Rainbow Report
University of Maryland, College Park
“The
unstoppable & QUEER.”
“To
love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”
-Oscar Wilde
LGBT Equity Programs:
Queer Lunch
o
Thursdays, 12:00PM-
1:30PM, 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
o
Come enjoy your lunch with us at the Equity Center! You can eat
your lunch, chat with friends, meet new people and play fun games; don’t miss
out!
Co-Sponsored
Programs:
Safe Space
o A supportive environment for students navigating
identity, coming out, or transitioning. It is a partnership with the Office of
LGBT Equity Center.
o Wednesdays at 7:30
in 2308 Marie Mount Hall
Student Group Meetings:
SmithOUT
o TODAY, Monday October
15th at 8PM in 1336 Van Munching Hall
o They
will be tie dying SmithOUT t-shits!
o You
can purchase one for only $5!
Trans U
o A
discussion and safe space for those who identify as transgender, genderqueer,
or otherwise feel restricted by conventional definitions of "man" and
"woman". Mondays at 7:00 PM
in the LGBT Equity Center.
Women2Women (W2W)
o A
discussion group for LGBTQQIA- identified women.
o Tuesdays at 7:00 PM
in the LGBT Equity Center.
Bro to Bro
o A
group for LGBTQQIA- identified men.
o Wednesdays
at 6:30 PM at the LGBT Equity Center.
Bisexuals at Maryland (BAM)
o A discussion group for those who inhabit the wide
expanse that lay between gay and straight.
o Thursdays at 6:00 PM in the LGBT
Equity Center.
True Colors of Maryland (TCOM)
o A
discussion group for LGBTQQIA people of all colors.
o Thursdays at 7:00 PM
in the LGBT Equity Center
Pride Alliance (General Body Meeting)
o October 20th
at 7PM in 0207 J in the Student Involvement Suite
Additional Announcements:
Pride Alliance Presents: All Hallows Queen
o THIS SATUDAY, October
20th at 8PM in the Stamp Atrium
o All
Hallows Queen is Pride Alliance’s Fall dance and social!
o You
won’t want to miss this! There will be a drag show!
FUEL the Pride Leadership Conference
o Saturday October 27th
from 10am-4pm in the Stamp Atrium
o The
AASU will be hosting a leadership conference that opens dialogue around LGBTQ
identified people in Asian and Pacific Islander American issues.
o Registration
is $5 before October 5th and $7 after October 5th.
Free STI Testing
o Thursday, October 18
from 11AM-3 PM in the University Health Center
o There
will be testing for HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia
o Other
testing dates: 10/24 and 11/28
o These
dates are both rapid HIV testing with same-day results.
Terps For Marriage Equality
o Wednesdays, 4-5PM,
2218 Marie Mount Hall
o Meeting
for students, faculty, and staff working to get UMD students to vote for
marriage
equality
The Last Closet Campaign
o This campaign will help encourage the first athletes in
US history to "come out" publicly while actively playing in any of
the top five major sports. Our goal is to establish at least one positive role
model in each sport (baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer). These
gay sports heroes will make a world of difference to our gay youth.
Would you like your announcement
or program to appear in Rainbow Report? The Report is typically sent out on
Mondays. To ensure your announcement’s consideration for publication, submit it
via this form at least one week in advance: http://lgbt.umd.edu/newsletteritem.html
Would you like the LGBT Equity
Center to consider co-sponsoring one of your events by lending our name,
resources, or outreach support? Please submit all co-sponsorship requests
through this web form at least one week prior to requesting a decision on your
co-sponsorship request. Resources are limited. http://lgbt.umd.edu/cosponsorship.html If you wish to
engage in a deeper collaboration beyond event co-sponsorship, please talk and
meet with us directly.
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, feel free to contact us at 301-405-8720, by e-mail at
lgbt@umd.edu, or come to our office. We are located in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
