Campus Pride Month 2023
The Lavender Graduate Ceremony is a celebration honoring and acknowledging the achievements of LGBTQ+ graduating seniors. Photo by Holden Blanco '17
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This April, the Center for Gender Resources and Sexuality Equity (GRASE) is collaborating with the campus community to host a series of events in celebration of Campus Pride Month
While June is nationally recognized nationally as Pride Month, we are joining many colleges around the country to celebrate Pride throughout the month of April with our students before they leave campus for the summer.
“Queer Haverford: Those Who Came Before” — An Archival Exhibit
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 6th, 4:30 p.m., Lutnick Library
Exhibit Dates: April 3rd-August 15th, Lutnick Library ramp entrance lobby.
Celebrate the opening of Queer Haverford: Those Who Came Before, an exhibit curated by George Allan ’24. This exhibit features Haverford’s queer history from the late 1960s through to the present day, focusing on the queer affinity groups that existed, the events they organized, and the state of queerness on campus.
Wellness and Calligraphy
April 11th, 4:30-5:30 p.m., GRASE Center
Join us for one of our feature events in (Re)Claim Wellness series, where we will create a shared wellness space through calligraphy and art. We will have care items and packages available.
HaverQueer Writing Retreat: A Special Edition of OAR Nights
April 13th, 8:00 a.m. to midnight, OAR Lobby
Attention all writers, poets, storytellers, photographers, artists, and anyone wanting to try something new! Join us for a special edition of OAR Nights: HaverQueer Writing Retreat, where we will have a curated space for you to write your stories, poetry, stream of consciousness, and art. We hope to collect them for the upcoming edition of the HaverQueer anthology.
HerStory and HaverQueer Anthologies: Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline: April 14th
We are excited to announce the revival of HerStory and HaverQueer anthologies this year! A tradition that began in 1983 with the first class of women, HerStory is an anthology that is composed of students’ stories, poetry, and art capturing their years at Haverford. The anthology has been published annually and archived at GRASE. HaverQueer is a new anthology that shares the name of a publication released in 2017 capturing the queer history of Haverford, will capture the history, experiences, and stories of LGBTQIA+ students at Haverford.
We are producing a 40th Year Anniversary Special Edition of the anthologies, and invite all members of our communities, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to submit a piece of work for HerStory and HaverQueer. Submissions can range from poems, songs, journal entries, photographs, clips of music (we will add links to the clips on our digital and physical copies) etc. You do not have to submit anything original! We are excited to see the creativity you have to showcase, and we will be presenting the publication at Lavender Graduation on May 11.
Dinner with the Diaspora: Queer, Asian, and Black Intersectionality and Solidarity
April 24. 6 -7 p.m., location VCAM Presentation Lounge & Kitchen
Join PARC and GRASE Center for a homemade dinner and a rich discussion of the intertwined history of the Black and Asian American diasporas. Within this discussion we plan to detail the shared struggle for liberation among our communities, and historical examples of this solidarity and its importance in finding joy and liberation. We will be making homemade pho and hope to create a shared community and discussion over a meal.
Collection: An Open Mic Night
April 28, 4:30 p.m., MCC
We are reviving one of the longest LGBTQIA+ traditions at Haverford: an open mic night for LGBTQIA+ students and allies to share stories, poetry, pieces of art, songs, and more.
Haute Fashion Show, featuring a cohort of designers committed to gender inclusivity
April 28, 8:00-9:30 p.m., VCAM
The future of fashion is here. Join the Haute Team as they introduce their ten newest designers at their third fashion show, with a subsection centering gender inclusivity in their creative work. Haute is partnering with the Haverfest Committee, the Special Events Committee, and the Center for Gender Resources and Sexuality Equity (GRASE) for a bigger, more enhanced event experience.
Donation Drive for Attic Youth Center
Through April 21, 2023
Organized by Marilou Allen Office of Service & Community Collaboration and the Attic Youth Center, we are having a donation drive for LGBTQ youth in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. The Attic Youth Center creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community and promotes the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society. The donation box is located in Stokes Lobby and will run from April 3 - April 21, 2023. Items Requested: Alcohol free, flushable adult/body wipes; Body wash/Shampoo/Conditioner; Soap/Lotion/body spray; Toothpaste/Mouthwash/Floss; Chapstick; Small size/trial size sunscreen.
Pride Month Book Draw
Through April 30, 2023
The GRASE Center and HC Library are excited to sponsor a book giveaway for Campus Pride Month 2023. All entries must be submitted by April 30. Winners will be announced by the GRASE Center within a few days following the last date for entry. Use the form to select the book or books you would like to win. Check out the books on display at the Lutnick Library during the month of April. The list of books include some of students and staff favorites:
- Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa
- Giovanni's room by James Baldwin
- Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
- Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
- The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi
- Piepzna-Samarasinha Zami by Audre Lorde
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by by Malinda Lo
- Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman
- Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance by Syan Rose
- Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead
Lavender Graduation
Save the Date: May 11, 2023. 2:00-5:00 p.m., Jaharis Recital Hall and Atrium
We are excited to announce the second annual Lavender Graduation to honor and celebrate LGBTQIA+ graduates. Stay tuned for details on RSVP and award nomination form.
