Starr Career Center presents

RBC Capital Markets’ LGBTQ+ Sophomore Insights Program

What is the LGBTQ+ Sophomore Insights Program?
RBC Capital Markets is committed to fostering workplace diversity and inclusion. Our LGBTQ+ Sophomore Insights Program aims to provide a supportive platform for early insights, development, and mentorship to a highly selective group of LGBTQ+ sophomore students interested in pursuing a career in investment banking, corporate banking, sales & trading, research or technology through high-touch virtual and in-person development sessions, culminating in early interviews for our Summer 2023 internships.

Qualifications:

• You are a full-time sophomore student (graduating in December 2023 or Spring 2024)
• You are interested in pursuing a full-time career in investment banking, sales & trading, research or technology
• You are able to join us the summer of your Junior year
• Your cumulative GPA is a minimum of 3.4

What’s in it for you?
A four month program consisting of virtual learning and development sessions designed by and for LGBTQ+ professionals, with the goal of exposing you to the many areas within RBC Capital Markets and to provide a comprehensive understanding of our organization as well as the finance industry more broadly.

• An assigned mentor to help you navigate the organization and guide your career
• An invaluable network of driven, ambitious like-minded professionals
• The opportunity to interview early for our Summer 2023 internship program

Selection Process and Next Steps:
Following the deadline, applications will be reviewed by a team of RBC Capital Markets professionals. Select applicants will then be invited to interview by telephone. The program is slated to kick off in late October/ early November 2021.

While the program is primarily virtual, we hope to host an on-site summit in the new year. RBC will cover hotel expenses for any program participants traveling from out of state.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
RBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the application process are available upon request.

If interested, please apply on Starr Search (Job ID# 151181) and follow the instructions within the posting.

Resume submission deadline is September 30 at 11:59 pm.

CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy

The CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy is facilitated by distinguished Prof. James Vacca from Queens College and will focus on political advocacy, policy development, community organizing, and civic engagement. Students accepted into this program will be offered leadership training, mentoring, the ability to interact with influential leaders and activists in the LGBTQI+ community, stipends, and more. For more information and the application, click Tinyurl.com/LBTQIAA-21-22.

The CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy will take place from October 15, 2021 – April 29, 2022. ​

The deadline to apply is September 30, 2021.

Project Connect at Apicha Presents GAYme

A Mentorship Program for students who identify as Asian and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQ+, are 18-24 years old, and will be in NYC from 9/2021-4/2022.

• New to NYC?
• Need advice on living your best queer API life?
• Just want to meet other API LGBTQ+ New Yorkers?

Join our mentorship program, GAYme! Email ichang@apicha.org

To learn more about Apicha go to: www.apicha.org

You can follow Project Connect at:  www.facebook.com/APICHAProjectConnect

Graduate Pride Society Bi-Weekly Hang-Out

Please join us every other Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. EDT

Hang Out with Graduate Pride Society

September 15, 2021
September 29
October 13
October 27
November 10
November 24
December 8

In My Mind presents
LGBTQ+ People of Color Mental Health Conference
October 7 & 8, 2021
VIRTUAL and FREE

Featuring LGBTQ+ Youth of Color, with the theme,
“Youth Mental Wellness – Resilience In Uncertainty”
(chosen by one of In My Mind’s youth planners).

Along with entirely young LGBTQ+ people of color speakers, including a 2Spirit youth, this year’s Conference features:

• Native American 2Spirit Youth to open and close the Conference with Ancestral Invocations on Oct 7.
• Three Breakout Sessions with six presentations in each (Callen-Lorde returns to provide CEUs for LCSWs and LMSWs, who can receive up to 3 CEUs toward their license).
• a Virtual Artists Gallery – to showcase LGBTQ+ people of color artists (we know our community has artists who use art as their expression, to cope with their mental health, and often, do not have outlets to show their work). Artists with pieces for sale will receive 100% of the value when sold.
• Virtual Specialty Breakouts – Guided Meditation and Yoga – provided by Bhavna virtually from Mauritius; Drumming (provided by LGBT Kwanzaa Community of NYC); and Dance/Exercise – provided by Cesar Pina – for anyone who wants to step away from the Conference.
• A Panel Discussion hosted and facilitated by The James Beard Foundation on “Decolonizing Your Plate” with a chef, a farmer and a nutritionist.
• Listening Sessions for a Research Project DBGM and The New School University are conducting, the beginning of a series in the coming months.
• Music/performances by students from the Juilliard School.
• A Performance/Entertainment Segment in the evening, to close the Conference, on Oct 8.

Visit the Conference’s website for our program.

