WELCOME TO UCR!
We kick off fall quarter with several events that set the tone for a great year.
WELCOME WEEK
- Q-Camp
Get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with our campus and LGBT programs at Q-Camp during Welcome Week.
IN OCTOBER
- Open House
Our annual open house is the perfect chance to see the center and learn about all it has to offer. Check out our computer lab, extensive library, meeting room and lounge.
- Tuesday Talks: Coming Out Stories
Our weekly Tuesday Talks program begins in the fall with a special “Coming Out Stories” theme. The discussion time creates a safe space to share and listen. We have unique Tuesday Talks discussion groups each week.
- The Coming Out Dance (Bring Your Own Ally)
Celebrate National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11) at The Coming Out Dance. Join us at The Barn for food, music and good times with friends.
- Get a heads up on all upcoming events on our events calendar.
WELCOME Q-CAMPERS!
College opens a door to a brand new life; let us be the first to welcome you to it. Since 2005, our Q-Camp has served as an orientation to campus life for new and returning LGBT students and their allies. It takes place the first Sunday of the fall quarter during UCR’s Welcome Week. Both undergraduate and graduate students gather at Pentland Hills for a fun afternoon with peers, student organization leaders and LGBT Resource Center staff.
If you come to Q-Camp, you can…
You can RSVP for Q-Camp beginning September, 2012.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
WE REMEMBER
November 20
International Transgender Day of Remembrance
Remembering those we have lost can open minds and save lives.
Each November since 2003, we honor the International Transgender Day of Remembrance with our Trans Remembrance Display, a weeklong memorial honoring the many victims of transgender-related violence. This year’s memorial will be on display Nov.18-23 on the HUB wall outside of Stacked.
The International Transgender Day of Remembrance was created in order to memorialize all those killed due to anti-transgender prejudice and hatred. It takes place annually in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28, 1998, led to the "Remembering Our Dead" Web project and online memorial. It also led to an historic 1999 San Francisco candlelight vigil and eventually, the designation of Nov. 20 as the day we remember those we have lost.
Rita Hester's murder - like most anti-transgender murder cases - has yet to be solved.
TAKE ACTION
If you would like to help set up or take down this year’s Trans Remembrance Display, please contact Toi Thibodeaux at 951-827-2267 or toi.thibodeaux@ucr.edu
IT’S MORE THAN FIERCE, IT’S DRAGALICIOUS
Queer Alliance started the gender-bending Dragalicious Drag Ball in 2004, and it gets better every year. For one special night in April, we shine a spotlight on dazzling student drag performances, great songs, dance routines, spoken word, fashion, comedy and more. A professional drag queen serves as the night’s emcee.
Besides being a night of sheer ferocity, the Dragalicious Drag Ball is also a fundraiser that benefits UCR student scholarships.
Cheer from the audience, perform on stage, dress in drag, or don’t. Whether you show up in drag king sideburns, drag queen heels, or come as you are, we will welcome you to the ball.
What: The Dragalicious Drag Ball IX: "Contrast - Strike a JuxtaPOSE!"
When: Thursday, April. 5, doors open at 7:45 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m.
Where: HUB 302
Tickets in advance: $5 student, $7 general (buy tickets at 245 Costo Hall)
Tickets at the door: $7 student, $10 general
Presented by:
- Queer Alliance (QA)
- Queer People of Color (QPOC)
- Stonewall Hall
- LGBT Resource Center
- KUCR 88.3FM
- ASPB*
*ASPB co-sponsorship does not constitute an endorsement of the views and opinions expressed. Interested in performing this year or serving on the Drag Ball Committee? Please contact UCRDragalicious@gmail.com
BREAK THE SILENCE, SHARE YOUR STORY
“The Coming Out Monologues” (TCOM) was born at UCR in 2007. Student group Queer Alliance continues to organize the annual spring quarter event, inspired by Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”
“The Coming Out Monologues” is a similar positive theater project that celebrates the diversity of the “coming out” experience through individual stories told live on stage.
The event also serves as the outspoken culmination of the Day of Silence, a day in which participants nationwide take a vow of silence in order to bring awareness to anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools.
PARTICIPATE
Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit monologues that tell the story of how they came out, or how a friend or family member came out to them.
Monologues should be…
- Based on a true story
- One to four pages, double-spaced
- Submitted to coming.out.ucr@gmail.com by the deadline: February 24.
Tryouts are...
- February 27-28 and March 2.
- You can choose to perform your monologue yourself or have someone else perform it for you!
If you have questions or would like to be part of the committee, please email coming.out.ucr@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for TCOM updates and deadline reminders.
2012 TCOM PERFORMANCES (TWO SHOWS!)
- When: Thursday, April 19 and Friday April 20 at 8 p.m.
- Where: TBA
- Pricing: $5 suggested donation (proceeds support UCR student scholarships)
- Parking for TCOM: Visit the kiosk at University Avenue and West Campus Drive before it closes at 8 p.m. and purchase a $5 evening parking permit (cash or check) for Lot 1, or you may park in Lot 4 or Lot 6 and pay by space (credit card only).
- Campus Map
Unique TCOM’s are now performed on college campuses nationwide. Bring the program to your campus.
THIS IS YOUR NIGHT
Corsages are optional; having the time of your life is mandatory! UCR student organization Queer Alliance has hosted Pride Prom each spring since 2003 as an annual outreach event. Local area high school students, community college students, and members of UCR’s LGBT and allies community are invited to a memorable night of music, dancing, food and fun.
Prom-goers can come as they are or dress to impress. Parents, teachers and allies are welcome. This is a non-alcoholic and non-smoking event. Admission is free.
SAVE THE DATE
What: Pride Prom 2012
When: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Where: The Barn
Pricing: FREE
PLEASE NOTE:
• Attendees must arrive at The Barn at 7 p.m. for a required workshop: "Getting Into College." Music starts at 8 p.m., dance ends at 10:30 p.m.
• All attendees must sign this liability waiver (*pdf). You must sign in two places. If you are under 18, your parent/guardian must sign.
• UCR students: You must be actively volunteering with Queer Alliance to attend this outreach event. All volunteers will be required to attend a pre-event orientation and wear Pride Prom volunteer T-shirts.
PARKING:
For Pride Prom, the info kiosk on West Campus Drive typically stays open until 8:30 p.m. to sell $5 evening permits for Lot 1 (cash or check only). When parking, turn right into Lot 1 and then left to drive to the far end, nearest to The Barn. You may also pay-by-space at the permit dispenser in Lot 4, directly across from The Barn. The dispenser only takes credit cards, $1 per hour, with a two-hour maximum per space.
Questions? Contact us.
Queer Alliance
Youth Resources
DID SOMEBODY SAY, "ROAD TRIP"?
Many California campuses host annual conferences that UCR student delegations can attend, sometimes with assistance from club or departmental budgets. Getting there is half the fun. Don't miss out - join us on a conference trip!
Contact us for more information.
Annual Regional Conferences
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