The Rainbow Center invites you to attend the Out To Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community Lectures Series (OTL Lecture Series). The OTL Lecture Series is an academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression and sexuality. Join us […]
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Rainbow Center “Out to Lunch” series: Sex Without Sin (10/20)
The Rainbow Center invites you to attend the Out To Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community Lectures Series (OTL Lecture Series). The OTL Lecture Series is an academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression and sexuality. Join us […]
Cultural Fair (April 29)
Come join the Cultural Centers and Programs for a cultural fair! Free food, games, and prizes! This in-person event will be held on Friday, April 29th, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Rainbow Center will be holding a Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize those in the transgender community that we have lost throughout the year. We will have areas to invoke discussion, as well as an opportunity to place a kind gesture on the center wreath to be displayed for the year. Transgender Day of […]
Legally and Medically Trans
The Rainbow Center is hosting this once-a-semester event to provide resources for those undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Topic: Learning More about Different Processes for Transitioning. Date: November 16, 2021 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Format: In-Person, Rainbow Center Lounge, SU Building Guest Speakers: Attorney Matthew Kelley Britta Shute, FNP-BC
Gender Affirming Closet Kickoff
The Rainbow Center is thrilled to hold our annual Gender Affirming Closet Kickoff! The Gender Affirming Closet (GAC) was started by Lucas Brunt as an Individual Project in the Spring of 2020. It is now a permanent project taken on by the Rainbow Center to provide gender-affirming clothes and shapewear to those who need it. […]
Platonic Stargazing
The Rainbow Center will be hosting Platonic Stargazing, an event open to the UConn community that helps introduce our community of different identities on the asexual and aromantic spectrums. Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 5:00 – 7:30 PM Format: In-Person, Rainbow Center
Rainbow Center Art Gala
The Rainbow Center is pleased to announce our annual Art Gala! Each year, the Rainbow Center allows patrons to showcase their art in all forms at this event! Join us for a night of fun, festivity, and fine arts! Date: October 20, 2021 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Format: In-Person, Rainbow Center
InCHIP Lecture Series: LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
The Rainbow Center welcomes Jessica Fish, PhD, for her talk Future Direction in Understanding and Addressing Mental Health Among LGBTQ Youth, as part of the InCHIP Lecture series forum for researchers. Today’s LGBTQ youth come of age at a time of dynamic social and political change concerning LGBTQ rights and visibility yet remain vulnerable to […]
Why We’re Fighting About Sports
The Rainbow Center welcomes ESPN’s Katie Barnes to discuss the 2021 legislative session, which saw more bills filed that target the transgender community than ever before, and in many states, sports drove that conversation. This presentation will delve into this specific issue, pulling back the layers of what the legislation actually says, who it affects, […]