discuss shared experiences and challenges, and to learn more about and celebrate their identities together.

*In collaboration with LGBTRC. NOT available for class credit.

Recovery Meetings: Spring Quarter

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Wednesdays 11am-12pm @245 Costo Hall
Thursday 12pm-1pm @3117 Hinderaker Hall

Underground Scholars is now offering recovery meetings for all UCR students, staff, and faculty. Recovery meetings are safe space for any one who is struggling with addiction or is impacted by it in their life. We recognize that substance abuse disproportionally affects those apart of marginalized communities- such as student parents, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those who were formerly incarcerated. We want to offer a space that is welcoming for people of across all identities to start taking steps toward a solution. The meeting structure borrows from AA, NA, and CMA literature, and all meetings are court approved. Allies welcome!

Questions? Email: Ismael.Davila at ucr.edu<mailto:Ismael.Davila at ucr.edu>

Trans Group Now Meeting

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The Trans Group is a supportive discussion space for transgender and nonbinary UCR students, facilitated by center staff. The UCR Trans Group meets on Thursdays at 2 pm starting Week 2.
For more information and details, please email LGBTRC Program Coordinator Kade Lukiyo at kade.lukiyo at ucr.edu<mailto:kade.lukiyo at ucr.edu>

BlaqOUT Now Meeting

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The BlaqOUT Discussion Group is for same-gender-loving, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning students who identity as Black/African American or of African descent. The group offers a space to come together and discuss community and life issues as well as shared experiences. For more information, please email kade.lukiyo at ucr.edu<mailto:kade.lukiyo at ucr.edu>

Queer Cinema Nights

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Fridays 6-8pm @245 Costo Hall

Join us in the LGBT Resource Center for weekly, student led, Queer Cinema Nights! Discover classic and contemporary "movies in the closet.” Bring some snacks, make some friends, and stay for the discussion about the very best and queerest movies in the community. We begin gathering around 5:30pm in the LGBTRC Lounge.

Student Orgs Meeting

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Student orgs now Meeting:

Find Your Student Org
You can connect directly with the various student groups by sending an email via Highlander Link. Just look up the groups you are interested in reaching out to and send them an email.
Step 1 – Go to this website: https://highlanderlink.ucr.edu<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=0fd9504a59&e=9f4a27df55>
Step 2 – Type in what you are looking for (“Queer” or group's name)
Step 3 – Click on the organization you want to reach
Step 4 – Click “contact” and send that organization an email

Meetings Info

Drag Club: Mondays 3-4pm
Queer Alliance: Mondays 4-5pm
Health Queers: Mondays 6-7pm [even weeks]
Pride Productions: Wednesdays 3-4pm
La Familia: Thursdays 11am-12pm [even weeks]
QAPI: Thursdays 3-4pm

QTPOC: Wednesdays, details at qtpocucr
Queer Leadership Council: email ucr.qlc at gmail.com<mailto:ucr.qlc at gmail.com> for more info
Queer Graduate Students Association(QGSA): Find details on highlander link

Spring Center Hours 2024

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Spring Center Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 9am to 7pm
Friday, 9am to 6pm

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