Lavender Graduation for Graduating LGBTQ+ Students

LGBTQIA+ students who are graduating this spring, or who graduated in December 2020, are eligible to participate in our virtual quad-college Lavender Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, April 22nd from 7:00-8:00pm! Lavender Graduation is sponsored by the FM Area LGBTQ+ College Alliance and celebrates the achievements of graduating LGBTQ+ college students from quad-college institutions. Students may be from any FM area […]

Safe Zone – April Trainings

Learn how to be a better ally to the LGBTQ+ community and sign up for Safe Zone training! Facilitated by the Rainbow Dragon Center’s team of Safe Zone Peer Educators, this training introduces students to LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and issues, providing a foundation of knowledge and skills for participants to become better allies. Topics covered include: LGBTQ+ terminology, privilege, heteronormativity, […]

#StopAsianHate Vigil & Speak-out

We invite our MSUM community to gather on the Campus Mall (at the acorns) on Wednesday, April 7th at 1:00pm to honor and mourn the eight people of Asian descent who were killed in the March 16th shooting in Atlanta, GA, including six women. Join us to learn more about recent acts of violence against the Asian, Asian American, and […]

Safe Zone Level II – April 9

Safe Zone Level II Safe Zone training offers an in-depth discussion of transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual identities and experiences. This training also provides information on identity development, supporting transgender and gender non-conforming students, campus and community resources, and an opportunity to apply knowledge learned to real-life scenarios. Upon completion of this training, participants will receive a certificate of completion. […]

Let’s Talk about TERFs Panel

Trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs) argue that including trans women in women’s spaces like sports erases the rights and experiences of cis-women, straight and queer. What’s really at the root of this transphobic ideology? How are feminism and women’s rights weaponized against the trans community to ultimately harm all women and gender non-conforming people, and how can we fight back? Tune […]