2024-2025 Academic Year
To sign-up for any of our events, please register on our URInvolved page!
Weekly Small Groups
- Q²TPOC Empowerment Group: Tuesdays at 5pm-6pm at the GSC.
- LBTQ+ Women’s Support Group: Tuesdays at 5pm-6pm. Click here for more information.
- GSC Craft Club: Wednesdays 6pm-7pm at the GSC.
- Trans & Non-Binary Community Group: Thursdays at 6pm-7pm at the GSC.
Monthly Group
Wellness Afternoons with the GSC: 3pm-5:30pm on March 4th, 2025 & April 2nd, 2025. Click here for more information.
September
Big Gay Picnic & Open House
September 4th, 2024 (First day of classes!) Open House: 10am-12pm, Big Gay Picnic: 4pm-6pm.
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 Day
September 6th, 2024.
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
Sexual Liberation Month
October 2024. Click Here for descriptions of each event.
A month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ sexual 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.
November
Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20th, 2025, 6-8pm.
Join us for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) as we come together to honor the lives we lost to acts of gender-based violence. This is an event to inspire reflection, remembrance, advocacy, and solidarity for the transgender community. Decorate a candle-lit paper bag and enjoy a shared meal together as a community as we observe this important event.
December
January
February
QTPOC Black History Month Gala
February 27th, 2025, 6-8pm.
The Queer & Trans People of Color (QTPOC) Black History Month Gala is a celebration of the intersecting identities of queer people of color. Each year, the Gala’s theme evolves to honor the resilience, struggles, and achievements of these communities. Join us for an inspiring evening of celebration, reflection, and connection as we continue working toward a more inclusive, supportive, and vibrant community for all people. Register for our event here.
The Vagina Monologues
February 28th, 2025 at 7:30pm and March 1st, 2025 at 5:30pm.
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler designed to build community among women, destigmatize speaking of vaginas, and raise money to help support the URI Women’s Center and Gender & Sexuality Center in fostering a community where all individuals feel valued and safe to be themselves. Register for our event here.
March
The 30th Annual Symposium
March 24th -31st, 2025. Click Here for descriptions of each event.
Celebrating 30 years of the Symposium at URI! The Symposium is a series of events aimed at fulfilling the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. This includes raising awareness of ongoing issues within the LGBTQ+ Community (mental health, stigma, LGBTQ+ history), highlight allies and resources, and celebrate what the LGBTQ+ community has done for society.
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April
Lavender Graduation
April 17th, 2025, 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. This year, Lavender Graduation will be held in the Gender & 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, nominate them here.
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