Pride Resource Center

LGBTQIA+ History Month 2023

Join the CSU Pride Resource Center for our annual celebration of Queer and Trans past, future & present.

“We struggle and fight for our joy- an unreserved and unapologetic joy that springs from our ability to live as we are.

 It’s a joy worth fighting for and it’s this joy that links all of our struggles together.”
– Lady Phyll

Many events are open to students, faculty, staff, local community members and allies. See event details for more information.

 

Wednesday, OCTOBER 4 | Queer connections- roots of lgbtQia+ History

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Location: LSC 396 | Audience: Open to All

Come gather and learn about the roots of the Pride Resource Center and LGBTQIA+ history, including origins, activism, and key leaders.  

Thursday, OCTOBER 5 | Drag Bingo & Trivia

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Location: Ramskeller | Audience: Open to All

Join us for the opening event of LGBTQIA+ History Month with a night of fun with Drag Bingo and Trivia with prizes and food! Hosted by Fort Collins’ local drag performer, Krisa Gonna, and House of Ovis Royalty, Reggie Fava! Learn more about Queer history and activism through trivia and storytelling. 

Friday, OCTOBER 6 | Queer Connections- Lesbian day craft celebration

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM  | Location: LSC 324 | Audience: Open to All

International Lesbian Day is October 8th! Join us as we celebrate with cupcakes, bracelet making, and community. 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: LSC Plaza | Audience: Open to All

Join us for Day 1 of our 2 day plaza celebration! We will be spending Indigenous People’s Day out on the Plaza with the Native American Cultural Center and El Centro celebrating Indiqueer and Two Spirit community members and indigenous connections to LGBTQIA+ history. 

Wednesday, OCTOBER 11 | COMING INTO QUEERNESS DAY

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: LSC Plaza | Audience: Open to All

“Out of the Closets and Into The Streets!” Join us on the LSC Plaza for to celebrate the many ways we can come into our queerness and celebrate the joy of being in the LGBTQIA+ community. Known throughout the country as National Coming Out Day, this is a day to celebrate pride, authenticity, and queer joy, even if we’re not ‘out’ to others. All members of our community have different relationships with coming out, and we’re here to celebrate and support through all of them. 

LGBTQIA+ Faculty & Staff are invited for the LGBTQIA+ Employee Network’s annual photo at 12:15 PM to show our students that we’re visible & here to support them!

Thursday, october 12 | Borderlands speaker: Cleopatra tatabele

Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM  | Location: LSC Ballroom D  | Audience: Open to All

The Latinx/e Borderlands Speaker is an intentional collaboration between the Pride Resource Center, El Centro, and Ram Events to honor the overlap of Latinx Heritage Month and LGBTQIA+ History Month. The Borderlands Speaker seeks to honor the intersectional experiences, stories, and contributions of the Queer Latinx Community. 

Our 2023 Borderlands Speaker, Cleopatra Tatabele, is an activist, educator, and organizer grounded in their Black, Indigenous, and Latinx ancestry and Two Spirit identity. 

For reasonable accommodation and more event information, please contact ramevents_elcentro@mail.colostate.edu. 

Thursday, OCTOBER 12 | Inclusive excellence soccer game

Time: 3:00 PM | Location: CSU Soccer Field | Audience: Open to All

Join us in cheering on CSU’s women’s soccer team! This game is a collaboration between the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Athletics, with a special highlight on DEI efforts and history in the world of women’s soccer. Free, no tickets needed.

Wednesday, OCTOBER 18 | International pronouns day

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: LSC Flea Market | Audience: Open to All

Stop by Pride’s Table at the the Flea Market in the LSC to pick up a pronouns button and learn more about pronouns and how to be allies to trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 | Legacy of leaders

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  | Location: LSC Theatre | Audience: Open to All, RSVP Below

Celebrate the Pride Resource Center’s 25th anniversary with us! Join us for dinner, the premier of a short documentary about our impact over these 25 years, and a panel discussion with previous leaders of the Pride Resource Center. Reconnect with some of our past directors, Foula Dimopoulos, Aaric Guerriero, Dora Frias, and Ashley Grice, to hear about where we’ve been, where we’re going, and the power of queer leadership and legacy.  All are welcome – but please RSVP below!

Tuesday, OCTOBER 24 | 25 Years of Pride: Honoring our past & Looking to a future of queer thriving

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM| Location: LSC 322 | Audience: Registration Required

This session is part of the CSU Symposium for Inclusive Excellence and requires additional registration. The CSU Pride Resource Center is celebrating its 25th year on campus! Join the Pride team as we look back at our history and the queer and trans movement at CSU. We will discuss the current political realities for our LGBTQIA+ students and employees from a national and local context and offer tangible, actionable resources for participants to help us invest in queer futures and our vision to create a campus climate where all LGBTQIA+ people can thrive.

tuesday, october 24 | queer connections- asexual awareness

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Location: LSC 304 | Audience: Open to All

Want to learn more about asexuality? Join us as we discuss more about what it means to be asexual, or “ace,” and learn from each other through connection and conversation. 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 | we're here, we're queer: A roundtable discussion with the csu lgbtqia+ Employee network

Time: 12:15 – 1:45 PM Location: LSC 312 (online option available) | Audience: Registration Required

This session is part of the CSU Symposium for Inclusive Excellence and requires additional registration. This session is designed as an affinity space for LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate students to openly discuss our experiences as queer and trans employees at CSU, with the purpose of building relationships across campus and identifying priorities for current and future advocacy work through the CSU LGBTQIA+ Employee Network.

Wednesday, OCTOBER 25 | Trans policy panel

Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Location: LSC Theatre | Audience: Registration Required

This session is part of the CSU Symposium for Inclusive Excellence and requires additional registration.

“Politics, Transgender Rights, and Democratic Health”

A hallmark of authoritarian politics is the curtailment of the rights and freedoms of minority populations. Historically, people whose gender identity and/or sexual orientation challenge cultural norms have been targeted politically. Recently, legislation has been increasing that infringes on the medical, civil, and political rights and well-being of transgender people in states across the nation. In response, other states are passing laws to protect LGBTQ+ people. This panel will discuss transgender politics and democratic health with two trans experts. Erin Reed is an independent journalist and author of the Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map, which tracks legislation impacting trans people in state legislatures. Representative Zooey Zephyr is the state Representative for Montana’s 100th House District and the first trans woman to hold public office in Montana. In 2023, Representative Zephyr made national news when the state’s Republican supermajority banned her from the House floor due to her advocacy on behalf of trans people and her constituents. Panelists will discuss why reactionary politicians frequently target LGBTQ+ people and how attacks on trans people’s civil rights undermine democratic health. They will also share how they cultivate queer joy during extreme political precarity. 

Please note: Tickets are required for this event. Please allow extra time when arriving for security screening.

Friday, OCTOBER 27 | queer coffee

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Location: Morgan Library, Room 110A | Audience: Faculty, Staff, & Grad Students

The CSU LGBTQIA Employee Network is a networking and affinity space for Colorado State University employees that identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. Join for our monthly get-together for casual conversation & community building – over coffee!

“I’m not missing a moment of this- it’s the revolution.”
– Sylvia Rivera