Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month (LGBTQ Pride Month) is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) Americans. During the academic calendar, University of the Pacific celebrates Pride Month during the month of April.
April 6, 5:30-7 p.m. in the Presidents Room
Join us for Pacific's Pride Month keynote addressed by author, activist and two-spirit identity educator Trudie Jackson. Trudie will be addressing the nature of two-spirit identity in sovereign nations and colonial spaces and systems. This important keynote will be hosted by Pacific Sociology professor Dr. Marcia Hernandez.
April 14, 7-9 p.m. at the Lair
Join the Orientation and Transition Programs team in celebration of Pride Month at Pacific! We will welcome the legendary and hilarious drag queens, Hellen Heels and Elayna Roberts, back to Pacific who will serve as the host of an epic evening filled with 15 of rounds of bingo, treats and drinks, plus major prizes for bingo round winners.
April 19, 3-4 p.m. at the CII Main Lounge
A feminist discussion on the relationship between misogyny, transphobia and homophobia.