• We invite artists to exhibit (you will need to send digital copies of your work); sign up to exhibit your art at the Conference
• We invite performers/entertainers (any performance style, genre); sign up to perform at the Conference

Please register at www.inmymindconference.com

• Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum – Baruch’s undergraduate LGBTQIA+ student organization.
• Graduate Pride Society – Baruch’s graduate LGBTQIA+ student organization.
• LGBTQIA Resource Center – A safe space for Baruch’s LGBTQIA+ students located in NVC 3-216 (not currently open).
• LGBTQ+ Job Search 101 – Video of a Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Career Services CUNY-wide presentation.
• Newman Library Guides – Selected LGBTQ resources available in the Newman Library.
• LGBTQI+ CUNY Council – The LGBTQI+ CUNY Council is a collective of CUNY campus representatives who collaboratively work to celebrate, support, and advocate for LGBTQI+ students, faculty, and staff CUNY-wide. Students, faculty, and staff can contact their campus representative to share information about LGBTQI+ activities and events, gain support on their campus, and champion issues and advocate for change for the LGBTQI+ community. Baruch Campus Representative: Gary Dillon, PhD
• Student Emergency Grants – Through generous donations from alumni, outside agencies, foundations, and other individual on- and off-campus donors, Baruch College is pleased to provide emergency grants to its students who are beset by financial difficulties.
• Immigration Lawyer Consultation – A free service for Baruch students brought to you by Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Student Assembly, and the Office of Student Life.
• LGBTQ Alumni & Allies – A network for Baruch alumni and allies.
• Baruch Title IX – Baruch is committed to cultivating a culture where students, faculty, staff, administrators, and visitors, are able to learn and work in a safe environment, free from harassment and misconduct.

• Counseling Center
• Health Services
• Residence Life
• Office of Student Life
• Baruch Public Safety
• Student Disability Services
• Registrar
• Financial Aid
• Bursar

• Baruch Scholarships – Baruch’s scholarship information and application page.
• External Scholarships – CUNY’s resource page for external scholarships.

Also check under Announcements on this page for any special scholarship listings.

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) was founded in 1991 as the first university-based research center in the United States dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities. By sponsoring public programs and conferences, offering fellowships to individual scholars, and functioning as an indispensable conduit of information, CLAGS serves as a national center for the promotion of scholarship that fosters social change.

CUNY LGBTQI+ Leadership Program
The CUNY LGBTQI Student Leadership Program brings together undergraduate students within the CUNY system for a year-long leadership training experience. The purpose of the program is to cultivate the next generation of LGBTQI leaders. The program utilizes a social justice framework to engage student leaders in a variety of training, experiential, and mentoring activities.

The CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy is rooted in the belief that CUNY LGBTQI+ students, in all their diverse intersectionality, are uniquely positioned to take their rightful places among the next generation of leaders in government, industry, art & cultural institutions, science, finance and nonprofits that are critical to our city, state, and nation. With this in mind, the Academy will focus explicitly on identity and leadership development through political advocacy, policy development, community organizing, and civic engagement.

LGBTQ Studies
Diverse issues of lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) law, health, media, psychology, activism, and cultural production have risen to prominence nationally and globally, making the lives of LGBTQ people increasingly central to all social analysis. The City University of New York is committed to offering students the opportunity to develop careers in this dynamic and emerging field of inquiry through a variety of programs and courses, including the CUNY Baccalaureate (CUNY BA).

LGBTQ Courses
A sampling of some of the LGBTQ-inflected courses available across the CUNY campuses. Some are offered on a rotational basis. Please go to CUNY Class Search for current offerings and schedules.

CUNY Policies and Procedures

• CUNY LGBTQI+ Hub
• Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy
• Protecting The Rights of Transgender And Gender-Nonconforming Students
• Policies on Student Requests for Name and/or Gender Changes
• Preferred Name Request Form
• Gender Change Request Form
• Personal Data Change Request Form

General Healthcare

• NYC Health + Hospitals – NYC Health + Hospitals is committed to empowering Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) New Yorkers to live the healthiest life possible. This health system provides responsive, compassionate, and respectful care in a welcoming environment.
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center – Callen-Lorde provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBTQ health issues.

General Health Information

• NYC Health Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Resources – Resources for transgender and gender nonconforming people: gender-affirming medical care, HIV prevention and treatment, suicide prevention and crisis intervention and services for trans youth.
• Healthcare Bill of Rights – LGBT people suffer from stigma related health issues like smoking or mental health problems. When we fear a chilly welcome, we avoid doctors, which means we also don’t get well-person care like cancer screenings. The first step in breaking this chain is getting LGBT people in regular healthcare; this tool can help you be confident of your rights.
• HRC Healthcare Equality Index – Sets standards for promoting equitable and inclusive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer patients, and their families.

