UCR LGBT Resource Center

The UCR Women’s Resource Center and the Center for Early Childhood Education are excited to host their second annual Parent Scholar Summit!

Join them on Monday, September 9th from 9:30 AM to
5:00 PM at the UCR Alumni & Visitor’s center for this
FREE family-friendly event!

Scan the QR code or follow the link in their bio to secure your spot.

The LGBTRC will be closed on Wednesday, September 4th.

Presenting our 2023-2024 Year in Review, showcasing an overview of our annual accomplishments and events!

Q-Camp: Orientation to Campus Life for LGBTQ+ Students & Allies

New & returning students are invited to an orientation to UCR campus life & the le***an, gay, bis*xual, transgender, q***r, & allies community. This informal program will introduce you to student leaders, LGBT Resource Center staff, upcoming events, & programs! Enjoy a fun afternoon filled with speed-chatting, community building, & free pizza + swag!

Hey Highlanders - connect with other UCR students, as well as UCR staff and faculty this summer while you take a break from the heat at the LGBTRC’s annual Summer Ice Cream Cool Down. Enjoy ice cream, frozen treats, and good conversations at the LGBT Resource Center. All students, staff, faculty and friends invited. Drop by any time between noon and 1:30pm at the center in 245 Costo Hall on Wednesday, July 24.

Come browse our collection of works at the LGBTRC Library located at 245 Costo Hall! Featuring books “This City is a Minefield” & “The Broken Heart” by Aaron Chan, as well as “Girl S*x 101” by Allison Moon.

Congratulations to Vaan, the 2024 LGBTQIA Student leadership Scholar!

Who will be the new Asst. Director of the LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside? Apply online by June 24 at https://jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/33220964

Who will be the new Assistant Director of UCR's LGBT Resource Center? Apply online by June 24!

Your Last Chance to Win Great Prizes!

Undergraduate students, June 21 is your last chance to win AirPods Max headphones, a new iPad, AirPods Pro earbuds, Nintendo Switch, or UberEats and Amazon Gift Cards! Just complete the UCUES survey by June 21 and share what it’s like to be an undergrad at UCR. Take the survey today! http://ucal.us/ucuesucr

Visit deanofstudents.ucr.edu to learn more!

The LGBTRC is proud to support a Pop-Up Exbibit at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California in celebration of 50 years of the IE LGBTQ+ community’s tenacity, triumphs, and trailblazers!

Please note! On Thursday, June 6th the LGBTRC will be closing at 5 pm.

WOOO!! Congratulations to for receiving the Outstanding Event of the Year Award for Dragalicious Drag Ball XX, and congrats to .ucr and for receiving the Outstanding Collaborative Event of the Year Award for their “That’s Steep!” discussion about navigating social transitioning.

Want to meet academic advisers in a more casual space? Do you have questions about the process of registration? Would you like to learn more about options for your major? Head to the LGBT Resource Center for a CHASS Advising Meet & Greet!

*Snacks provided*

Q***r Graduate Student Association and SciCom@UCR’s first “Drag Your Dissertation” event went down at Back To the Grind on May 18, 2024 , with support from the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts.

Congratulations to Abtin Shafie, recipient of the 2024 Steven Shum Activism Award!

Congratulations to Toshia Ann Yamaguchi, MD, recipient of the 2024 Charles Weis Service Award!

Congratulations to Tempest Won, recipient of the 2024 Undergraduate Student Leadership Award!

Congratulations to Ro Zheng, recipient of the 2024 New Involvement Impact Award!

Congratulations to Jessica Macarro, recipient of the 2024 Graduate Student Service Award!

Congratulations to Kay Hagler, recipient of the 2024 New Involvement Impact Award!

Congratulations to Uditi Desai, recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Ally Award!

Students of all s*xual orientations and gender identities are welcome to join us for a frank discussion about s*x and s*xuality. *This meeting is not open to students attending events for class credit.

For more than twenty years the Lavender Ceremony has been our chance to pay tribute to the individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to our LGBTQ+community.

The event also salutes graduating students, our leadership scholarship recipients, and those graduating with a minor in Q***r Studies. We also present the You Got Me Through Awards.

The evening includes a guest speaker keynote and a delicious catered meal. Graduates don rainbow tassels and lavender cords as a commemorative touch to this celebratory night.

LGBTQ+ graduating students can fill out the form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/graduating2024 to be recognized at the Lavender Ceremony!

What are the most pressing issues facing LGBTQ+ communities? How can we be activists to create change? Join us for a supportive discussion around activism on Election Day. *This meeting is not open to students attending events for class credit.

For the 2023–24 academic year, .ucr received an Innovation Fund from . QTPOC student leaders were able to utilize this funding to improve QTPoC mental well-being by combating food insecurity in a space that fostered peer-to-peer support and community building. The authors of this study, Uditi and Abtin, are excited to report that their research study will be published in the UCR Undergraduate Research Journal!

Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gotmethrough2024

Join us for a supportive discussion around experiences in q***r spaces through the lens of different body types, as well as learning ways to love our bodies despite societal opinions. *This meeting is not open to students attending events for class credit.