Club Soda: A Substance-Free Social
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Our final Queer Graduate & Professional Student (QGAPS) social of the year is Queer Movie Night! Get cozy on the LGBTQ Center’s famous purple couch and enjoy pizza, popcorn, soda, laughs, tears, and community! Graduate and professional students from all departments and non-student plus-ones are welcome. Register in advance to help us with food count, […]
Looking to build community with fellow queer grad & professional students?! Unlike undergrads, we're often separated by academic departments -- but our future friends, collaborators, and comrades are out there! This Thursday, we are "planting seeds for the semester:" join us for snacks, crafts, laughs, and a discussion of what “seeds” we’re planting to survive […]
Our first Club Soda of the new semester is all about “cozy” as we kick off the season with a read-in! Following our “Cool. Awkward. Black.” launch event, we invite everyone to bring either their copies of “Cool. Awkward. Black.” or any book by a BIPOC author that you’ve been wanting to get to on […]
Movie Feature: Brother Outsider Get cozy on the LGBTQ Center's famous purple couch and enjoy pizza, popcorn, soda, laughs, tears, and an incredible documentary about the Black & gay “unknown" hero of the Civil Rights Movement! Learn more & register.
We are continuing to organize logistics around Pride Week 2023 as we hurtle towards April and the LGBTQ Center's 20th anniversary celebration. This month, our Student Ambassadors will be coordinating volunteer schedules, voting on Pride Week t-shirt designs, and planning for upcoming events. The Center is also making decisions to revitalize the Ambassador program. If […]
Join QGAPS (Queer Graduate and Professional Students) for a professional development and heart-to-heart session with Jhon Cimmino, EOC Report & Response Coordinator. Learn how to advocate for your rights in academia and report discrimination, harassment, violence, and stalking, and explore what support and resources are available on campus. Dinner and refreshments will be provided! Though […]
Club Soda is our undergraduate LGBTQIA+ social, which meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Since our first February Club Soda falls on Valentine’s Day, the LGBTQ Center is bringing you an interactive, in-person healthy relationships workshop! Swing by the Center to indulge in mocktails, chocolates, and community connection 💗
As LGBTQIA+ human beings, questions surrounding self and identity are common. Sometimes, these questions can involve a struggle with the self and manifest in discomfort with our physical bodies. “Unwind & Design,” a collaborative effort between the LGBTQ Center and UNC Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), is the first of what will hopefully be a […]
We are continuing to organize logistics around Pride Week 2023 as we hurtle towards April and the LGBTQ Center's 20th anniversary celebration. This month, our Student Ambassadors will be coordinating volunteer schedules, voting on Pride Week t-shirt designs, and planning for upcoming events. The Center is also making decisions to revitalize the Ambassador program. If […]
Queer Grad & Professional Students (QGAPS) and Training Initiatives in Biomedical & Biological Sciences (TIBBS) are co-hosting a special event to celebrate Black History Month and honor Black & queer change-makers who paved the paths we walk on today! Two documentaries will be shown: 1) “My Name is Pauli Murray” about Durham native, Pauli Murray, a queer, […]
Club Soda is our undergraduate LGBTQIA+ social, which meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Our meeting on February 28th will take place at the Carolina Gaming Arena […]
Queer Graduate and Professional Students (QGAPS) and UNC Sexuality Studies (SXST) are co-hosting a professional development and heart-to-heart discussion as part of the LGBTQ Center’s "Out in Academia" series, with […]
Ever wonder where the LGBTQ+ role models are in your community? Curious what it was like to ‘come out’ in a different decade? Want to hear some adorable gay love stories? Want to meet some super sweet individuals?! Join us to connect across generations with LGBTQ+ grad students and seniors! Learn about one another’s journeys […]
UNC Student Wellness and the Queer Graduate and Professional Student (QGAPS) program are partnering to bring you this playful, cathartic, community-building experience! Join us for a night of queer creativity and get cozy on the LGBTQ Center’s famous purple couch. We’ll be playing a “Lasers & Feelings” hack where the stats are “Queer” and “Grad […]
In partnership with Chapel Heelz and UNC Campus Rec, we're celebrating LDOC in style with a Pride Pool Party! Send off spring semester and say hello to summer at the Bowman Gray Memorial Pool from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. There will be food, mocktails, and in-water games, or you can stay dry and enjoy the […]
Come one! Come all! Enter a world of wonders to learn more about about LGBTQIA+ resources, identity centers, and student organizations on campus. Try your luck at a game, grab some giveaways, or just swing by for the food—there's sure to be fun for everyone! This event will be held at the Campus Y in […]
