Announcements

Welcome, Highlanders!

Get connected to the UCR LGBTQ+ community. For online events, join our E-Newsletter for all the info, including any zoom links for online events. Follow us on social media @ucrlgbtrc

California State Resources for LGBTQ+ Community

• California Department of Justice’s Health Equity and Civil Rights webpage
• California Department of Justice’s LGBTQ+ Discrimination Rights webpage
• Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Inclusive Care Act
• California Department of Health Care Services’ Medi-Cal State Inmate Program and Medi-Cal County Inmate Program webpage
• California Civil Rights Department’s The Rights of Employees Who Are Transgender or Gender Nonconforming fact sheet
• California Department of Insurance’s Equal Access to Health Insurance: Coverage for Transgender Californians webpage
• California Department of Managed Health Care’s TGI Care webpage

Riverside/IE Community Resources

• Inland Counties Legal Services - http://icls.org/ 
  Provides free legal assistance, including education on California Name & Gender Marker Changes
• RPYA Health - Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance - http://rpya.health
  In-person and Online resources, support groups,  mental health resources with a very helpful E-Newsletter
• TruEvolution & the IE LGBTQ+ Center - http://truevolution.org
  Connection to care and in-person events
• Riverside IE Pride - https://www.riversideprideie.org/
  Promotes many IE events for those seeking community, as well as the May 10, 2025 Pride Festival

The Trevor Project Online Guides

• Finding Support and Building Community Amid Political Uncertainty
• Self-Care for LGBTQ+ Young People

The Trevor Project - 24/7 Help via Chat, Call, or Text - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

Center Updates

• The last BlaqOUT and Trans Group discussions of the academic year will be on Thursday, May 29th.
• RSVP online for the Lavender Celebration, complete by Tuesday, May 27 to be included in Catering order - all are welcome to attend this annual event the evening of Thursday, June 5th that celebrates the campus LGBTQ+ community! - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lavenderucr2025
• Register as a Graduating Student to receive your lavender cord and rainbow tassel, complete by Friday, May 23 to receive certificate recognition - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/graduating2025
• Spring Quarter Ongoing Events:
  • Sappho's Circle: Join the Women’s Resource Center for a weekly discussion group highlighting the experiences and challenges faced by queer women and femme-identifying students. Everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome to attend! This is a safe space to learn and build community. *Not available for class credit. Hosted in the WRC @ 260 Costo Hall every Monday at 5pm, with new topics weekly.
  • Tuesday Talks: Join a supportive discussion series hosted in the LGBTRC at 245 Costo Hall at 5pm, with new topics every week. Share your thoughts or simply listen to other folks.
  • Trans Group meets every Thursday at 2pm. Facilitated by a staff member, this group is recommended for transgender and nonbinary UCR students to gather for mutual support, discussion, and sharing of resources. To learn more, please email kade.lukiyo@ucr.edu.
  • BlaqOUT Discussion Group meets every Thursday in the LGBTRC at 245 Costo Hall at 4pm (meeting room) - The BlaqOUT Discussion Group is recommended for same-gender-loving, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning students who identity as Black/African American or of African descent. The group offers a space to come together and discuss community and life issues as well as shared experiences.
  • Queer, Trans & More Meditation Circle - facilitated by UCR faculty for UCR campus members, this is a radically inclusive space. Bring your most authentic self and something comfy to sit on. Every Thursday at 5pm within the LGBTRC in 245 Costo Hall and on zoom.
  • Queer Cinema Nights are facilitated by a student every Friday at 6pm in the LGBTRC at 245 Costo Hall. Students begin gathering at 5:30pm.
  • LGBTQ+ Staff/Faculty Hour: Online the first Tuesday of the month at noon. Join the center's E-Newsletter for the zoom  link.
• Our 2023-24 Year In Review is now online - check out the 273 activities the center helped make happen last academic year.
• Updated Gender Awareness eCourse Available - The “Gender Recognition & Lived Name: An introduction to Gender Awareness” eCourse is available. It introduces you to terms and concepts related to gender and nonbinary identities, as well as best practices for name, pronoun, and title usage. Any UCR employee can access the training; UCR students can also set up access to UCR Learning.
• Gender Health Support information available from Student Health Services & Counseling & Psychological Services/CAPS at UCR, including primary care on campus for HRT - Learn more here
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UCR Land Acknowledgement

We at UCR would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: the Cahuilla [ka-wee-ahh], Tongva [tong-va], Luiseño [loo-say-ngo], and Serrano [se-ran-oh] peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present, and future. Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including UCR faculty, students, and staff, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands.
Download and read the full Land Acknowledgement from UCR Native American Student Programs.