Pride 2025

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Our work and our joy, every day, are rooted in pride. Pride began as an uprising against homophobic, transphobic, classist, and racist violence over 50 years ago, and our existence spans as long as history itself. Pride has grown into a celebration of the strength, the community, and the deep resilience that is needed to survive and thrive in antagonistic times. Pride is a time for us to celebrate being together, deepen relationships, and remain united against injustice. This year's events are rooted in the historical context of what it means to be a liberated queer and trans person both then, now, and in the future.
Our events will also represent what Pride has grown into. As we have made incredible strides and progress toward liberation and branched from our roots in riots and uprising to incorporate celebration, we honor the legacies of our queer and trans elders with both our radical joy and resistance.

Pride events center LGBTQIA+ community and experiences while remaining open to all members of the Dartmouth community.

Pride is planned by a student committee, with support from the Office of Pluralism and Leadership. This year's committee was co-chaired by Elaisa Feliz '28, Linden Schaefer '25, and another '28. This year's logo was created by Emma Hwang '28.

This slate of events is possible through support across campus, including funding from the Special Programs and Events Committee (SPEC) and Institutional Diversity and Equity (IDE).
 

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Friday April 4th from 12pm-1pm
Location: Collis 218
Hosted by OPAL and co-sponsored by Dartmouth's Philosophy Department
Register here at dartgo.org/qsa

Join OPAL for lunch with Duke Professor Kevin Richardson! Professor Richardson is self-described as an old-school systematic metaphysician in a new-school specialized world. He centers queer/trans themes and social justice in his research and is the author of a forthcoming book, "The End of Binaries: How Gender and Sexuality Come in Degrees". You can learn about Professor Kevin Richardson here.

Professor Richardson is visiting to give a talk sponsored by Dartmouth's Philosophy Department called "Sexual Orientation: What is it? What do we want it to be?" in the Rockefeller Center 1930s Room from 3:30-5:00pm, also on April 4th. Click here to see more details about Professor Richardson's talk.

Thursday, April 10th at  9pm
Location: Collis Common Ground
Hosted by Collis Governing Board

Grab up to 5 friends, enemies, or strangers and put together a team for Pride x Trivia! There will be prizes, there will be food, and your knowledge will be tested.
 

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Saturday, April 12th from 5-7pm
Location: Triangle House
Hosted by Pride Committee and OPAL
Find more details at dartgo.org/qsa

House Party is an educational event that features literature, wellness activities, queer films, rainbow crafts, games, and more. The event will consist of a community space to learn more about and interact with Queer identity, creating a welcoming space for intersectionality of identities, community celebration, and Queer history. 
 

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Monday, April 14th from 7:00pm-8:30pm
Location: One Wheelock
Hosted by Pride committee and Collis Governing Board's Microbrews
Register to perform at dartgo.org/qsa

Poetry is a literary art commonly used for self expression, social activism, and political activism.  In collaboration with Collis Governing Board's Monday Microbrews, Pride's poetry slam will be an opportunity for students to voice their beliefs and connect with the community around LGBTQIA+ issues and experiences. With a primary focus in educating students about the community's history, this creates a full circle to our theme as we will be learning about the community through students, their roots and art. Sign up in advance by clicking here to confirm your performance!

Wednesday, April 16th at 4 pm
Location: Dartmouth Softball Park
Hosted by OPAL and the Dartmouth Athletics softball team

Join OPAL and the Dartmouth Softball team to celebrate Pride! We'll have info and giveaways on your way into the field and stay tuned for special announcements.
 

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Friday, April 18th  9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Location: Collis Common Ground
Hosted by Collis After Dark 

Rainbow roller skating is one of PRIDE's most popular events! See Collis Common Ground transformed into a fun and funky roller rink and skate the night away with your friends. 
 

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Saturday, April 19th from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: Collis Common Ground
Hosted by the Pride Committee and OPAL
Find more information at dartgo.org/qsa

Given that the majority of Proms nationwide are dominated by heteronormative traditions and expectations, students wanted to recreate an opportunity for college students to relive their high school prom in a space that celebrates their identities. Queer Prom will offer a space that's open to all to celebrate queer identities with music, dance, food, and queer positivity.
 

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Monday, April 21st from 12:45pm-1:45pm
Location: Haldeman 041
Hosted by the Pride Committee and OPAL
Register at dartgo.org/qsa

This event will be a lecture with the purpose of educating students about the trans community, history, and legislation that has and is being passed in connection to the community. 
Our keynote speaker and MC of the event is Erin Reed, an American journalist and trans rights activist. She is well known for her creation of the Anti-Trans Risk Assessment map, using data to bring awareness to the range of state-wide risk that exists on trans adults and youth. At the event, Erin Reed will speak for forty-five minutes about trans legislation and the community's history. This fulfills our theme's purpose of educating people about trans roots and encouraging them to be prideful of all the work that has gotten us here now.

Breakfast with Erin Reed is a limited invitation event. Please reach out to Pride staff and co-chairs with any questions. 
 

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Tuesday, April 22nd 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Shabazz Mural Room
Hosted by the Pride and Caribbean Carnival committees, with support from OPAL
Find more information at dartgo.org/qsa

"Visible: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora" was filmed by Max-Arthur Mantle and published in 2018. This documentary speaks on the intersectionality of identifying as Caribbean and LGBTQ+ in the North American diaspora. This screening will provide Dartmouth students, outside of their association with the Caribbean and the LGBTQ+ community, to grasp what it means to live in a heteronormative world. Furthermore, this event will globalize our theme: "Roots of Pride," as it does not only apply to the community in the United States, but the entire world.
 

Sunday, April 27th 11 am - 1 pm
Location: Triangle House
Hosted by Triangle House and OPAL
Register at dartgo.org/qsa

Join Triangle House for their annual Pride Brunch! Dartmouth's LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community regularly hosts brunch for residents, but this new tradition welcomes folks from across campus to get in on the fun and community building. 
 

Saturday, May 3rd at 8 pm
Location: Kemeny Courtyard
Hosted by the House of Lewan

The House of Lewan's annual spring term show - come through for divas, drag, and looks to die for. 
 

Thursday, May 8th from 6 - 8 pm
Location: To be announced
Hosted by OPAL
Submit award nominations here by April 25th
Register to attend here.

Lavender Gala is an unapologetic celebration of graduating students, individuals, and organizations that make the Dartmouth community vibrant through their work in and around LGBTQIA+ community.  This year's event is a twist on a longstanding tradition, with an open invitation to students across all Dartmouth schools and the inclusion of music and dancing to infuse more queer joy. Any graduating student who wishes to receive public recognition and a rainbow tassel will be invited to do so.
Please nominate emerging leaders, exceptional individuals, and committed organizations - this event and these nominations are open to all across campus. 

Students, faculty, and staff are in constant motion and adding in new, exciting events, so this website will be updated intermittently throughout the term. If you need up-to-date information, please check dartgo.org/qsa for flyers and registration links or contact planning leads:

Arrow Hill at Arrow.Hill@dartmouth.edu

Angélique Bouthot at angelique@dartmouth.edu.