Trans Awareness Month
The Pride Center hosts Trans Awareness Month in November in order to provide education regarding the experiences of the transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming communities. These events include opportunities to learn and build community. The impetus for this week of events is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a global, annual observance on November 20th for transgender individuals whose lives were lost over the past year.
Trans Awareness Month
Friday, November 7: Rainbow Reading Chat in the Pride Center (Talley 5230), 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Join Wynter Douglas, African American Cultural Center librarian, to discuss Black authors and library resources under the transgender umbrella as part of the LGBTQ Pride Center’s Rainbow Reading Chat series.
Tuesday, Nov. 18: Queer Quorum: TRANSforming Relationships in the Pride Center (Talley 5230), 4:00-5:30 p.m.
The Queer Quorum opens up the LGBTQ Pride Center to a variety of multidimensional, student-picked discussion topics. Join the Women’s Center and the Pride Center for an engaging discussion on healthy relationships outside of cis/het defaults!
Thursday, November 20: Trans Day of Remembrance Community Dinner at Witherspoon 218 (AACC Gallery), 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Join the LGBTQ Pride Center and the Women’s Center for a community dinner honoring our trans students and celebrating the lives of trans folks lost over the past year. Counseling Center Staff will be present at the event. A vigil hosted by T-Files will follow.
Monday, November 24: Dietitian Drop-In Hours: Home for the Holidays in the Pride Center (Talley 5230), 1:00-3:00 p.m.
The holidays can be a loaded time for everyone – routines are disrupted and our daily support networks may be displaced. How can we cope through these challenges and stay in a healthy relationship with food in the process? Join campus dietitian Soo Uhm (RD, LDN) and embedded counselor Jarrett Blaize (LCSW) as we brainstorm strategies to cope ahead for winter break.