"Dishonesty is too often the result of being appropriate with youth. Radicalism, as in addressing the root of the problem, is all too often avoided" 

-Ruth Nicole Brown, Hear Our Truths: the Creative Potential of Black Girlhood

Fluid Attraction Group

Thursday 2/5 | 6p | Women's Center

Contact ucsdfluidgroup@gmail.com for more info.

Trans* Collective 

Thursday 2/5 | 4-5p | LGBT RC

 Trans* Collective is a support and discussion group designed for trans*, gender variant/fluid, intersex folks including individuals who are questioning and/or identify outside of their assigned gender/sex. 
 
 

Contact rainbow@ucsd.edu for more info. 

Q-Tunes Library Premiere and Listening Party!

Mon. Feb. 9th | 12-1p | LGBTRC

Ever wish you could add more amazing LGBTQIA+ music artists to your playlists? Want some QT-friendly workout and party jams? Some amazing ballads that express all your feels in a musical fashion? Come to the premiere of Q-Tunes Library! 

The Q-Tunes portion of the Library is an updated version of the music section of the LGBT RC Library. It will be receiving new music CDs and songs from amazing contemporary LGBTQIA+ artists such as (but not limited to because you have to come to the party to know all the artists ) THEE Satisfaction, Against Me!, Mary Lambert and Angel Haze! Plus, we will have and distribute copies of our first Q-Tunes Mixtape comprising of great songs of various artists! To commemorate this expansion of the library, there will be a listening party to listen to the amazing music! You can also exchange your own music playlists and mixtapes with other people at the listening party! Join the facebook event here!

If there are any questions or music recommendations for future Q-Tunes additions, please e-mail lgbtpolitics@ucsd.edu ! 

This project is the Queer Student Action Project (QSAP) of Alex Vo, the current Bayard Rustin Intern for Activism and Education.

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Queer Hip-Hop Revolution 

Tues. Feb. 17th | 5-7p | LGBTRC

This program hopes to create discussion and bring visibility to various gender and sexuality politics within different strains of hip-hop music and culture. While this program will discuss instances of misogyny, violence, and homophobia within hip-hop, it will also serve as an examination of ways that hip-hop culture is repeatedly targeted for its expression of homophobia and misogyny in ways that other genres of music are not.  Come and explore these pressing issues, and also discover QTPOC hip hop artists (and particularly queer and trans black artists) who do great work to address these problems within hip-hop and challenge the mainstream conception of the hip-hop artists. Finally, this program will explore ways that hip-hop has and will continue to be a site of resistance against varying systems of oppression.

This is an open-house-style event. There will be music videos playing, educational documents, conversations, and food! Join the facebook event here!

This project is the Queer Student Action Project (QSAP) of Allison Py, a Community Engagement Intern at the UCSD LGBT Resource Center.

Out and Proud Week Call for Programs

Out and Proud Week presents the largest opportunity for community visibility on the UC San Diego campus. It is a week-long opportunity, to be in community, learn about the community, and reflection on the struggles and achievements of LGBTQIA-identified students, staff, and faculty and our allies. It is also a time for public awareness and discussion of current LGBT issues on our campus, as well as local, state and national levels. 

The LGBT Resource Center is doing a call out for programs, events, educational opportunities, and gatherings that represent the mission of Out and Proud Week. Out and Proud Week will take place Monday, April 20th - Friday, April 24th, 2015.

QTPOC After College: A conversation on power and privilege after college

Tues.  Feb. 10th | 4-5:30p | LGBTRC

 As Queer and Trans People of Color you may experience multiple intersecting identities, simultaneously experiencing privileged and oppressed identities. How do these identities change as a college student and upon graduation? How are these complicated when you are a first generation college student/grad? Come have a conversation about power, privilege, and the workforce.

LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Native Film Series

Wed. Feb. 4th | 6-8p | LGBTRC

The LGBT RC will be hosting a short film series and critical discussion promoting the visibility of LGBTQ and Two-Spirit Native and indigenous people in cinema. The intention is to unsettle dominant perspectives and assumptions, and in doing so, encourage self-reflection and positive (re)action. Join the facebook event here!

Fri. Feb. 20th | 2-3p | LGBTRC

Join us and build community with other Black identified people. Queer Black Socials are closed spaces for Black identified students, staff, faculty, and community members to talk about queer issues. This session will feature author Frederick Smith, fredericklsmith.com. 

Tues. Feb. 24th | 12-3p | LGBTRC

This FREE event is all about YOU! There will be fun and interactive stations to support your well-being including chair massages, dietitian, sexpert & so much more!

7th Annual UCSF LGBTQI Health Forum

Fri. Feb. 20th & Sat. Feb. 21st | 6-9p & 9-5p

What do LGBTQI patients need? What are their health risks and disparities? What can you do to help? Our goal is to have as many partners in heath present to participate and enrich the dialogue as possible. For more information e-mail us!

