Lavender Graduation is a commencement ceremony honoring graduating LGBTIQA+ identified students and their allies. It is a cultural celebration that acknowledges the achievements and contributions that students of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions have made at Carolina. Recipients of the LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award are announced during the ceremony. We encourage participants to … Read more
We hold social and professional events, and we partner with queer graduate students to provide one-on-one mentorship opportunities. Come meet us virtually at Queer Fall Fest on Wednesday, August 12th from 7-8:30pm. Access the Zoom event at https://tarheels.live/queerfallfest/. If you can’t make it, join our listserv by emailing ostem.unc@gmail.com for future events.
The Standard Safe Zone is a four-hour training is designed to introduce concepts, terminology and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. There is a short intermission about half way through. Safe Zone trainees develop: A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and … Read more
