Trans & Queer Commission

Happy week 9, 🤍 We have THREE upcoming events for y’all! Join us for…

❤️ Spectrum of Survivors (slide 3), a discussion, presentation & journaling event navigating sexual assault. Free food provided. Today, November 27th from 6-7:30 PM at the Multicultural Center (MCC) Lounge.

🌷 TQC x rainbow scavenger hunt (slide 2)! This Friday, December 1st from 12-1 PM at the Greenhouse Garden Project.

♨️ LGBBQT+ , a free community BBQ for LGBTQ+ people (slide 1)! This Saturday, December 2nd at 3:30 PM at 6878 Trigo Road in Isla Vista! RSVP here: bit.ly/TQCLGBBQ

Happy week 8, ❤️ Mark your calendars for next Monday, November 27th as we will be having our “Spectrum of Survivors” community healing event at 6PM in the Multicultural Center (MCC) Lounge. Join us for a dialogue + discussion about sexual trauma and a presentation providing helpful resources at UCSB and Santa Barbara for SA survivors. Free food will be provided 🍩🤍

📢 We have another event for you, ❗️Paint with us on Tuesday, November 14th from 7-8:30 P.M. at the Multicultural Center (MCC) Lounge to de-stress after the final stretch of midterms! 💙💛 We will be recreating Bob Ross’ “Splendor of Autumn” painting. Limited supplies available, so please bring your own art materials if you have any! 🍂 RSVP using the QR code or this link: bit.ly/TQCBOBROSS 🍂

We want to hear from YOU!🗣️🗣️ TQComm is looking for feedback from our past events, and would like your input for our future events as well!! We are always looking for ways to improve our organization, so if you have feedback you want to provide for us please fill out this COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS form! ✨✨

In addition, don’t forget about our Townhall happening next Thursday, November 9th at 6pm in the MCC Lounge! If you have more things you would like to talk about with us, we will be having an open discussion, and those who participate can get the chance to receive a free Mapache plushie🦝💙💛

🌞Join Edible Campus Program and Trans and Q***r Commission this Sunday to restore garden beds, participate in grounding techniques, build community, and plant and harvest vegetables! 🥒🥦🍅🫛Snacks provided and remember to bring water!!! 💧👩‍🌾

Happy week 5, ! 🌈 Can you believe it’s halfway through the quarter already? As fall draws to a close, we’d like to head what you all think about us as a commission and our general campus climate for LGBTQ+ folk. We want to hear feedback from a wide range of people to make our school a better place! Come to our first quarterly town hall next Thursday, November 9th from 6-7 P.M. at the Multicultural Center (MCC) Lounge! THREE lucky guests will win a FREE mapache plushie from the A.S. ticket office. Scan the pre-attendee survey to be considered and make your voice heard!

Hey , did you know that fall is “Over the Garden Wall” season?
🍂🧡 Join us on Friday, October 27th, from 3-5:30 P.M. at the Multicultural Center (MCC) for a FREE screening of OTGW! 🐸 Hot chocolate and snacks provided, costumes encouraged! ☕️

New day, new spotlight! As we begin planning for fall quarter, we wanted to give faces to names and celebrate the members at TQCOMM who made events like Pride Week 2023 and QTOPIA (IV’s first pride celebration in over a decade!) possible for the community. 🌈🌈
This post highlights our amazing 2022-23 TQC vice co-chair 💜 Our vice co-chairs are mainly responsible for serving as co-chairs of the pride committee and stepping up to assume responsibilities when co-chairs are absent.

Slide 2 celebrates Eleanor Khan (they/them) who’s now been on our board for a year and became vice co-chair during last winter quarter! They are currently enjoying a quarter abroad ✈️ Eleanor is a Gemini sun, aries moon, scorpio rising, and they love their grapefruits! 🍊 (no grapefruit emoji 😠)

New day, new spotlight! As we begin planning for fall quarter, we wanted to give faces to names and celebrate the members at TQCOMM who made events like Pride Week 2023 and QTOPIA (IV’s first pride celebration in over a decade!) possible for the community. 🌈🌈
This post highlights our amazing 2022-23 TQC vice co-chair ♥️ Our vice co-chairs are mainly responsible for serving as co-chairs of the pride committee and stepping up to assume responsibilities when co-chairs are absent.

Slide 2 celebrates Kat Brydson (they/them) who’s now been on our board for 2+ years and became vice co-chair during last winter quarter! They are a capricorn sun, ta**us moon, pisces rising, and they love their strawberries! 🍓

New day, new spotlight! As we begin planning for fall quarter, we wanted to give faces to names and celebrate the members at TQCOMM who made events like Pride Week 2023 and QTOPIA (IV’s first pride celebration in over a decade!) possible for the community. 🌈🌈
This post highlights our amazing 2022-23 TQC emerging leader commissioner 🧡 Our emerging leader commissioners are mainly responsible for actively working with other members to cultivate understanding of campus climate and knowledge. Additionally, they are responsible for assisting with projects and events initiated by the commission.

Slide 2 celebrates Susan Su (she/they) who’s now been on our board for about one year! They are a virgo sun, cancer moon, capricorn rising, and she loves strawberries! 🍓

As we begin planning new events for fall quarter, we wanted to give faces to names and celebrate the members at TQCOMM who made events like Pride Week 2023 and QTOPIA (IV’s first pride celebration in over a decade!) possible for the community. 🌈🌈
This post highlights our amazing 2022-23 AND 2023-24 TQC special projects commissioner 💛 Our special projects commissioners are mainly responsible for actively working on events and other projects that benefit the LGBTQIA+ student community on campus.

Slide 2 celebrates Chloe Hsieh, who’s now been on our board for 2+ years! They are a ta**us sun, sagittarius moon, and cancer rising. Her favorite fruit is mango🥭 (yay there’s a mango emoji!!)

Happy week one, ! As we begin planning new events for fall quarter, we wanted to give faces to names and celebrate the members at TQCOMM who made events like Pride Week 2023 and QTOPIA (IV’s first pride celebration in over a decade!) possible for the community. 🌈🌈
This post highlights our amazing 2022-23 TQC internal coordinator 💛 Our internal coordinator is mainly responsible for fostering and improving outreach to the q***r & trans community and serving as a liasion to other campus organizations.

Slide 2 celebrates Samantha (Sam) Garcia, who’s been on our board for the whole year! She is a cancer sun and aries moon & rising, and her favorite fruit is raspberry! (no raspberry emoji…. sad…)