2022-2023 Academic Year

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Weekly Small Groups

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Gal Pals: Wednesdays 7pm-8pm.
DESIRE Path: Mondays at 6pm-7pm.
Trans & Non-Binary Support Group: Tuesdays at 5pm-6pm.

September

big gay picnic & Open House 

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September 7th, 2022 (First day of classes!) Open House: 11am-1pm, Big Gay Picnic: 3pm-5pm.
Our welcome event for all URI students, faculty, and staff. Come to meet other people, re-connect with family, and to see what’s in store for the Gender and Sexuality Center for the coming year. Ever year, we provide a picnic dinner, prizes, and glimpses into the year ahead.

Safe Zone Blitz

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September 26th, 2022 – September 30th, 2022.
Safe Zones are 2-hour workshops on topics affecting the LGBTQA+ community. During the week of Safe Zone Blitz, workshops will multiple times per day with a variation of virtual and in-person sessions. The Safe Zone workshop is a prerequisite for all other workshops. Sign up for Safe Zone Blitz sessions on our Safe Zone page.

October

LGBTQ+ Liberation Month

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October 2022.
A month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ liberation and LGBTQ+ experiences at URI and in the larger community. We always have a keynote speaker and celebrate October 11 as National Coming Out Day. We also provide a door on the Quad to show support for coming out of the closet as an ally or member of the LGBTQ+ community.

10/3 Community Brunch at 11am-1pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/5 Liberation Movements at 6am-8pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/6 Reproductive Justice with Dr. Zakaiya Luna. Time and location are to be announced.
10/7 Medusa’s Children Opera with OperaQ Livestream at 7pm-9pm.

Sex Fest
10/11 Coming Out on the Quad at Noon-4pm at the Quad.
10/11 Sex Fest/ Coming Out Day Barbequeer at 8pm-10pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/12 Unwinding Sexual Pleasure with Carli Dice Guzowski at 4pm-6pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/12 How to Please a Woman with Sinn Sage and Dr. Annie Russell at 7pm-9pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/13 Sinn Sage Keynote Event and Dinner at 6pm-8pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center (with virtual option).
10/14 How to Please a Man with Rob Koob at 4pm-6pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center (with virtual option).
10/14 Queer Sex Class with Sinn Sage at 6pm-8pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/14 Sex Toy Bingo with Sinn Sage at 8pm-10pm at the Memorial Union Ballroom.

10/18 Campus Partners’ Speech with Dr. Preity Kumar at 6pm-8pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/20 Pronoun Day Booth at Noon-4pm at the Memorial Union Booth.
10/21 Drag Ball at 8pm-10pm at the Memorial Union Ballroom.

10/25 Intimate Partner Communication at 6pm-8pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/26 Re-Envisioning Nature with Dr. Rosalyn La Pier at 4pm-6pm at the Higgins Welcome Center.
10/26 Reproductive Rights Safe Zone at 7pm-9pm at the Gender & Sexuality Center.
10/28 Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE with RKO Army at 8pm-10pm at Edwards Hall Auditorium.

November

Trans Awareness Week

November 14th- 18th, 2022.
A week-long celebration of trans and gender related issues relevant to students, faculty, and staff. We have a highlighted speaker or event and recognize the National Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which is at the end of November every year. We will also have a vigil to commemorate the Trans Day of Remembrance.

December

January

February

Safe Zone Blitz

February 13th, 2022 – February 17th, 2022.
Safe Zones are 2-hour workshops on topics affecting the LGBTQA+ community. During the week of Safe Zone Blitz, workshops will multiple times per day with a variation of virtual and in-person sessions. The Safe Zone workshop is a prerequisite for all other workshops. Sign up for Safe Zone Blitz sessions on our Safe Zone page.

QTPOC Black History Month Gala

February 28th, 2022, 7-9pm.
The QTPOC Gala is an event celebrating the intersections of being queer and a person of color. Throughout our queer history, many of our most ardent warriors for justice were QTPOC. This event gives us the opportunity to reflect on that history while simultaneously looking forward to the possibilities in deconstructing colonial thinking and actions.

March

The Gender & Sexuality Symposium

March 27th – 31st, 2022.
A series of gender and sexuality themed and affiliated events aimed at raising awareness of issues within the LGBTQ+ Community that are not often discussed (mental health, stigma, LGBTQ+ history), highlight allies and resources for LGBTQ+ people, and celebrate what the LGBTQ+ community has done for society. 

April

Lavender Graduation

April 20th, 2022, 6pm-8pm.
A look back on the previous academic year, celebrating how far we have come as a community and what we have accomplished. We also recognize those who have contributed to the welfare of LGBTQ+ individuals and those who have given their support to the Gender and Sexuality Center over the past year by giving awards. Lavender Graduation is held in the Gender and Sexuality Center Multipurpose Room. If you would like to be honored as a graduate, register here. If you would like to nominate someone for an award, download the form here.