Mental Health

• NYC Well – NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.
• The Trevor Project – The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
• Gaylesta: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender & Sexual Diversity – Provides mental health services including therapist referrals, education and consultation.

Baruch and CUNY Food Access Resources

New York City/State Resources

Glassdoor​ – Lists out some affirming companies to work for and their reviews on Glassdoor, a job and recruiting site.

Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index​ – Lists out companies based on their equality across LGBTQ+ experiences.

Your Guide to Professional Attire – General tips, do’s and don’ts about dressing for an interview provided by Starr Career Development Center. (Text version available.)

Organizations

• Sylvia Rivera Law Project – The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence.
• LeGal (LGBT Bar NY) – Focused on the greater New York metropolitan area, LeGaL is dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community.
• New York Legal Assistance Group – Provides legal assistance to individuals and communities experiencing poverty, and to provide the highest quality free legal services to those who need an attorney.
• NYC Anti-Violence Project – Provides direct client services to LGBTQ & HIV-affected survivors of all forms of violence, including hate violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, pick-up violence, and institutional violence in all five boroughs of New York City.
• Immigration Equality – Works to secure safe haven, freedom to live openly, and equality for individuals and families in the LGBTQ community. Through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation, they advocate for immigrants and families facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
• National Center for Lesbian Rights – NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.
• Lambada Legal – Lambada Legal works to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
• Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund – TLDEF is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
• American Civil Liberties Union – The ACLU of New York is one of 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states’ priority civil rights issues.

General Legal Information

• LGBTQ+ Travel Information – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. Legal protections vary from country to country. Many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage. More than seventy countries consider consensual same-sex sexual relations a crime, sometimes carrying severe punishment.
• New York State Division of Human Rights – The Division of Human Rights was created to enforce the Human Rights Law, which affords every citizen “an equal opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life.” This law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, credit, places of public accommodations, and non-sectarian educational institutions, based on age, race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status, and other specified classes.
• File a complaint with the Division of Human Rights – If someone feels they have been discriminated against they can file a complaint with the Division of Human Rights.

Know Your Rights

• Know Your Rights – A guide for the LGBTQ+ community on New York State Human Rights Law.
• Lambada Legal – Legal rights for those who identify as LGBTQ+ persons in the workplace, those living with HIV, in court, transgender, or teens/young adults.
• Stopped by Police – An ACLU guide on handling police encounters. (Also in Spanish)
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project – Tips for trans people dealing with cops and jail. (Also in Spanish)

Updating Forms of Identification

• How to change your name (NY)
• Updating your driver’s license (NY)
• Updating your birth certificate (NY)
• Updating your Social Security Card
• Updating your passport

LGBTQ Guide of Services and Resources by the New York City Comptroller (2019)

• Housing Works – Housing is available to eligible individuals living with HIV; people of transgender experience living with HIV; single men and women with active substance use issues; HIV-positive single women recently released from a correctional setting; and HIV-positive unstably housed LGBTQ youth (18-24). We also offer supportive, affordable housing for families where the head-of-household is living with HIV.
• NYC Housing Connect – New Yorkers’ portal to find and apply for affordable housing opportunities across the five boroughs of New York City.
• NYCHA – Public housing is government-owned housing that is available to certain low-income individuals and families through the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
• Section 8/Rental Subsidy Programs – Section 8, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, provides federal funding for subsidies that help eligible low-income families rent decent, safe, and affordable housing in a neighborhood of their choice.

• The Audre Lorde Project – The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area.
• Brooklyn Community Pride Center – Brooklyn Community Pride Center provides services and support to the borough’s LGBTQ+ community through original programming and partnerships with other organizations.
• Identity House – Identity House is an all-volunteer community that provides counseling services to support and encourage LGBTQ+ adults who are working through issues around sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, including among other things alienation, relationships, and family.
• The Center: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center – New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center empowers people to lead healthy, successful lives. The Center celebrates our diversity and advocates for justice and opportunity.
• Rainbow Heights Club – Rainbow Heights Club, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a support and advocacy program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers of mental health services. We provide socialization, peer support, and a safe place to take the next step on the road to emotional recovery and wellness.
• NYC Unity Project – The NYC Unity Project—which is the first-ever focused, citywide commitment to supporting and empowering LGBTQ young people—is a key part of that commitment.

