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Celebrate Pride at Western
At Western, we are committed to creating a campus community where everyone feels respected, valued and included. Pride is a celebration for all. While Pride month is often observed across the world in June, many events are scheduled throughout the summer months. The City of London celebrates Pride through a festival in July.
View the events and resources listed below and take part in some of the pride programming at Western.
Featured Events
Western Fall Pride Parade 2024
Monday, Oct. 21
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
University Community Centre (UCC) Atrium and Concrete Beach
Join us for Western's Fall Pride Parade at the University Community Centre (UCC) as we honour and celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies! The parade will take place around campus and conclude with an afternoon filled with music, dancing, light refreshments, and drag performances from local talent.
This event is open to everyone. This extraordinary day is one of many efforts to highlight continued support for Pride at Western. Help us showcase the incredible diversity and intersectionality of our campus community at Western's Fall Pride Parade 2024.
Registration is not required, but encouraged. We look forward to seeing you there!
Transforming Awareness into Action: Bringing Trans Allyship to Life in the Workplace
Tuesday, Oct. 29
12 to 1 p.m.
Virtual Webinar
As we prepare for Trans Week of Awareness and Trans Day of Remembrance, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Western invites The 519 Community Centre team to help us shine a light on the origins and relevance of these days of significance, and illuminate what becomes possible when we focus on tangible action. Gain insights into why allyship is so necessary, and learn concrete ways you can play a role in making positive change.
- Gain knowledge about the history of days of significance for trans communities.
- Learn how to spot and directly confront transphobia and cissexism.
- Take away concrete steps for practicing trans-affirming allyship!
Film Screening: Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
Monday, Oct. 21
2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
UC-1405
Wellness & Equity Education, Student Experience will be hosting a film screening and discussion of Jeanie Finlay's 2016 documentary Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth on October 21 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at UC-1405. One of our GSWS PhD students, Jacob Barry, who identifies as trans-NB will help with the discussion. This is a drop-in event however, seats are limited.
Queerly Beloved Cinema - SOGS
Wednesday, Oct. 30
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Western Science Centre, Rm. 240
Film: Little Shop of Horrors!
Join the SOGS Pride Commission for another year of monthly queer film screenings on campus. Come for the film and popcorn, stay for the critical conversation and friendship. BYO snacks and drinks!
Register for this film and upcoming films by clicking here!
Trans Life at the Edge of the University - GSWS Visiting Speaker Series - Perry Zurn
Friday, Nov. 1
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Virtual Event
Tune in to the GSWS Visiting Speaker Series webinar on November 1st with Perry Zurn, visiting Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University and Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University.
Abstract: For decades, trans people have made history, forged resistance movements, and cultivated hope in the cracks and at the edge of the university. In this talk, Zurn revisits his recent work tracking trans life at the Five Colleges in Massachusetts (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and University of Massachusetts, Amherst). Drawing on official archives as well as over 100 interviews, he reflects on the powerful capacity that trans and gender disruptive/creative people have not only to change higher ed policies but also to cultivate a uniquely trans poetics on the ground.
Rainbow Coffee Club - SOGS
Wednesday, Nov. 6
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Grad Club Boardroom
The Rainbow Coffee Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Grad Club Boardroom. The Rainbow Coffee Club is run by our Pride Commission. This monthly drop-in event is FREE and open to everyone on campus. Come and enjoy a coffee or a tea, have a great conversation, and make new friends from across campus.
2SLGBTQIA+ Support Group - King's University College
Thursdays - Oct. 24, Nov. 7, 21 and Dec. 5
6 to 8 p.m.
Vitali Student Lounge Extension, Wemple
A safer space for folks to gather, flourish, and share their lived experiences.
Resources
Celebrate Western Pride by displaying a window sign! If you'd like to customize the colours on the flag, we've even made a special black and white version that you can colour yourself!
Get in the spirit!
Get in the Pride mood! Relive past celebrations through photos and videos of Out At the Beach 2023.
Your active and visible support can make a difference.
Visit Wellness & Well-being for resources for LGBT2QIA+ and questioning students, connections to communities that support gender and sexual diversity, and how to be an ally on campus.
Western Pride Library
We take pride in the establishment of our library in 1997 as an official Western University research site, the first of its kind at a Canadian university. The Western University Research Facility for Gay and Lesbian Studies is the umbrella under which the Hudler Archives and the Pride Library first began. The Pride Library is a space where sexual diversity is celebrated and advocated in the spirit of the annual 2SLGBTQ+ Pride marches across Canada and throughout the world.
Located in Western University’s D.B. Weldon Library, The Pride Library welcomes all. The Pride library is currently closed, and we are working to reopen this space soon. Please note, resources and collections are still available through Western’s Library catalogue.
Staff & Faculty 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources
LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program offers counselling support and educational resources for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies. Celebrate Pride and explore Toolkits on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by logging in to LifeWorks.
Additional Support Resources in the London area
Beyond Western, there are a number of supports available for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. A full list of resources can be found online.
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