LGBT Student Services

LGBTSS had the honor of hosting and helping many, many beautiful ideas come into fruition this past LGBT+ History Month! Here's a recap of the amazing things that have happened:

- A virtual Coming Out Day Photoshoot, featuring Alex Hampton (she/her), Renee Cheung (she/her), Allesse (she/her) and Immauri Patterson (he/they), Drew Tabor (she/her), Isa Valenica (she/her), and some other AMAZING lions!

- Watching CRIME (Caring Radically in Marginalized Environments), a QTPOC led service group, raise more than $2000 for LMU QTPOC mental health. (FYI: If you want to learn more about this or donate, go to bit.ly/crimelmu1020, on Instagram, or venmo !)

- Did an Instagram series called "Sharing Q***rStory," which narrated the lives and passions of many historic Q***r trailblazers. Shoutout to Lalo Moreno for these amazing graphics and engaging content!!

- Went to some AMAZING LGBT+ History Month themed events done by Black Q***r Space, QTPOC Space, Transcendence, Somewhere Under the Rainbow, Q***r Film Club, and CRIME! We are SO proud of our LGBT+ student leaders for taking care of themselves and their communities.

This week in LGBT History Month Happenings!!!

Learn and Lunch: Knitting, A Tool for Social Justice

Bring your own lunch and learn from an amazing speaker, how fabric textiles such as knitting can be utilized as tools for social justice. Featuring: Jasmine Nyende, Multimedia, textile artist.

The Del Rey Players: Dog Sees God

Dog Sees God is a dark comedy that follows the lives of the characters from the classic "Peanuts" comic series as they navigate high school, hormones, sexual identity, and the meaning of life and death.

Explore this beautiful, hilarious, impactful show October 10 - 13 and 16 - 18 at 8:00 pm.
Tickets will be sold at the door but can also be purchased through the link in our Instagram and pages for $10.

ON OCTOBER 16TH: After the show, join the Del Rey Players in collaboration with LGBTSS to discuss the meanings and implications of such a powerful show. This event will take place directly after the performance of Dog Sees God in the Del Rey Theater.

Yarn Bombing Anti- Bullying Awareness Intervention Installation

A group of LMU staff members are organizing a series of events in October called Hats for Hope: Knitting as a Tool for Social Justice. Hats for Hope brings the opportunity to knit or learn how to knit hats to support the LGBTQ community and anti-bullying. Recent examples of social justice knitting/crocheted projects are the pink hats for the Women’s March, blue hats for Hats Not Hate: Stand Up to Bullying, and the Welcome Blankets in response to the U.S. President’s border wall. One of the events Hats for Hope is hosting is a Yarn Bombing Los Angeles exhibition on Palm Walk at Lawton Plaza beginning October 14.

LGBTSS Spirit Day: Anti Bullying Pledge Drive

Spirit Day is a means of speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth, by visibly show solidarity with LGBTQ youth and to take part in the largest, most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world. Stop by our table in Lawton Plaza to pick up a free purple spirit day shirt, sign our anti bullying pledge card, and learn more about how you can be an up stander in the face of bullying.

Gender Sexuality Alliance: General Meeting

Transcendence: General Meeting!

For more information or to rsvp to these events please check out our leo events portal !!!
https://orgsync.com/142636/events?view=upcoming

We look forward to seeing yall tomorrow to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing graduates! 🏳️‍🌈❤️

If you need some extra processing & validation time today, stop by the Intercultural Suite in Malone 201.

We will be hosting space all day for folks with snacks and LGBTQ affirmative shows!

And be sure to stop by the service organizations tabling event at the alumni cross roads for rainbow ribbon pins and resources!

Are you graduating this year or know someone who is graduating!? Are you an alumni wanting to connect and support current LMU student?!

Come celebrate with LGBTSS, family, friends, and faculty at our 9th Annual Lavender Graduation!

Lavender Graduation is a cultural celebration that recognizes LGBTQ and allied students of all races and ethnicities and acknowledges their achievements and contributions to the university as students at the end of their time here at LMU.

Rsvp here:

https://orgsync.com/142636/events/2616480/occurrences/6315714

The December LGBTSS Newsletter is out! For direct access to our newsletters sign up at our LEO portal with the link below or for our mailing list by emailing [email protected]!

Happy Holidays !!!

https://orgsync.com/142636/chapter

Transcendences Trans Rights Awareness Campaign Today! 1pm Alumni Mall!

Update: Graduate Student Brunch ! We will be q***r brunching it up at the Gulp in Playa Vista, be sure to use the link to rsvp!

You're invited to LGBT Summer Brunch Social Click here to RSVP, get event details, chat with guests, add to calendar, and more!

Sylvia Rivera ❤️🏳️‍🌈

thank you Ruben Guadalupe Marquez for this beautiful artwork honoring our transcestor!

Save the date LGBTQ Grad Students !!! Its our first ever Graduate Student Summer Mixer! July 14th! To RSVP Directly please use this link: https://hbnb.io/e/bjvh/s/l

Marsha P. Johnson ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Thank you for sharing ❤️ (Source cite: the radical notion)

Its Pride Month yall !!! In celebration of pride month we at LGBTSS will be serving you some q***r realness!

Stay tuned for all things LGBTQ with our weekly sharing of narratives, stories, and content from around the web!

First up a look at Q***r Comic Book Characters and their rise in Comic Book Culture!

https://youtu.be/8uVIb2XfyJk

The Power of Pride: A History of LGBTQ+ Superheroes | NowThis Nerd To kick off Pride Month, Kya and Dev are here with a look into the meteoric rise of LGBTQ+ superheroes. » Subscribe to NowThis Nerd: http://go.nowth.is/Nerd_...

LGBTSS April Newsletter is here!!!
Sign up for direct emails and the most up to date event info on LEO: https://orgsync.com/142636/news_posts/286205

Need a break from finals?

LGBTSS is providing students space to meet with fellow q***r grad students for a finals social!

Take a break from all of those papers, projects, and study guides to meet fellow grad q***r grad students who are also in need of recharging. Whine and dine on complementary donuts provided by LGBTSS.

Location: Eisenstein Bros in UHall When: April 24, 6:30-8:30pm

Goin down TONIGHT: AB New York Drag Show and Panel!!! See you all there!