• Pride Basketball League NYC (Women’s+ Division) – The New York City Gay Basketball League provides a safe and welcoming environment free from harassment and discrimination for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community to play basketball and build camaraderie.
• Pride Basketball League NYC (Men’s+ Division) – The PBLNYC strives to promote positive values in our community and continues to fight to eliminate any negative stereotypes associated with LGBTQIA+ athletics. Most importantly, the league is a fun way to meet great people in the community. With advanced and recreational divisions, there’s something for every level of player.
• Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club (Men’s+ Division) – We are a gay-inclusive rugby team. Our focus is to create an environment for gay athletes to compete. Gotham competes with non-gay teams in the tri-state as well as in international gay tournaments where we are one of the top five teams in the world.
• Gotham Volleyball – Founded in 1981, Gotham Volleyball is an LGBTQ sports league whose mission is to build community through the sport of volleyball. We offer league play, training, open plays, and tournaments from the beginning to advanced levels.

What is Sexual Orientation? LGBTQ+

Sex Assigned at Birth and Gender Identity: What Is The Difference?

Expressing Myself. My Way.

My Friend is Transgender

5 Tips for Being an Ally

• COMING OUT: A Handbook for LGBTQ Young People (The Trevor Project)
• Black and LGBTQ: Approaching Intersectional Conversations (The Trevor Project)
• Negrx y LGBTQ: Sobre Conversaciones Interseccionales (The Trevor Project)
• Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health (The Trevor Project)
• How to Support Bisexual Youth (The Trevor Project)
• A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (The Trevor Project)
• Protect Your Space and Well-being on Instagram (The Trevor Project)
• LGBT Dictionary (Baruch’s Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum – G.L.A.S.S.).
• LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language (The Safe Zone Project)

Reaching out MBA (ROMBA) Conference Competitions

Reaching out MBA

Consulting Case Competition
The 20th annual LGBT+ MBA case competition, sponsored by Bain & Co., is an opportunity for LGBT+ graduate students to showcase their analytical, presentation, and strategic skills to judges comprised of professionals from Reaching Out’s various consulting corporate partners. All entrants must be LGBT+ or active ally MBAs/graduate students who are registered to attend the 2021 ROMBA Conference – either virtually or in person.

• 1st Place Award: $5,000
• 2nd Place Award: $2,500
• 3rd Place Award: $1,000

Registration Deadline: Once 24 applications are received or by September 14, 2021.
Case Sent to Teams: September 15, 2021
Material Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM PT, September 26, 2021
Competition Date: October 2, 2021

M&A Case Competition
The 7th Annual M&A Case Competition, sponsored by Credit Suisse, provides participants the opportunity to experience the role of investment bankers in a mergers & acquisition scenario – and to walk away with the $2,500 prize!
Entrants will demonstrate their analytical and presentation skills before a prestigious panel of judges. All entrants must be LGBT+ or active ally MBAs or graduate students who are registered to attend the 2021 ROMBA Conference – either virtually or in person.

• 1st Place Award: $2,500

Registration Deadline: September 7, 2021
Case Sent to Teams: September 8, 2021
Material Submission Deadline: September 17, 2021
Finalists Notified: September 24, 2021
Finalist Presentations: October 2, 2021

Startup Pitch Competition
Reaching Out MBA and StartOut are teaming up once again on the 10th annual ROMBA Startup Pitch Competition. The individual or team with the most promising new venture idea, as judged by a panel of leading investors and entrepreneurs, will walk away with bragging rights and $5,000. At least one member of your team must be registered as a current or alumnus LGBT+ MBA/graduate student and be in attendance for the 2021 ROMBA Conference (either virtual or in person).

• 1st Place Award: $5,000

Application Deadline: 11:59pm PT on September 12, 2021
Finalists Notified: September 17, 2021
Pitch Date: September 25, 2021

CUNY Launches New Initiatives to Support LGBTQI+ Students

New Advocacy Academy and Summer Internship Programs Provide Career Engagement Opportunities and Training for the LGBTQI+ Leaders of Tomorrow

University Marks Pride Month with Film Festival, Candidates Forums, Exhibits, and by Joining Lavender Graduation

The City University of New York is celebrating Pride Month with the launch of two innovative programs to support LGBTQI+ students with career engagement opportunities and leadership skill development that will help them succeed in a post-pandemic economy. CUNY is also hosting virtual events that reaffirm the University’s historic commitment to the LGBTQI+ community.

“As we celebrate Pride Month, the University reiterates its commitment to our LGBTQI+ students, faculty and staff for their ongoing contributions and tireless work to create safe and inclusive spaces for all,” said CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez. “These important new programs are vital to opening up doors and breaking down barriers so that LGBTQI+ students can gain the leadership and advocacy skills needed for public life as well as create important connections for their careers, all the while helping to ensure a more diverse and equitable post-COVID economy, one in which all groups are equally valued.”

