LGBTQIA+ History Month

LGBTQ+ Student Advocacy Panel: The Joys and Challenges through Generations
Thursday, Oct. 3 | 6 - 7 p.m
College of Health Professions, 900 E Leigh St., Room 1050
https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/LGBTQpluspanel
Join 3 VCU alumni and 1 student as they discuss the joys and challenges of leading LGBTQ+ student groups on campus. These panel discussants represent 3 generations of LGBTQ+.
(Inclusive Engagement & Philanthropy, Development and Alumni Relations)

Pride Fridays
Friday, Oct. 4
Cary Street Gym, 101 S Linden St
https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=6026ad89-ca5f-45ba-b51a-87fc546f70dd
Our RecWell Group Exercise Instructors will be offering a Pride Friday workout every single Friday for the month of October. Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month with your community and enjoy a variety of class offerings. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, these workouts can be a fun and meaningful way to connect with others!
(RecWell)

LGBTQIA+ Faculty, Staff & Student Mixer
Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Richmond Salon III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
https://cglink.me/2dV/r1933339
In celebration of LGBTQIA+ History Month, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (VCU) is hosting an opportunity for the VCU Queer Community to come together for a mixer. This event will be open to all LGBTQIA+ Faculty, Staff, and Students! Come out to enjoy various treats and mingle. Additionally, human bingo will be played, and prizes will be raffled!
(OMSA)

Pride Art Market
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 12:30 - 6 p.m.
Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
https://cglink.me/2dV/r1934152
Join us for an event showcasing LGBTQIA+ artistic talent at VCU and in the Richmond community! We'll have dozens of student and community art vendors, music, mocktails, and more. No cash payments to vendors are allowed. Virtual forms of payment only (i.e. cards, Venmo, etc.).
(PRISM/OMSA & Residential Life & Housing)

LGBTQIA+ First-Gen Social and Bracelet Making
Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., Suite 215
First-generation college students who identify as LGBTQIA+ or allies are invited to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month by hanging out and making celebratory bracelets.
(You First)

Show Your Pride with OMSA
Friday, Oct. 11 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Commons Plaza
https://cglink.me/2dV/r1935351
Join us for an exciting and inclusive event filled with food, community engagement, and the celebration of diversity and inclusion. Be sure not to miss the OMSA PRIDE Portrait – a powerful display of unity and diversity. Participants will wear PRIDE T-Shirts featuring Progress Pride Flag colors, symbolizing support for all queer people, including people of color and transgender. We will gather at Commons Plaza at the specified time for this inspiring moment! Let's come together to #ShowYourPride with OMSA!
(OMSA)

Very Queer, Very Artsy: A Celebration of Queer Art
Friday, Oct. 11 | 7:30 p.m.
Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W Broad St.
This event, to be held on National Coming Out Day, honors the amazing creative contributions of LGBTQIA+ artists in the greater Richmond area and introduces individuals who are new to campus and Richmond to several amazing LGBTQIA+ artists. Performances include drag, burlesque and a musical recording artist.
(Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies)

Pride Fridays
Friday, Oct. 11
Cary Street Gym, 101 S Linden St.
https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=6026ad89-ca5f-45ba-b51a-87fc546f70dd
Our RecWell Group Exercise Instructors will be offering a Pride Friday workout every single Friday for the month of October. Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month with your community and enjoy a variety of class offerings. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, these workouts can be a fun and meaningful way to connect with others!
(RecWell)

Seeking and Providing Support for Queer Individuals in the Workplace
Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 4 - 5 p.m. via Zoom
https://tinyurl.com/msx4n6er
Workplace culture, policies, and practices can all be major contributors to the health and wellness of an organization's employees. This panel session -- designed for both members of the Queer community and their allies -- will address the unique challenges that LGBTQIA+ individuals face in professional spaces. Panelists will also provide specific strategies for managing stress, preventing burnout, addressing microaggressions and discrimination, approaching identity disclosure, creating and advocating for inclusive policies, understanding and practicing allyship, and accessing key resources. Join us for an honest conversation aimed at helping you and your colleagues create and sustain a healthy, supportive work environment for all.
(VCU Career Services)

Ritmo del Rainbow: Queer Latine Dance Night
Thursday, October 17 | 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
https://cglink.me/2dV/r1935546
Calling all queer + Latine students! Join us for an evening of bachata and salsa, led by LSA e-board member Samantha Mendoza-Hernandez. Bring a dance partner to this event or find a dance partner at this event! Samantha will teach one Salsa and one Bachata routine. This will be a beginner friendly and queer Latine celebratory space!
(PRISM/OMSA & Latinx Student Association)

Pride Fridays
Friday, October 18
Cary Street Gym, 101 S Linden St
https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=6026ad89-ca5f-45ba-b51a-87fc546f70dd
Our RecWell Group Exercise Instructors will be offering a Pride Friday workout every single Friday for the month of October. Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month with your community and enjoy a variety of class offerings. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, these workouts can be a fun and meaningful way to connect with others!
(RecWell)

LGBT D&D: A Queer Intro to Dungeons & Dragons
Thursday, Oct. 24 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., Suite 215
(PRISM/OMSA & Residential Life & Housing)

Pride Fridays
Friday, Oct. 25
Cary Street Gym, 101 S Linden St.
https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=6026ad89-ca5f-45ba-b51a-87fc546f70dd
Our RecWell Group Exercise Instructors will be offering a Pride Friday workout every single Friday for the month of October. Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month with your community and enjoy a variety of class offerings. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, these workouts can be a fun and meaningful way to connect with others!
(RecWell)

Personal Narrative as Queer Life Writing Workshop
Monday, Oct. 28 | 2 p.m. via Zoom
https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rfuyvrzIsG9WeZFfexoTOBGUVJo-wb3eG#/registration
This interactive Zoom workshop is designed to familiarize participants with personal writing by introducing the concept of “queer life writing” through journaling as a mindfulness practice for LGBTQ+ students. Narrative writing tells a story and often makes connections from personal experience. Queer life writing pushes this further by “queering” conventional modes of writing to cultivate a unique voice based on individual experiences and knowledge. This workshop will help students learn about the self-care benefits of journaling and feel empowered in their identity and experiences.
(VCU Writing Center)