11/07/2023
By Malachi Robinson
Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs LGBTQ+ Resource Center as we honor the lives of transgender people that were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. We will also be looking at Trans Joy and Advocacy throughout the month of November.
LGBTQ+ Monthly Social
Wednesday, November 8, 2023:
5 p.m., LGBTQ+ Resource Center (UCC 380)
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Center for conversation and activities around engagement on campus and building community. Led by LGBTQ+ Peer Leader. All are welcome.
Changing The Game Movie Showing
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
3:30-5 p.m., Social Justice Center (UCC 370)
Changing The Game takes us into the lives of three high school athletes - all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and unique paths as transgender teens.
Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Sports: Supporting Transgender Athletes
Thursday, November 16, 2023
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Virtual
“Creating a Culture of Inclusion and Allyship in Sport: Supporting Transgender Athletes," A conversation with Shane Diamond. In Collaboration with the Political Science Department, Join us for a fruitful conversation around supporting transgender athletes. Shane Diamond is a human rights advocate, media and communications expert, and proud transgender man.
Shane leads honest conversations that challenge biases and expand our collective capacity for change by working with the power of empathy to build human connection. His presentations, trainings, and panel discussions focus on transgender inclusion - both in sport and writ large-and include a facilitated Q&A and tangible action steps for participants.
Trans Joy: Decompression and Discussion
Friday, November 17, 2023
1 p.m., LGBTQ+ Resource Center (UCC 380)
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center will be creating space to meet others, conversation around the importance of Trans Joy.
Lunch and Learn: Trans Day of Remembrance
Monday, November 20, 2023
Noon, Social Justice Center
Bring your lunch and or mid day snack, and join the LGBTQ+ Resource Center as we unpack the history of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), honor the lives lost to anti-transgender violence, and how we create safe spaces.
Contact email: Malachi_Robinson@uml.edu