Calendar of Programs

LGBTQ+ History Month Kick-Off

When: October 4, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: SMSU South - Event Center B

LGBTQ+ History Month Kick-Off featuring keynote speaker Romeo Jackson. Keynote will center LGBTQ+ History through an intersectional framework and discussion on how we can be stewards of the legacies of community that came before us.

Hosted By: LGBTQ+ History Month Steering Committee
Contact: lee.stovall@csusb.edu

LGBTQ+ History Month Presents: Physical and Mental Resources for Wellness

When: October 5, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Virtually via Zoom

Touch base with representatives from across campus to identify which resources could be helpful in your physical and mental wellness. The representation will include the Student Health Center, the QTRC, Psychological Services, and Graduate Studies.

Hosted By: Graduate Studies
Contact: megan.kinnally@csusb.edu

LGBTQ+ History Month Book Discussion: Rainbow Jukebox

When: October 7, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Virtually via Zoom

Join the Office of Graduate Studies as we lead a discussion on the Rainbow Jukebox, a book meant to empower all to hear the collective album of a community of people who are still fighting for freedom and acceptance. The first ten students to register for the book discussion will receive a complimentary copy of the Rainbow Jukebox, available for pick up in the Office of Graduate Studies!

Hosted By: Office of Graduate Studies
Contact: gradstud@csusb.edu

Coming Out Monologues

When: October 11, 2021
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Where: SMSU South - SMSU Theater (SU-107) 

The Coming Out Monologues is an annual story-telling performance made up of current students, faculty, staff, and community members who identify as LGBTQ+. This storytelling event features a unique collection and representation of experiences and coming out stories authored and performed by people in our community who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. It is a raw, inspiring, transformative, and intimate live event.

Hosted By: Queer & Transgender Resource Center 
Contact: qtrc@csusb.edu

Student-Faculty Research Panel

When: October 12, 2021
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Virtually via Zoom

This panel will bring together faculty and students researching LGBTQ+ topics at CSUSB for a conversation about their research and what it’s like to study LGBTQ+ topics.

Hosted By: Queer & Transgender Resource Center 
Contact: megan.carroll@csusb.edu

LGBTQ+ 101 for Educators

When: October 5, 2021 and October 12, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Where: Virtually via Zoom

The webinar will provide an overview of LGBTQ+ students' lives, including terminology, needs, risks, and the importance of their school environment. Attendees will also learn concrete strategies for supporting these students, such as school and district policies and programs that support LGBTQ+ youth.

Hosted By: CSUSB's Institute for Child Development and Family Relations | San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Contact: veronica.valdepena@sbcss.net 

Meet the LGBTQ+ Superheroes of Kraven Comics

When: October 15, 2021
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Virtually via Zoom

Join The Pride Pack for a conversation and giveaway with Fernando Velez, the founder of Kraven Comics! Fernando will introduce the LGBTQ+ Superheroes in the Class 6 series and share how he created a world that centers LGBTQ+ experiences and superheroes.

Hosted By: The Pride Pack
Contact: 002834363@coyote.csusb.edu

Be a Cookie, Not a Cookie Cutter

When: October 19, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: SMSU South - Queer and Transgender Resource Center

Join us as we have an open conversation on the difference between body positivity and neutrality while learning to better combat microaggressions.

Hosted By: Queer & Transgender Resource Center and Women's Resource Center
Contact: qtrc@csusb.edu

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

When: October 20, 2021
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where: SMSU South - SMSU Theater 

Join us while watching the documentary about transgender women and drag queens who fought police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco's Tenderloin in 1966, three years before the famous riot at Stonewall Inn bar in NYC.

Hosted By: Queer & Transgender Resource Center and Associated Students Inc. 
Contact: lee.stovall@csusb.edu

Embrace the Ace

When: October 26, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: SMSU South 112 - Queer and Transgender Resource Center

Understanding the "A" in "LGBTQIA." How to be a better ally to asexual folks and dispelling myths around asexuality.

Hosted By: Queer and Transgender Resource Center
Contact: lee.stovall@csusb.edu

Spooky Tales: A Talk with Kendra Onixxx & DVVSK

When: October 28, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Virtually via Zoom

An open conversation with Boulet Brother's Dragula star, Kendra Onixxx, & local queen, DVVSK, as we discuss the intersectional identities of being Black and Queer while being in both the Drag and Goth communities.

Hosted By: Queer & Transgender Resource Center 
Contact: qtrc@csusb.edu

LGBTQ+ History Month Volleyball Match

When: October 30, 2021
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Coussoulis Arena

Yotes Athletics celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month during their volleyball match against Cal State Dominguez Hills with video testimonials from student-athletes, coaches, and staff, and celebrates the campus-wide campaign. Admission is FREE.  Register for tickets the day of at:

Hosted By: CSUSB Athletics
Contact: brian.gaul@csusb.edu