Oasis Job Fair 2015

Weds. Feb. 11th & Thurs. Feb 12th | 10a-3p | Oasis Main Lobby (Center Hall, 3^rd Floor)

Find out about all the student staff positions OASIS will have available for Summer 2015 and academic year 2015-2016.

Directing Change Student Video Contest 

Deadline: February 16, 2015

Students throughout California are invited to Direct Change by submitting 60-second videos in two categories: "Suicide Prevention" and "Ending the Silence about Mental Illness". The winning teams will win cash prizes and will be recognized at a statewide award ceremony. Visit the campaign website for contest rules and information click here. 

Fathers, Fathering, and Fatherhood: Queer Chicano Desire and Belonging

The editors invite contributions to an anthology that brings together work by queer/gay Chicanos/Mexicanos on their fathers, the act of fathering, and/or notions of fatherhood whether fathers are/were present or absent, accessible, inaccessible, engaged, disengaged, accepting or rejecting of sons.

The Victory Empowerment Fellowship 

The Victory Empowerment Fellowship is a training program for transgender people and LGBT people of color that want to take their leadership potential to the next level. The fellowship will pay for your flight, your hotel and your registration to come to Victory's Candidate and Campaign Training  and International LGBT Leadership Conference, plus one-on-one support from Victory staff and hand-picked mentors.

Applications are due Tuesday, February 17^th - find out more and apply now here.

Second Annual Undergraduate LGBT Studies Research Symposium

Wed. Apr. 22nd | UCLA

The theme, Staging Queers: Identity, Performance, and Bodies of Entertainment will highlight the ways in which activism through performance and art has catalyzed the queering of popular culture and politics. The symposium will set the stage for presenters to focus on queer topics that spotlight challenges to heteronormative structures that work to appropriate, exoticize, and (mis) represent, the queer body. For any questions or concerns not addressed on this website, please email the Symposium Organizers at  here with any questions.

Spring Queertillion

Fri. Feb. 13th | 8:30p-12:30a | Montezuma Hall

We are so excited to invite you to our Spring Queertillion, as this is SDSU's first semi-formal gathering for the queer community! We wanted to make this a gathering not only for our own campus, but for the college and university campuses within San Diego County. The event is intended to create a sense of community between the schools and students within the county.

Faculty/Staff with inquiries about volunteering for the event or anyone with questions are encouraged to contact The Pride Center Coordinator, Anthony Keen, at here.

PFLAG 2015 Scholarships

Application deadline is March 16, 2015

PFLAG San Diego and its collaborators are pleased to offer these scholarships in 2015. Minimum scholarship amounts are $1,000, and more than one scholarship may be awarded in a given category. Applicants are encouraged to address the additional award factors considered for these named scholarships when they submit their essays. For more information visit here!

UCSD Dream Big Conference

Undocumented Student Services is hosting the first-ever UCSD Dream Big Conference.  UCSD Dream Big Conference.  This two-day event will bring together students, staff and faculty, and invited community guests to share information and to explore how UCSD can better support students who are undocumented and from mixed immigration status families.  The event will be Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7.  For more information please visit our website here.  

Join City Year! 

City Year is an education focused nonprofit organization that employs young people of all backgrounds to help turn around high-need schools and get at-risk students back on track to graduation by working to improve their attendance, behavior and course performance. There is a strong need for service minded and motivated youth in the education field. All majors are accepted. There's biweekly stipends, partnerships with graduate schools, and an opportunity to travel the country. Visit the website for more information and the application or go to Career Services Center.

Application Deadlines are: February 15 and April 30th

Summer Gambee URS Scholarship for Governance and Social Impact

Life with Ethnic Studies: Alumni Career Panel

Mon. Feb. 9th 2015 | 3-5p

Price Center West, ERC Room

Learn about the diverse career paths of professionals that graduated with a degree in Ethnic Studies! Through our panel discussion, gain personal insight on how your studies can be applied to your professional development and graduate school. You will have the opportunity to hear from Ethnic Studies alumni working in the fields of city planning, education, and law. All majors welcome! Refreshments will be provided.

25th Annual Asian Pacific Islander Issues Conference (APIICON) which will be held on Sat. Mar. 14th | 9a 

APIICON is a space for students, professors and community members to engage in dialogue about pressing issues and to discuss shared solutions. By bringing underrepresented issues to the forefront, the conference promotes awareness about ethnic diversity and fosters community building among API students from the Bay Area. The ultimate goal of this conference is to educate, empower, and organize our communities on API issues.

Click here for more information!

Immigrant Justice Corps is now accepting applications for the 2015 class of Community Fellows

In a nutshell, the Community Fellowship is a 2-year program designed for recent college graduates who are interested in immigration law, social justice, and public service. We are trained in immigration law and have paralegal-type responsibilities. It's a GREAT opportunity for those interested in pursuing law or public policy. The application is already live and will close on March 2nd at 8:59 PM PST. 

Click here for more information!