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 […]
Celebrate this international Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st with internationally acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and public speaker, ALOK Vaid-Menon (they/them). **MSUM students who attend will automatically be entered in a drawing to win a free copy of ALOK’s book “Beyond the Gender Binary”! Those selected will be notified by email following the event.** As a mixed-media artist, […]
It’s time for real talk about hard to talk about topics like racism, sexism, and issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community. This interactive program is designed especially for college students. *This is also a Pathway Event!* Presented by GTC Dramatic Dialogues, “You. Me. We.” exposes the often-unintentional ugliness of prejudice, setting the stage for a lively discussion of diversity. In two scenes, […]
Do you care about LGBTQ+ issues? Want to help us create a more inclusive and respectful campus? Apply to become a Safe Zone Peer Educator! The Rainbow Dragon Center is looking for enthusiastic students to co-facilitate Safe Zone Trainings for students at MSUM. Safe Zone Peer Educator commitments. You can expect to: -Attend two training sessions to prepare you to […]
October 19 is National LGBT Center Awareness Day! Started in 1994, this day celebrates the important services that LGBT centers provide in communities and on college campuses around the U.S., from education to intervention to community building. MSUM’s own Rainbow Dragon Center officially opened on February 9, 2009, documented in an article from the February 26, 2009 issue of The […]