Come on OUT to celebrate the new school year and make some friends! We're offering a welcoming, affirming, and relaxing environment so that both new and returning graduate students can connect with each other. Learn about upcoming QGAPS events, meet new people, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Please pre-register so we will have enough food […]
This event was previously the LGBTQ+ Murder Mystery interest meeting. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/286gp2dk Are you interested in becoming an LGBTQIA+ student leader? Do you have what it takes to escape Wonderland? The LGBTQ Center is partnering with Chapel Thrill Escapes to bring you one full day of mystery and madness! Join us at Cobb Residence […]
Our first Club Soda of the year is another epic collaboration with the Carolina Gaming Arena! On Tuesday, September 19th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, we invite you to join […]
Song has always given us a place to express, heal, and empower our spirits. Church and faith, although a place to voice the beauty of music, has often been unwelcoming […]
Enjoy the 2022 Pulitzer winning drama, Fat Ham a"queer, black, hamlet," with your QGAPS* peers. Prior to the performance we have the stellar opportunity to be in conversation with the […]
The UNC LGBTQ Center and The Pleasure Activists will be co-hosting a healthy relationships and visioning board event in the Student Wellness Zen Den. Beginning with a brief presentation on healthy relationships drawing from adrienne marie brown's work, participants will leave with a digital or physical vision board imagining stronger and more fulfilling relationships in […]
Take a break and join us for a making event exclusive for QGAPS and hosted with BeAM. Event attendance will grant access to several entry level tools (e.g.: 3D Printing Pens, Rotary tools, Cricut Makers, and more) and the opportunity to take specialized BeAM workshops. Come for camaraderie and snacks leave with completed BeAM 101 […]
Queer identified people face specific challenges when entering the job market. Join Dr. Lauren Easterling for an open conversation about navigating your job search with a queer identity. This honest conversational session is meant to provide support and strategies for your journey. Lunch provided. Dr. Lauren Easterling is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Cell Biology […]
The way you present yourself is part of your teaching identity—and as a graduate student, now is a great time to think through what that means in practice. Join Dr. Lauren Easterling for this in-person interactive workshop that will explore strategies to overcome challenges and seize opportunities associated with teaching while queer. Dr. Lauren Easterling is an Assistant Professor […]
Come join the Center on a relaxing walking meditation along the Sourwood Loop trail (0.4mi), accessible from campus. We'll meet at the Forest Theatre and hit the trail together! Pack headphones if you'd like to listen to a meditative playlist, bring a friend, and set your intention for the Spring season with us!
Get ready for Pride Week! On Wednesday March 27 from 5pm-6pm in the Murray Hall BeAM Makerspace, attendees will be guided through getting their BeAM 101 Certificate. This will allow you access several entry level tools such as 3D Printing Pens, Rotary tools, Cricut Makers, etc. and the opportunity to take specialized BeAM workshops, as […]
Start your Pride Week by slowing down and reconnecting with nature! Taking place in the Coker Arboretum at the Marth DeBerry Overlook, be guided in an hour-long walking meditation led by a member of the North Carolina Botanical Gardens. Afterward, reconnect with yourself by painting and reflecting on what you observed on the walk. *** […]
Swipe through the Twigder dating app and find a plant partner rooted in queer history to bring home with you! To set the mood, "have a drink with your date" with tea sourced from the garden and "spice it up" with queer herbs from the Garden. **eligible for CLE credit The Davis Edible Garden is […]
An evening celebrating BIPOC creativity and beauty. Featuring spoken word from Ebony Readers Onyx Theatre, music by students, and a fashion showcase by Xpressions, OUTspoken will be an intimate and transformative event to reconnect with community. **eligible for CLE credit RSVP at the following link: https://go.unc.edu/PrideRSVP.
The cornerstone of Pride Week! Come out and celebrate your Pride — enjoy games, trivia, free prizes, free t-shirts, free food, an “Out & Proud” portrait station with a professional photographer, and fun in the Pit with your community! RSVP at https://go.unc.edu/PrideRSVP!
Celebrate UNC LGBTQ Center Pride week with a dinner for LGBTQIA+ graduate students and Orange County seniors! This is a special opportunity to learn and connect over each other's unique experiences and life stories. This event is a collaboration between QGAPS and the Orange County Department on Aging's LGBTQ Senior Resource Team (SRT). We plan […]
Come celebrate being Southern and queer with delicious BBQ (vegan options available), great company, and free LGBTQ+ stickers and posters, with proceeds benefiting the LGBTQ Center! Please RSVP at the following link: https://go.unc.edu/PrideRSVP.
To commemorate Pride Week 2024, come explore the Murray Hall BeAM Makerspace and make buttons, fridge magnets, or any other craft to celebrate your Pride! RSVP at the following link: https://go.unc.edu/PrideRSVP.