Since the start of the Spring semester, the CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy has been training some 20 students from around the University to be future advocates and leaders within the LGBTQI+ community. The students were selected via an interview process and the non-credit certification course is taught by Jimmy Vacca, a former New York City Councilman from the Bronx, and focuses on a wide array of subjects that include community engagement, legislation and the role of lobbying, and an overview of LGBTQI+ history.

Last month, the CUNY LGBTQI+ Summer Internship program was launched with a virtual conference — attended by CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodríguez, industry leaders and the presidents of Baruch College, The City College of New York and LaGuardia Community College — to provide LGBTQI+ students career engagement opportunities in the private, cultural and nonprofit sectors. The LGBTQI+ Summer Internship program will officially launch its first cohort in summer 2022 with the recruitment process starting this fall.

Both programs benefited from the support of philanthropist Mitch Draizin, the founder and president of the Concordia Philanthropic Fund, who also participates in the LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy. Guest speakers for the CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy included Reggie Greer, a White House LGBTQ liaison/coordinator; Melissa Sklarz, a New York City trans activist, author and speaker; and Congressman Ritchie Torres, the first openly gay elected official in the Bronx.

“This class is all about developing the leaders of tomorrow,” said Vacca, a distinguished lecturer in the Urban Studies department at Queens College, and an alumnus of the college. “I’m all about mentoring. I’m all about giving students somewhere to go and someone to go to, who has experiences that they can benefit from.”

CUNY’s LGBTQI+ Council, a CUNY-wide committee of faculty and staff, also created a one-stop online tool, the CUNY LGBTQI+ Hub, collecting available resources in one centralized location and sending the message that CUNY is a safe environment in which to thrive. The Council’s mission is to ensure the visibility and inclusion of the entire spectrum of LGBTQI+ students, faculty and staff.

Celebrating Pride

This year’s Pride Month programming includes a variety of virtual celebrations, a film festival, two Lavender Graduations, among other events.

On Thursday, June 3, the CUNY Queens Consortium will hold its Virtual LGBTQI+ Pride Celebration from 7-8 p.m., for the second year in a row in lieu of the annual in-person Queens Pride Celebration in Jackson Heights. The Consortium, made up of the borough’s five CUNY campuses — Queens College, York College, LaGuardia Community College, Queensborough Community College and the CUNY Law School — will feature live music, student performances, drag numbers and cameo appearances from community leaders. This event is open to the public but registration required.

From June 21 to 25, Bronx Community College is hosting a University-wide Pride Film Festival, with a variety of LGBTQI+ themed films including: The Celluloid Closet, a 1995 documentary that explores how Hollywood historically portrayed LGBTQ characters in film (June 21, 5-7:30 p.m.); Prayers for Bobby, which tells the true story of a devout Christian mother who has to confront her faith after her gay son commits suicide (June 23, 5-7:30 p.m.); and All About My Mother, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, which tells the story of a nurse who eventually finds a surrogate family that includes a pregnant, HIV-positive nun and a transgender sex worker (June 25, 5-7:30 p.m.).

Bronx Community College and LaGuardia Community College will both participate in Lavender Graduation 2021, the annual ceremonyheld nationwide to honor LGBTQI+ students and to acknowledge and celebrate their achievements.BCC’s pre-recorded virtual Lavender Graduation will premiere on June 1. For information, contact: emalinda.mcspadden@bcc.cuny.edu. LaGuardia Community College’s Lavender Graduation will be held on June 16, from 2-4 p.m. The celebration includes student speakers and performances, and all are welcome to join in.

On June 25, Queens College will host the fourth annual CUNY Pridefest at Queens from 4-6 p.m., which will be livestreamed on YouTube. The event will feature drag performances, musical acts, a DJ and dancers. Festival-goers can capture their favorite moments with a virtual photo booth. This event is open to the public.

Other upcoming events include:

June 1 – Hunter College
Citywide Candidates Take on LGBTQ+ Issues:
5 p.m.

Roosevelt House is presenting the third in a series of 2021 Zoom election events, designed to give young and first-time voters the opportunity to explore policy issues with those running for office in the June 22 primaries. This event features a series of individual discussions with candidates seeking nomination for mayor and comptroller, who will field questions from the Hunter community on the issues they believe most directly impact New York’s LGBTQ+ community.

Participating candidates include mayoral hopefuls Art Chang, Kathryn Garcia and Fernando Mateo; and candidates for comptroller Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Zachary Iscol, Brad Lander, Alex Pan and Reshma Patel; moderated by Erin Mayo-Adam, director of the Roosevelt House LGBTQ Policy Center. For more information, go here.

June 8 – Hunter College
Candidates for City Council Take on LGBTQ+ Issues:
5 p.m.

