Waubonsee Community College is hosting events celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. This month-long celebration is open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community, and aims to raise awareness of the history and civil rights movements related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. The programming is free and open to the public.
- Pride Flag Raising Ceremony: Join us at the Dickson Center flagpole located at the Sugar Grove Campus as we raise the Pride flag on Oct. 3 at noon. The flag raising symbolizes the progress that has been made across the LGBTQ+ community.
- Pridepalooza: Waubonsee will host its biggest pride celebration ever! Join us as we celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day. This event will have free food, activities, resources, music, and giveaways. This event will take place on Oct. 11 at the Sugar Grove Campus in the Student Center Café.
- Pride Social Hour: Join us for an opportunity to connect with Waubonsee LGBTQ+ community members and allies over food, crafts, and fun. Tie-dye your own Waubonsee special edition "Love is Love" pride shirt or socks, and enjoy trivia and music while getting to know others in your community on Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Campus in the Student Center. Waubonsee alumnus Britney Daniels, author of “Journal of a Black Queer Nurse,” will engage with attendees and autograph complimentary copies of her book, while supplies last.
“LGBTQ+ history month is important to me because it celebrates the achievements of civil rights movements and the history of such an iconic group of individuals,” said Genesis Flores, Information Desk Specialist. She added, “As someone who identifies in the LGBTQ+ community, I am thankful to all of those who came before me and fought to make changes in laws so that I can have the rights I have now.”
Visit calendar.waubonsee.edu/LGBTQ for more information about these events.
