2013 Pride Week – The Next Generation

The Rainbow Continuum is thrilled to present the Next Generation theme for Pride Week 2013.  The Rainbow Continuum has scheduled numerous diverse events launching this coming Sunday May 5th through Friday May 10th.  Some of this week’s events include an opening BBQ, notable keynote speaker, game night, a camp out and a student ran drag show.  You can find complete details and descriptions about the activities below and on The Rainbow Continuum website.

Sunday, May 5th
Safe Space Training
5pm-9pm
Pride Center
This training is open to all students, faculty, and staff!

Monday, May 6th
What’s Your Pride Moment?
11am-2pm
MU Quad
Share your Pride Moments, and tell everyone what Pride means to you! A video of OSU Pride Moments will be shown at the Drag Show.

Opening Barbeque
11am
MU Quad
Celebrate the kick-off of Pride Week and get some free food!

Keynote Speaker: iO Tillet Wright
8pm
Milam 026
iO Tillet Wright is coming to OSU to speak about LGBTQ identities and her experiences as a queer artist!

Tuesday, May 7th
What’s Your Pride Moment?
11am-2pm
MU Quad
Share your Pride Moments, and tell everyone what Pride means to you! A video of OSU Pride Moments will be shown at the Drag Show.

Free Rapid HIV Testing
12-3pm
CAPS (5th Floor Snell Hall)

Get Out!
5:30-7pm
MU 208
Get Out! is a life size interactive game that illustrates the challenges of coming out and staying out for LGBTQ individuals, and aims to promote awareness and allyship.

Wednesday, May 8th
What’s Your Pride Moment?
11am-2pm
MU Quad
Share your Pride Moments, and tell everyone what Pride means to you! A video of OSU Pride Moments will be shown at the Drag Show.

Deconstructing Gender
6-7:30pm
Native American Longhouse
Come envision a world beyond gender. Join a dialogue which critically examines gender identity and gender expression.

Queer, Undocumented, and Unafraid
7-9pm
ILLC 155
Learn about the intersection of identities for undocumented LGBTQ folks.

Thursday, May 9th
Crossroads Within: Performances at the Intersection of Identity
7-9pm
Native American Longhouse
An exploration of intersections of identity and the role they play in our lives through multimedia performances and art.

Game Night
7-10pm
Pride Center
Come to the Pride Center for a night of fun, games, and food!

Queer Camp Out – Thursday, May 9th till Friday morning.

Queer Camp Out
10pm to Friday morning
MU Quad
Sleepover in the Quad! Bring your tents, jammies, games, snacks, and friends to have fun and camp out.

Friday, May 10th
Drag Race
12-1:30pm
MU Quad
If you need a last minute chance to get tickets for the Drag Show, come compete in an obstacle course while navigating getting into drag!

Drag Show
Show starts at 8pm
MU Ballroom
Get your FREE tickets to the Drag show starting Monday, May 6th in MU 103.

Students that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and their allies (LGBTQQIAA) find a home at the Pride Center.  The Center offers so many fabulous services for our community such as:

• Friendly office staff who are available to talk to, as well as help you connect with a variety of resources
• A library including over 1,000 books on LGBTQ history, health, religion, and more
• LGBTQ magazines and newspapers
• Public computers with free printing
• Resources to browse through and add information to, featuring categories such as:
  •  Scholarships targeting LGBTQ students, Housing/Roommates Wanted, Coming Out,  Events, General Information, LGBTQ Involvement at OSU, Local Resources, Health and much more!
• A safe and comfortable space for LGBTQQIAA students to hang out, study, eat lunch and learn about LGBTQ individuals.

For an unprecedented third year in a row, Oregon State received another perfect score for being one of the nation’s most gay-friendly campuses. OSU prides itself on the fact it is rated 5/5 stars on the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index.  Out of more than 300 campuses reported by the Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, OSU was amongst 16 American colleges and universities to be classified as a Premier Campus with the highest score of 5/5.

Thanks for reading…
CYN

The Rainbow Continuum is a student-fee funded organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQQI) students, and our allies at Oregon State University. As a social and educational group the Rainbow Continuum strives to create a welcoming and safe space for diverse communities to interact with and relate to one another; educate OSU about the experiences of the LGBTQQIA community; and refer students to the network of support structures and resources available to the LGBTQQIA community at OSU.

I know that Oregon State University prides itself in the fact it is rated 5/5 stars on the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. What I thought was interesting was that on their list of 171 schools, there are only twelve colleges/universities in the nation and one of only four institutions on the west coast that received the top honor.

Additionally, be sure to take a minute to review the OSU Pride Center website.

–mko