This event focuses on New York City Council candidates who are seeking to maintain the Council’s LGBTQ+ representation as current LGBTQ+ Council members reach the end of their respective terms. Participating candidates include: Erik Bottcher (Manhattan); Marti Cummings (Manhattan); Crystal Hudson (Brooklyn); Kristin Richardson Jordan (Manhattan); Jeffrey Omura (Manhattan); Alfonso Quiroz (Queens); moderated by Roosevelt House LGBTQ Policy Center director Erin Mayo-Adam. For more information please go here.

June 9 – LaGuardia Community College 
Lavender Line: Coming Out in Queens 
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 

Join us for a history of Queens LGBTQ Activism. Hosted by LaGuardia’s LGBTQIA Safe Zone Hub and the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives.

June 24 – LaGuardia Community College
A Seat at the Table: LGBTQ Representation in New York Politics.

LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and the Commercial Photography Program will open the exhibit “A Seat at the Table: LGBTQ Representation in New York Politics.” Through oral history, video and photography, this exhibit explores the personal narratives and political experiences of 14 New York City LGBTQ elected officials in the City Council and state Legislature. Exhibition participants include New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, former NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Assembly Member Deborah Glick. For more information please go here.

Hunter College has also posted Pride Month presentations from previous years at Roosevelt House:

Fifty Years after Stonewall: What have we accomplished? Where do we go from here? (2019): Former Congressman Barney Frank, who for nearly two decades was the most prominent openly gay member of the House of Representatives, spoke with four Hunter students about the future challenges facing the movement for LGBTQ+ rights.

Ike’s Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert Cutler (2019): Veteran journalist Peter Shinkle discussed his biography of Robert Cutler, Dwight Eisenhower’s right‐hand man for national security — and a closeted gay man at the center of a gay love triangle. Shinkle spoke with Charles Kaiser, the former acting director of the LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House and author of The Gay Metropolis.

Remembering Larry Kramer (2020): A tribute to the late playwright and gay rights activist featuring Kramer’s authorized biographer Bill Goldstein, in conversation with Charles Kaiser.

The City University of New York is the nation’s largest urban public university, a transformative engine of social mobility that is a critical component of the lifeblood of New York City. Founded in 1847 as the nation’s first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has seven community colleges, 11 senior colleges and seven graduate or professional institutions spread across New York City’s five boroughs, serving 500,000 students of all ages and awarding 55,000 degrees each year. CUNY’s mix of quality and affordability propels almost six times as many low-income students into the middle class and beyond as all the Ivy League colleges combined. More than 80 percent of the University’s graduates stay in New York, contributing to all aspects of the city’s economic, civic and cultural life and diversifying the city’s workforce in every sector. CUNY’s graduates and faculty have received many prestigious honors, including 13 Nobel Prizes and 26 MacArthur “Genius” Grants. The University’s historic mission continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background.

Baruch LGBTQ Alumni and Allies Presents:
A Conversation with Best Bees, Inc.
Tuesday, June 29
5 pm – 6 pm

The Best Bees Company has been named one of the top 10 LGBTQ-led companies by the Boston Business Journal for the past 4 years. An 11 year old start up, Best Bees was launched by Noah Wilson-Rich and Sean Cahill with the vision to create an open and inclusive work environment while also making a tangible, positive impact on the environment, one beehive at a time. Their business focuses on installing and maintaining honey beehives on commercial and residential properties in urban centers across the U.S., including a second headquarters based in Queens, NY. Come hear how Best Bees promotes an inclusive culture, especially for the LGBTQ community, as well as about the business and science of beekeeping.

RSVP for A Conversation with Best Bees, Inc.

4th Annual CUNY Pridefest at Queens College
Friday, June 25
4pm – 6pm

Faculty, staff and students from CUNY’s (11) senior colleges, (7) community colleges and (7) honors and professional schools will celebrate their virtual pride this year with a celebration that includes exciting drag performances to entertain us, talented musical acts to keep the energy alive and more. Our DJ will be pumping, PRIDE dancers will be featured, and the festival-goers can capture their favorite moments with our virtual photo booth.

This event is open to the public, and registration is required.

This event is made possible through the generous support of the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson, and LaGuardia Community College/CUNY.

Co-sponsors: The Office of the President at Queens College, the Queens College Office of Student Development and Leadership, the CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives, the Women and Gender Studies Department at Queens College, the Queens College Student Association, the Arts Club at Queens College, the Queens College Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance/GLASA, and the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College.

The video footage from this event will be preserved in the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives/CUNY.

