Salvador Vidal-Ortiz of American University will address how the term Latinx has become both a source of solidarity and contention.
Latinx: Queer Brown Voices, October 30
Unit: LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute
Queertober at Illinois State University
Illinois State University’s Pride organization turns 50 this year. Students will celebrate ISU Pride and Queertober with events throughout the month in honor of Coming Out Day.
Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium, March 22
Qwo-Li Driskill will give an address titled “Performing Revolution, Scholarship, and Decolonial Practice” at the Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium on Friday, March 22.
LGBTQ+ literacy advocates, authors of Reading the Rainbow, to speak March 6
Caitlin Ryan and Jill Hermann-Wilmarth, co-authors of the book Reading the Rainbow, will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
Jessica Lynn to bring message of transgender acceptance, September 26
Transgender advocate and activist Jessica Lynn will bring her message of acceptance for gender non-conforming people to Illinois State University.
Conference explores social, ethnic, racial boundaries, February 9-10
Illinois State University will host a two-day conference to explore how people see race and ethnicity in the current political climate.
Slaying our dragons: She Kills Monsters battles homophobia and loss
Director Paul Dennhardt talks about the compassion, passion, and humor of the fantasy-comedy-drama.
Queertalks: Sexual politics and religion in Haiti, November 2
Erin Durban-Albrecht will present “Religious Sexual Politics in Haiti: Vodou, Catholicism, and Protestantism” at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, at the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute.
Queertober celebrates LGBTQ students
ISU Pride will host a series of events throughout the month of October to celebrate Queertober.
QUEERtalks: Arab futurism and queer cosmic utopias, October 6
Ronak Kapadia will present “Outer Views, or Palestine in the Sky: Arab Futurisms, Atmospheric Warfare, and Queer Cosmic Utopias” for QUEERtalks on October 6.
