Queer History Celebration & Trans Week of Visibility 2024

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Friday, September 20th, 2024 from 3-6pm
Triangle House

Join Triangle House for an afternoon of celebration as we recognize the 10 year anniversary of Triangle House and welcome folks back for Fall Term! There will be a barbeque (as well as vegan options), massage and acupuncture, friendship bracelets and swag, and information about student orgs, resources, and upcoming Fall events. Don't forget to check out the raffle, with a body care kit from Butters Hygienics, a safer sex kit from Butters Hygienics, and QHC/TWOV sweatshirt as prizes!
 

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Thursday, September 26th, 5:00pm & 7:45 pm
Loew Auditorium
Tickets and more information

Hosted by HOP Films, and Telluride at Dartmouth

When Will Ferrell's good friend Harper Steele comes out as a trans woman, they embark on a cross-country road trip to discover more about each other and reintroduce Harper to the world as her true self. This documentary film highlights the importance of allyship and visibility in relation to the trans community, and centers both moments of joy and hardship–taking the audience along for the ride.

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Field Hockey
September 21st, 12pm  |  Dartmouth vs Harvard  |  Chase Field
Free admission

Women's Rugby
September 28th, 11am  |  Dartmouth vs. Sacred Heart  |  Brophy Field
Free admission

Women's Soccer
October 9th, 7pm  |  Dartmouth vs. Harvard  |   Burnham Field
Free admission for Dartmouth students with ID
Women's soccer tickets for purchase

Volleyball
October 18th, 7pm  |  Dartmouth vs. Brown  |  Leede Arena
Free admission
 

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October 2024
Still North Bookstore (3 Allen St, Hanover, NH)
dartgo.org/queersnorth

Visit Still North Bookstore during October for a reflective and LGBTQIA+ affirming space, complete with a book display, bookmarks, and special "Pay it No Mind" latte. The latte features house-made lavender syrup, crushed pistachios, and lavender buds. A masterfully-crafted booklist that uplifts LGBTQIA+ voices and experiences can also be found online and at in-store displays. Centering joy, reflection, and education, Still North is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and allies this October and year-round.

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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024 from 7-8:30 pm
Collis 303
Hosted by OPAL's Latine and Caribbean Student Advising and LGBTQ+ Student Advising
 

At this collaborative event, we'll discuss pillars in our communities while decorating pillar jars. Infuse your jar with colors that reflect your identity, infuse your jar with scents, or make one for a friend. A few community pillars or icons that will be highlighted during this program hold intersecting identities in both the LGBTQ and Latine/Hispanic/Caribbean communities.

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Thursday, October 10th, 2024 from 6:30-8pm
Triangle House
dartgo.org/q-dinner

At this event, we will be in community with one another for a casual dinner. There will be an option to learn about opportunities to get involved in LGBTQIA+ centered advocacy on and off campus. Dinner will be provided, and dietary needs will be accommodated for those who register.

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Friday, October 11th, 2024

National Coming Out Day is an annual celebration, occurring on October 11th, that calls awareness LGBTQIA+ identities and communities. It has been celebrated annually since 1988, when it was founded by Robert Eichberg (a psychologist and strong proponent of LGBTQIA+ rights) and Jean O'Leary (an openly lesbian political activist and founder of Lesbian Feminist Liberation).

Eichberg and O'Leary wanted to embrace positivity in response to anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric and actions, and believed that homophobia and the stigmatization of queer identities thrives in silence and isolation from community. National Coming Out Day was part of their solution, drawing awareness and visibility to the LGBTQIA+ community, and allowing for excitement and community-building rather than shame and stigmatization.

While not everyone has the privilege of being able to live out, proud, and visible in their LGBTQIA+ identities–under the umbrella of the LGBTQIA+ community, every individual holds identities that intersect with power and oppression differently, which leads to them experiencing that privilege in different ways–representation and visibility can be uniquely healing and powerful in finding support and community. On the importance of visibility, Eichberg said: "Most people think they don't know anyone gay or lesbian, and in fact, everybody does. It is imperative that we come out and let people know who we are and disabuse them of their fears and stereotypes." (1993)

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Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 at 6 pm
Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry - Mural room
Hosted by OPAL's Black and Pan-African Student Advising and LGBTQIA+ Student Advising

Join OPAL staff and students as we collaborate across Black and Pan-African Student Advising and LGBTQIA+ Student Advising to explore community intersections by watching a film or show and discussing it together. After watching a depiction of Black queer life, we'll talk about how themes from the piece show up "beyond the frame" and out in real life such as race, gender, sexuality, and how these impact our community building and our wellbeing. Food provided!

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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, from 6-8pm
Rauner Special Collections Library (6065 Webster Ave)
Open to all

In this event, students and staff will have the opportunity to view Rauner's artifacts documenting queer history and the evolution of what it has meant to be queer/LGBTQ+ aligned through the years.
Hosted in collaboration with the LGBTQIA+ Employee Network: come grab some food and connect with queer students, faculty, and staff!
 

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Monday, October 28th, 2024 from 5 - 7 pm
The Triangle House at 4 N Park St
Registration required.

This party is intended to celebrate the launch of Affirm: Increasing Access to Gender Joy. This new program will reduce barriers and provide support for students interested in gender affirming items such as binders, gaffs, packers, wigs, and more. The full program information will be launched at this event. 

This celebration centers trans and nonbinary members of our community and the allied collaborators that have made this program possible. We will have food, celebration, and a short speaking program. 
 

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Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Register for this virtual session here.

Are you staff, faculty, or in student leadership? Would you want to know more about a new gender affirming resource on campus so you can refer your students and peers to it? Join us for a zoom webinar to review the basics of what Affirm: Increasing Access to Gender Joy is, how to refer students, what the application and intake process looks like, and the most important: learning how it serves a critical need on campus. 

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Friday, October 25th, 2024, at 8pm
Sarner Underground
 

Join us for a lightly Halloween themed comedy show featuring comedians from NYC's t4t Comedy Show. Co-hosted by Sunny Laprade and Riylan Mills with performances by GG Generally and Carson Olshansky, attend for an evening of laughter and excitement!

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This year marks the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). Founded formally in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in honor of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts, this day is dedicated to the transgender people whose lives have been lost due to transphobia and anti-trans violence.

As this day falls outside the term, we will host passive programs to honor and recognize those lost and increase awareness while respecting the needs of students while in finals.