[BFASA] FW: LGBTRC | E-Newsletter |Spring Week 4| April 2024

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LGBTRC | E-Newsletter |Spring Week 4| April 2024

What's Inside
Tuesday Talk
Queering Consent
Volunteer For Pride Prom!!
Lavender Ceremony: RSVP & Nominations
LGBTQIA Student Leadership Scholarships
Middle Eastern Week
BCG Facilitator Applications Now Open!
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: Generational Talk

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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 5-6pm @245 Costo Hall

UCR students are welcome to join in a conversation with LGBTQ+ staff and faculty for a supportive discussion around generational differences in the community, and the progression of queer liberation. *This meeting is not open to students attending events for class credit.

Queering Consent

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Queering Consent
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, 2-3:30pm @ HUB 260
Join us for this LGBTRC x CARE zine & collage workshop that uplifts consent & healthy boundaries.  Take home your art– you can also contribute your art to our consent-centered zine we are creating for our campus community. Learn more about consensual interactions, boundaries, and the resources of our offices.  All materials provided. Refreshments & boba will be served for those who join us!

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=41e8f117d3&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=b3912cb53c&e=9f4a27df55> and they will be contacted by LGBTRC director Nancy Tubbs.

Lavender Ceremony RSVP & Nominations

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Each June, we present our Lambda Awards<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=db6ff8728b&e=9f4a27df55> at our annual Lavender Ceremony (formerly called the Lambda Celebration). For more than twenty years it has been our chance to pay tribute to the individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to our LGBTQ+community. For 2024, we will also recognize Toi Thibodeaux as an Icon our of community!
The event also salutes graduating students, our leadership scholarship<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=df572d72e1&e=9f4a27df55> recipients, and those graduating with a minor in Queer Studies<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=136498a1ab&e=9f4a27df55>. Other folx are also specially acknowledged by students for their support with our You Got Me Through Awards.
The evening includes a guest speaker keynote and a delicious catered meal. Graduates don rainbow tassels and lavender cords as a commemorative touch to this celebratory night.

Online forms now open:

  *   Lavender Ceremony RSVP form for Thursday, June 6, 6pm @ HUB 302 South - click here to RSVP<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=78bb834593&e=9f4a27df55>
  *   “You Got Me Through” Awards form - click here to submit<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=6370e72161&e=9f4a27df55>
  *   Graduating Students Recognition form - click here to register<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=6f2c424a6d&e=9f4a27df55>
  *   Lambda Awards Nominations form - due by Wednesday, April 30, click here to submit a nomination<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=49b5ae441c&e=9f4a27df55>
  *   LGBTQIA Student Leadership Scholarship applications - due by Friday, April 26, click here to apply<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=6d4e3bd63d&e=9f4a27df55>

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.

Middle Eastern Week

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Monday-Thursday April 22-25, 2024, 5-7pm

The Middle Eastern Student Center is hosting ME Week starting Monday, April 22nd through Thursday, April 25th. For those who don’t know, ME Week is full of events, highlighting SWANA culture, identity, social issues, and diversity. All are welcome to join and participate in this action-packed week of fun and learning! Please see attached our flyer and stay updated on our Instagram (@mescucr).

BCG Facilitator Applications Now Open

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BCG Lead Apps Now Open – training + up to $1,500

Be part of welcoming new students to our diverse campus! Each summer during Highlander Orientation, all incoming students participate in community building activities facilitated by current UCR students, including the Building Common Ground activity led by student BCG Leads. BCG Leads participate in an educational experience and are eligible for up to $1,500 in stipends or scholarships for their time in training to learn BCG Lead skills and for facilitating the BCG activity during Highlander Orientation and Transfer Highlander Orientation. Training begins June 24. Highlander Orientation  BCG sessions are in July and August.

Click here to learn more and to apply.<https://ucr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51a00eada4c2f8c14841973b9&id=4134a698cb&e=9f4a27df55>

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=f0bf94101a&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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