CUNY Queens Consortium
2nd Annual Virtual LGBTQI+ Pride Celebration
Thursday, June 3
7pm – 8pm

COVID-19 has presented many challenges. In lieu of a physical contingent at the annual Queens Pride Celebration in Jackson Heights, the CUNY Queens LGBTQI+ Consortium will host its second virtual event celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride in the borough of Queens. Organizers from LaGuardia Community College, Queens College, York College, Queensborough Community College, and the CUNY Law School will create exciting displays of Pride which include live music, student performances, drag numbers, and cameo appearances from some of our favorite community leaders. Queens Pride co-founder, Council Member Daniel Dromm, is proud to be celebrating with us again, along with other members of the New York City Council! The CUNY Queens LGBTQI+ Consortium will demonstrate again, CUNY’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

This event is open to the public, and registration is required.

The video footage from this event will be preserved in the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives/CUNY.

The 7th annual

Out Women in Business Conference

hosted by Reaching Out MBA

Friday, March 26, 2021

The 7th annual Out Women in Business Conference (OWIB), hosted by Reaching Out MBA was created by LBT+ women for LBT+ women and will take place virtually on Friday, March 26, 2021! We are planning to have a number of dynamic speakers lead the discussion through panels, presentations, and breakout sessions designed to educate, inspire, and connect women at every step of their career. The conference also provides a cross-section of LBT+ experiences while encouraging future generations to enter the business world. New this year is a session focused on recruiting: meet with our corporate partners for small group and one-on-one conversations about how they’re supporting the LBT+ community and employment opportunities. More information and tickets can be found at www.outwomeninbusiness.com. For any questions about the event, please email us at info@reachingoutmba.org. We hope to see you there!

Click here for the Out Women in Business Conference flyer!

Film Fridays

The Women’s Center and LGBTQIA Safe Zone Hub invite faculty, staff, and students to Film Fridays,  a film viewing and discussion series, focusing on Black and LGBTQ+ documentaries in February and March. RSVP for Film Fridays.

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
February 5 at 1 PM
A documentary that highlights the achievements of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civil rights leader, best remembered for organizing the 1963 march on Washington.

Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
March 19 at 1 PM
The first ever feature documentary about Lorraine Hansberry, the visionary playwright who authored the groundbreaking “A Raisin in the Sun”.

Free CeCe!
March 26 at 1 PM
Told through the voices of Laverne Cox and CeCe McDonald, this film examines prison injustice through CeCe’s journey as a trans woman sentenced in men’s prison.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Nathan Tosh at ntosh@lagcc.cuny.edu one week prior to this program.

Black Trans Voices: A Transgender Day of Visibility Panel

Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with us on
Thursday, March 25th, from 12:30-2:00pm, on Zoom!

The Endowed Chair of the Women and Gender Studies Program, the LGBTQ Resource Center, and the SAIL Center will be hosting a Black Trans Voices panel, where five Black transgender and nonbinary panelists will answer questions about their identities, their jobs, what it means to be visible, representation, and more! The audience will have a chance to ask questions, as well. Registration required.

Panelists: Kylar Broadus, Sanina L. Clark, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Tamara M. Williams, Tat Bellamy.

Please join us on
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

TRANSforming Feminism:
Building A More Inclusive Movement

During the course of this program, we will explore the lack of inclusion in second and third wave feminist movements and revisit the argument that all women, both cisgender and transgender, are included in order to achieve complete gender equality.

Register by March 23

Dr. JV Fuqua, Director of the Queens College Women nd Gender Studies Program will moderate the panel. Panelists include CUNY faculty and CUNY students, featuring trans feminist author, Julia Serano, also featuring Tracee McDaniel, the first trans person to be appointed to the Atlanta Citizen Review Board.

This event is made possible through the generous support of LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson.

Co-sponsors: The Queens College Office of Student Development and Leadership, the Women and Gender Studies Program at Queens College, the CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives, and the Queens College Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance/GLASA. This event will be recorded and then preserved at the CUNY LaGuardia and Wagner Archives.

Stop The Hate! Safer Space Training.

Presented by Shane Windmeyer from Campus Pride.

Friday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m.

Shane Windmeyer, founder and executive director of Campus Pride, will lead Stop the Hate! Safer Space Training. This program teaches CUNY student leaders, faculty, and staff how to create more inclusive campus and virtual spaces for the LGBTQIAA+ community. Certificates of completion will be sent to participants.

Stop the Hate! is brought to you by the Queens College Office of Student Development and Leadership in partnership with LaGuardia Community College and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson.

The event is co-sponsored by the CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives, the Women and Gender Studies Program at Queens College, and the Queens College Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance/GLASA.

The Terrors of Toxic Masculinity

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

This diverse panel led by Connect + Commune, and featuring CUNY students, will focus on the toxicity of hyper-masculinity and its impact on relationships, human interactions, mental and physical health, and perceptions of women and LGBTQIA+ folx.

