Queer & Trans Empowerment Month (nationally known as LGBT History Month) is celebrated every October at Northwestern University and recognizes the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer community. The university community host a variety of programs and events which aim to educate on LGBTQ issues and build community on campus.
Previous events have featured Janet Mock, Dark Matter, faculty film screenings, and community discussions on a variety of topics. We hope you will take part in this year's Queer & Trans Empowerment Month events. Stay tuned to our webpage for updates!
Queer & Trans Empowerment Month 2020 Events
October 3, 2020 | National Trans Visibility Virtual March
- 12:00pm - 2:30pm CST Registration Link Here
- The National Trans Visibility March will celebrate the courage it takes to live openly and authentically, while also raising awareness about the discrimination trans people still face. Join the National Trans Visibility March on October 3rd as we #March4TransEquality
October 6, 2020 | Queer Leadership Coffee Hour: Vince McCoy & Wayne MacPherson
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
October 7, 2020 | Queer Latinx Space
- 6:00pm-7:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
October 9, 2020 | Paint the Rock Coloring Hour (and Design Competition)
- 7:00pm-8:00pm CST- Zoom RSVP Required
- Join Rainbow Alliance as they take Painting the Rock virtual allowing anyone to paint or color with whatever you have access to locally. Celebrate your pride by submitting you creation no later than 5pm CST to Rainbow Alliance for the chance to have the community vote on their favorite design! Voting will take place on National Comming Out Day (Oct 11th) via the Rainbow Alliance Listserv. The selected design will be awarded a $30 Amazon gift card sponsored by MSA and the design will be used for the next in-person Paint the Rock event. To join the Rainbow Alliance listserv email northwesternrainbowalliance@gmail.com.
- No rock or paint materials present? That's okay! These free downloadable graphics also work:
October 12, 2020 |
- 7:00pm-8:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
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October 14, 2020 | Radical Tenderness with Ariana Brown
- 5:00pm CST- Zoom RSVP Required
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Ariana Brown is a queer Black Mexican American poet from the Southside of San Antonio, TX. She is the author of 'Sana Sana,' a poetry chapbook with @gameoverbooks, and is a 2014 national collegiate poetry slam champion. Ariana's work investigates queer Black personhood in Mexican American spaces, spirituality, and healing. Find her poems + rants on IG/Twitter @arianathepoet.
October 16, 2020 | Herbalism Workshop w/ Peregrine Bermas
- 6:00pm-7:30pm - Zoom RSVP Required
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October 19, 2020 |
- 7:00pm-8:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
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October 21, 2020 | Queer Womxn & Femme Gettogether
- 12:00pm-1:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
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Join the Women's Center and Multicultural Student Affairs as we host a virtual hangout, centering queer and femme womxn. All are welcome to join as we engage in discussions and a fun game.
October 26, 2020 | Intersex 101
- 5:30pm-6:30pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
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Join Multicultural Student Affairs on Intersex Awareness Day for an informational workshop that focuses on raising awareness on the Intersex identity and experience. This event will be led by Anna Ratzlaff (She/Her/Hers) who is an interACT Advocate that supports intersex youth through advocacy efforts. Anna is an intersex human whose aim is to continue pushing the limits of the binary through science and awareness of intersex humans.
October 26, 2020 |
- 7:00pm-8:00pm CST - Zoom RSVP Required
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October 28, 2020 | Q-BIPOC Gathering
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Zoom RSVP Required
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Join MSA for a conversation that unpacks the complexities of community and engages intersections of identity across the LGBTQIA+ community. This event centers the experiences of queer identifying Black, Indigenous, and POC Northwestern students.
October 29, 2020 | Am I Man Enough?: Stories of Toxic Masculinity
- 7:00pm-9:00pm - Zoom RSVP Required
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Campus and Community Events
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Find even more events hosted by Rainbow Alliance, QPGSA, community organizations in Chicago, and more on the LGBTQIA Google calendar updated weekly!