National Coming Out Week
Celebrate National Coming Out Week with us! We have various workshops, panels and other activities planned throughout the week that you won't want to miss. Check them out below and head to our website to learn more.
Monday, Oct. 10
BECOMING AN AACC LGBT ALLY
Come and augment your knowledge of the LGBTQ community and learn how to provide effective support to your LGBTQ students and colleagues. This workshop will explore the importance of understanding LGBTQ history, challenges, culture and community to provide allyship to LGBTQ members. Noon-1 p.m. CADE Room 219
FAITH/SPIRITUALITY PANEL WITH LGBTQ AFFIRMING SPIRITUAL LEADERS
Religious leaders from various denominations will discuss using religious texts and dogma for LGBTQ affirmation and support. Join us for this panel of Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Episcopal and Protestant leaders to discuss faith and LGBTQ. 3-4 p.m. CADE Room 219/Zoom
Tuesday, Oct. 11
COMMUNITY QUILT
Join the Radical Knitting Club for a quilt-making workshop and discussion as part of AACC’s celebration of Coming Out Week. The workshop, rooted in the idea of art as activism, will lead you through the creation of your own small quilt block. You’ll be invited to include your quilt block in the larger AACC Community Quilt, a multiyear community art project that will collect and assemble individually made quilt blocks created in workshops throughout the year that are held in conjunction with AACC’s diversity programming. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CADE 205
COMING OUT PANEL
Gay-Straight Alliance members, AACC faculty and staff share stories of discovering and living in their LGBTQ identities. 1-2 p.m. Zoom - register online to attend
¿ESO ME HACE SONAR GAY?/DOES THIS MAKE ME SOUND GAY?
Recently, the idea of a “gayccent” has become a pop-culture phenomenon. However, studies have shown that an accent or "lisp" is not enough to clue listeners into a speaker’s supposed sexuality. If not the voice, what allows people to evaluate a speaker’s sexuality? Sit in on a journey through an analysis of real-life media clips and participant responses as we try to discover what really informs the way listeners perceive male sexuality in both English and Spanish. 7-8 p.m. Zoom – register online to attend
Wednesday, Oct. 12
GAME NIGHT
Join the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) for a night of gaming and making new friends! 7-9 p.m. Zoom – register online to attend
Thursday, Oct. 13
QUEER EYE FOR THE STEM MIND
Join AACC LGBTQ faculty and students in STEM fields to hear about the intersection of their identities and professional journeys in a panel discussion and Q&A. 2:30-3:30 p.m. HLSB Room 314/Zoom
Friday, Oct. 14
BECOMING AN AACC LGBTQ ALLY
Come and augment your knowledge of the LGBTQ community and learn how to provide effective support to your LGBTQ students and colleagues. This workshop will explore the importance of understanding LGBTQ history, challenges, culture and community to provide allyship to LGBTQ members. Noon-1 p.m. Zoom - register online to attend