LGBTQ+ History Month
October 1 - 31
Join us for Virginia Tech’s 2021 LGBTQ+ History Month. Learn where we’ve come from, where we are, and where we are headed. Featuring events with the Black Cultural Center, Black Organizations Council, Cook Counseling Center, American Indian and Indigenous Community Center, El Centro, and College of Arts and Human Sciences.
LGBT History Month is anannual month-long observance in October of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. During this month of events, we also acknowledge: International Pronouns Day, Asexual Awareness Week, Spirit Day, Intersex Awareness Day, and National Coming Out Day.
Monday, October 3rd
Queer Movie Monday:
Paris is Burning (1990)
6:30pm EST | Newman Multipurpose Room
Thursday, October 6th
Trans & 2Spirit: a Moderated Conversation with Rey Resendez
6pm EST | Graduate Life Center Auditorium
Co-sponsored by: HokiePRIDE, El Centro, & the American Indian and Indigenous Community Center
Friday, October 7th
Women’s Center Sapphic Cinema Presents: But I‘m a Cheerleader (1990) Screening
6pm EST | Women’s Center Lower Level
Monday, October 10th
Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Charlie Amáyá Scott
6pm EST | Newman Multipurpose Room
Attend Virtually: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/81316856844
Co-sponsored by: the American Indian and Indigenous Community Center
Tuesday, October 11th
Q*nnection Lunch & Learn: Cubby and Queer Media Creation
12pm EST | Brush Mountain A & B
Thursday, October 13th
Free & Confidential STI Testing
10am-3pm EST | Brush Mountain A & B
Friday, October 14th
Free & Confidential STI Testing
10am-3pm EST | Brush Mountain A & B
Lavender House Ribbon-Cutting
2:30pm EST | O’Shaughnessy Hall
Homecoming Parade
7pm EST | The route will go down Washington Street, Main Street, Alumni Mall, and end with the Drillfield spirit rally & concert.
Wednesday, October 19th
International Pronouns Day
11am-4pm | LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place with Neema Avashia
6pm EST | Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89847773272
Co-sponsored by the Asian Cultural Engagement Center
Friday, October 21st
Women’s Center Sapphic Cinema Presents: Fear Street: Part 1 - 1994 (2021) Screening
6pm EST | Women’s Center Lower Level
Sunday, October 23rd
Old Southwest Walking Tour in Roanoke
2pm | Highland Park Fountain
Tuesday, October 25th
The Life of a Wartime Celebrity: Margaret Chung with Judy Wu
6pm EST | Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/83048968326
Co-sponsored by the Asian Cultural Engagement Center
Friday, October 27th
HokiePRIDE Halloween
7pm EST | Newman Multipurpose Room
LGBTQ+ History Month was established in 1994 to recognize and celebrate significant historical moments for people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ or queer community. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact Dr. Ashleigh (Bing) Bingham at anbingham@vt.edu or call (540) 231-3533