Queer Coalition sponsoring blood drive September 27

Image of blood bags in front of a rainbow

Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s sponsored affinity group for LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate students, is partnering with the American Red Cross to help meet hospitals’ urgent need for blood and blood products. The blood drive, which is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 11 a.m.-4p.m., will be held in the Rosa Parks Room in Watterson Towers.

Queer Coalition to hold Cultural Heritage Chats

Queer Coalition members pose for a group photo during last March's Trans Day of Visibility Sashay. Members are holding signs which read "Born this gay," "I'm rollin' with the LGBT," and "Trans rights."

Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, will be partnering with cultural heritage collections across campus this summer to explore queer history through an intersectional lens. Attendees can expect a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A. All are welcome to attend.

Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn to explore asexuality in media

Graphic of asexual pride flag (purple, white, gray, and black stripes). Cartoon faces are superimposed on the flag.

Are you unclear about what Asexuality is? Do you want to find out about ace representation in past and contemporary media? Join Queer Coalition and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for the final Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn of the semester on April 4 to enhance your understanding of this often misunderstood sexual orientation and investigate how popular culture contributes to and confounds acephobia.