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Fall 2024 Events Calendar

LGBTQ+ Student, Faculty, and Staff Mixer

Thursday, September 19  |2 to 03:30 p.m. | Pavilion Building, The Klien Cube
Welcome to the Fall 2024 Semester! Let’s kick off the semester right by building community with an informal get together with LGBTQ Students and Employees! No Dress code, just join us for some light refreshments and meet other Queer and Trans folks on campus.

Queer Student Union (QSU) Club Meetings

Mondays and Thursdays | 4 to 5:30 p.m. | Winnet Student Life Building, Room S2-08
Join the QSU on Mondays and Thursdays for club meetings for LGBTQ+ students run by LGBTQ+ students. Weekly meetings foster community, security and positivity for LGBTQ+ students on campus. Activities will vary weekly. Get involved by attending one or both of the weekly club meetings! 

Trans and Gender Nonconforming Faculty and Staff Support Group

Last Tuesday of the Month | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. | Winnet Student Life Building, Room S1-11A
This is a monthly drop-in social support group for trans and gender nonconforming faculty and staff. Get support, learn how to advocate for yourself and share your experiences with others who undestand. Topics will vary from month to month.

Trans and Gender Nonconforming Student Support Group

Thursdays | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. | Counseling Center, Room BG-07
This is a weekly drop-in social support group for trans and gender nonconforming students. Get support, learn how to advocate for yourself and share your experiences with others who understand. Topics will vary from week to week.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Wednesday, November 20 | 3 to 4 p.m. | Bonnell Circle
Join us for a flag raising and vigil to honor those lost to anti-trans violence. 

LGBTQ+ History Month

Celebrate Bisexuality Day

Monday, Sept. 23 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Bonnell Lobby

Stop by our table in the Bonnell Lobby for the first installment of our awareness tabling series. Learn more about Bisexual and Pansexual identities or just grab a Bi or Pan pride flag.

Lesbi-honest: A Discussion About Labels

Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 1 to 2:30pm | Winnet Building, Room S2-03, or RSVP to join us on Zoom

Oct. 8 is International Lesbian Day, and we're inviting you to join us for a roundtable discussion about identity labels. Learn what labels mean to people of different experiences and generations without gatekeeping. This event is open to everyone, but we ask that allies observe rather than participate. Can't join us in person? This discussion will be livestreamed on the CCP Student Development YouTube channel.

Chosen Family: LGBTQ + Student Experience Fair

Thursday, Oct 10 | 5 to 6 p.m. | Black Box Lobby

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month during Transfer Month. Transferring is easier with chosen family! Meet a few of the schools that support CCP LGBTQ+ transfer students. Representatives from the offices and clubs that support LGBTQ Student will be on hand to meet with you. Stop by and stay for the 7th Annual Coming Out Night Drag Show!

7th Annual Coming Out Night Drag Show

Thursday, Oct. 10 | 6 to 7:30pm | Bonnell Building, Black Box Theater

We are back with our longest running annual event! Join us for the 7th Annual Coming Out Night Drag Show. We will be featuring some of the best drag talent in Philadelphia plus a student runway contest. Dress to impress and get ready for a night of drag excellence. This event will also be livestreamed on
the CCP Student Development YouTube channel.

International Pronouns Day

Tuesday, Oct. 15 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Pavilion Building

Stop by our table in the Pavilion Building for the next installment of our awareness tabling series. This week, we are celebrating International Pronouns Day. Join us to learn more about pronouns, pick up a pronoun pin of your own, and learn more about our new awareness campaign!

Fluid: Gender Expression Through Art Panel

Monday, Oct. 21 | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. | Winnet Building, Room S2-03

It’s Genderfluid Visibility Week, and we're inviting you to join us for a panel featuring gender expansive artists using their art for gender exploration and expression. This panel discussion features multidisciplinary artists throughout Philadelphia who have something to say about gender. This event will also be livestreamed on the CCP Student Development YouTube channel.

Impact of LGBTQ legislation: Philadelphia, PA and Beyond

Featuring Councilmember Rue Landau
Tuesday, Oct. 22 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Winnet Student Life Building, Room S2-03

The purpose of this event is to highlight the impact of current LGBTQ legislation in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in relation to people's well-being (mental health, proclivity toward substance use). Co-sponsored by the Office of Collegiate Recovery.

This event will also be livestreamed on the CCP Student Development YouTube channel.

Queer Eye: Grady's Garden Edition

Tuesday, Oct. 22 | 3 to 4:30 p.m. | Grady's Garden

Join the MarcDavid LGBTQ Center, Queer Student Union (QSU) and Grady's Garden as we beautify the freshly planted garden plots with colorful signage. Help us give back to the CCP Community, and fill Grady's Garden with color!

Halloween Open Mic

Monday, Oct. 28 | 4 to 5:30 p.m. | Pavilion Building, Klein Cube

Join the MarcDavid LGBTQ Center and Queer Student Union (QSU) for the 2nd annual Halloween Open
Mic. Share your music, poetry, spoken word, dance and drag talents—all types of performance art
are welcome. Just sign up with the QSU and show us what you’ve got!

Ace (Asexual Awareness) Week

Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Pavilion Building

Stop by our table in the Pavilion for our third installment of our awareness tabling series. This week we are celebrating Asexual Awareness Week, better known as Ace Week. Learn more about Asexual and Aromantic identities, and pick up some Ace and Aro pride swag.

November 2024 Events

Transgender Awareness Week

Wednesday, Nov. 13 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Pavilion Building, First Floor

Kickoff Transgender Awareness Week at our table in the Pavilion Building. We will have educational materials about issues impacting the trans community and plenty of trans pride swag!

TDoR Flag Raising & Vigil

Wednesday, Nov. 20 | 3 to 4 p.m. |  Bonnell Flag Pole

In honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we will be holding a flag raising and vigil to honor, mourn and remember those lost to anti-trans violence. This event will also be livestreamed on the CCP Student Development YouTube channel.

December 2024 Events

World AIDS Day Info Fair

Monday, Dec. 2 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Winnet Lobby

Don't miss your chance to get accurate information about HIV and AIDS from GALAEI, a local organization which provides services, support and advocacy for all QTBIPOC communities. 

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