LGBTQIA

Join us November 18th as we remember those we lost due to hate and violence against the transgender community. Together we will Mourn, Honor, and Celebrate their authentic lives.
ALL ARE WELCOME

So far in 2018, 22 trans people have been murdered. Their lives matter.

Please join the Spectrum Center on November 20th from 5:30pm - 7pm in the Michigan Room, Michigan League, to honor and remember those lost to anti-trans violence and transphobia. There will be remarks, a performance from the OutLoud Chorus, refreshments and more.

We gather to remember and honor the transgender people that were killed in the last year as a result of transphobia and to draw attention to the continued violence that the transgender community must endure.

This year, we memorialize 24 trans people. Ranging in age from 18 to 54, these individuals were primarily transwomen of color, but not exclusively. These trans men and woman represent only the small portion of trans people that lost their life from bigotry. A very large number of victims get misgendered and dead-named and have no one to correct the record.

This workshop is designed to provide transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, and allies, with information about their legal rights, and ways to navigate the legal system. We will have attorneys from the Jim Toy Community Center's Know Your Rights Project and law students from OutLaws, a political and social organization that serves the needs of the LGBT+ community at the University of Michigan Law School. Submit questions for the panel: http://bit.ly/kyrtrans

<a href="http://www.transgendermichigan.org/events/remember/TDOR_2018.pdf">http://www.transgendermichigan.org/events/remember/TDOR_2018.pdf</a>

Held annually on November 20th since 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is an international day of mourning for all those whose lives were lost due to transphobic violence. In Grand Rapids we are hosting our vigil at the Goei Center from 7-9pm.

Join the LGBT Student Advisory Board and honored community guests Rachel Crandall-Crocker and Laci Marie for a candlelight vigil in honor of trans lives lost to discrimination and violence. Learn more about TDOR at https://www.glaad.org/tdor. This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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Please join us as we welcome Dr. Ronni Sanlo to campus as our keynote speaker for National Coming Out Week 2018 and LGBTQ History Month 2018.

Dr. Sanlo is a well known keynote speaker and workshop
presenter at colleges and universities around the country. Her focus is LGBT history, learning outcomes, strategic planning, and LGBT center development. Ronni speaks not only from her perspective as a higher education/student affairs professor, LGBT center director, dean of students, and faculty in residence, but also from her personal life experiences.

Please join us as we acknowledge Celebrate Bisexuality Day (http://www.bivisibilityday.com/) with a bar-b-que! We want to celebrate the bi, pan and fluid communities with food, fun and resources! This event is free and open to the public!

Join Rackham and the Spectrum Center in kicking off the new academic year. Meet new friends and reconnect with colleagues.

Pre-registration is required at https://secure.rackham.umich.edu/wsEvents/wsreg.php?ws_id=639.