In 2016, President Barack Obama declared that June of each year will be known as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Join the Intercultural Center as we celebrate Pride with events that will focus on LGBTQ+ education, community building, and best practices for professionals!
Pride Community Social Hour: Anti-Capitalist Crafts
Thursday, June 1 | 4-6 p.m. | Room Elm 210B, SMC Campus Center (621 W. Lombard St.) | Register here for June 1
Rainbow capitalism, the act of using or adding rainbow colors and/or imagery to indicate progressive support for LGBTQ+ equality, but with little to no actual effort or result for the community, is nobody's friend. Come join Stonewall Pride, the LGBTQ+ staff and faculty affinity group, and the UMB Intercultural Center to make your own do-it-yourself, personalized Pride buttons, learn more about local and LGBTQ+-owned businesses, and say a big "heck no" to rainbow capitalism this Pride month.
Increasing LGBTQ+ Awareness and Allyship (101)
Tuesday, June 6 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual — Zoom | Register here for June 6
This workshop follows the multicultural counseling framework of developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and action to support the LGBTQ+ community. The goal of the workshop is to increase the participants’ awareness of their own biases and privileges, provide information on LGBTQ+ identities and experiences, develop skills to be an ally and move from tolerance to acceptance, and provide action steps and resources to continue to educate yourself. This training will be interactive and there will be time built in for discussion, so come ready to engage and ask questions.
Working with LGBTQ+ Clients and Patients (201)
Thursday, June 8 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual — Zoom | Register here for June 8
This workshop follows the multicultural counseling framework of developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and action to work clinically with LGBTQ+ clients. The goal of the workshop is to increase the participants’ awareness of their own biases and privileges, provide information on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people, develop skills to work with LGBTQ+ clients and patients in effective ways, and provide action steps to elevate social justice activism. This workshop will be interactive and there will be time built in for discussion, so come ready to engage and ask questions.
This training is best for folks who have a 101/baseline knowledge of the LGBTQ+ community and want to expand their awareness, knowledge, and skills to specifically support LGBTQ+ clients and patients.
The Table Dialogue: Pro and Anti Trans Legislation in the U.S.
Wednesday, June 21 | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual — Zoom | Register here for June 21
June's dialogue will focus on legislation impacting trans people in the United States, while also examining the shifting societal messages about trans people, from invisibility to hypervisibility.