Registration is required: tinyurl.com/TofTM

Deadline to register: 2/22/21 at 12 Midnight

This event is made possible through the generous support of LaGuardia Community College and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Droom (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson. Co-sponsors: the CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives, the Women and Gender Studies Program at Queens College, the Office of Student Development and Leaderships at Queens College and the Queens College Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance/GLASA.

The Office of Student Life – LGBTQ Resource Center/Pluralism & Diversity
at the College of Staten Island, CUNY is proud to announce that

Nahshon Dion Anderson

will headline the

5th Annual Black Queer Studies Lecture

Thursday, February 18, 2021, 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Nahshon Dion Anderson is an award-winning creative non-fiction writer from Altadena, California. Anderson will read from her forthcoming memoir, Shooting Range. An audience Q&A will follow.

Register Here!

The LGBTQ Resource Center at the College of Staten Island, CUNY is proud to announce that Nahshon Dion Anderson will headline the College’s 5^th Annual Black Queer Studies Lecture. Anderson is an award-winning creative non-fiction writer from Altadena, California. She will read from her forthcoming memoir, Shooting Range, with an audience Q&A to follow. Now in its fifth year, the Black Queer Studies Lecture at CSI brings the work of cutting-edge Black queer and transgender artists and intellectuals into the space of public higher education for all.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, and the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences.

For more information please contact Jeremiah.Jurkiewicz@csi.cuny.edu.

Safe and Sexy in 60:
A Sex-positive Game Show

December 1 at 6:00 P.M.

Please join us for Safe and Sexy in 60: A Sex-positive Game Show Experience and win great prizes!!! You’ll learn how to practice safe sex, set boundaries, access resources and exercise self-care. $240 in Prizes will be awarded. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube.

This event is made possible through the generous support of LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson.

Co-sponsors: Queens College Gender, Love and Sexuality Alliance/GLASA, the Queens College Office of Student Development and Leadership/CUNY, the Women and Gender Studies Department at Queens College, and the CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives, Queens College Health Services, Queens College Counseling Center, and Queens College Student Association.

Queens College Observes

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Friday, November 20, 2020
4:00 P.M.

This event is made possible through the generous support of LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson.

Co-sponsors: GLASA (Gender, Love, & Sexuality Alliance), The Women and Gender Studies Department at Queens College/CUNY, Gender Equality New York (GENY), The Office of Student Development & Leadership at Queens College, Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives/CUNY, Long Island TDOR.

Stop The Hate! Safer Space Training.

Presented by Shane Windmeyer from Campus Pride.

Friday, November 13 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, The New York City Council members Daniel Dromm and Speaker Corey Johnson, The Women and Gender Studies Department at Queens College/CUNY, The Office of Student Development & Leadership at Queens College, GLASA (Gender, Love, & Sexuality Alliance), Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives/CUNY.

The CUNY LGBTQI+ Council
Presents

Supporting LGBTQI+
Student Mental Health

Understanding What They Need
& How To Help

Friday, November 13, 2020
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Via Zoom
RSVP required

A panel conversation for current & future therapists, counselors, & program directors/faculty/staff across CUNY, raising awareness about LGBTQI+ affirmative therapy, the issues LGBTQI+ students commonly face, and how to best support and connect LGBTQI+ students to resources.

Presented by
Taryn Crosby, LCSW | Gary Dillon, PhD | Rischa Gottlieb, PhD | Adjoa Osei, PsyD.

Sponsored by Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives/CUNY

Gay Fight Club

QTPOC • LGBTQ • NON-BINARY

Learn How to Defend Yourself

With instruction by Coach Mario of Gay Fight Club

Monday, November 23, 2020 at 6:00 P.M.

This event is made possible through the generous support of LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and the New York City Council through the offices of Daniel Dromm (District 25) and Speaker Corey Johnson.

Co-sponsors: Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives/CUNY, GLASA (Gender, Love, & Sexuality Alliance), The Office of Student Development & Leadership at Queens College.

Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training

In 2020, Hollaback!, L’Oréal Paris, the NYC Commission on Gender Equity, and the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence join forces to ensure everyone’s self-worth, leveraging Hollaback!’s 5D’s methodology to help people safely intervene when they experience or witness harassment in public spaces.

Through this 1 hour training we use a clear, adaptable, and expert-approved set of tools that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of street harassment. The goal of the Stand Up program is to train 20,000 New Yorkers before the end of 2020 and ultimately build a culture where street harassment is seen as unacceptable behavior. Don’t freeze next time you witness harassment, learn bystander intervention!

Sign up for this free one-hour training and learn how to Stand Up Against Street Harassment. Become one of the first 20k New Yorkers to be part of this movement!