Queer Resource Center of The Claremont Colleges

Happy Intersex Awareness Day! This day is to highlight the many struggles and accomplishments that the intersex community has faced. The community still continues to fight for justice against discrimination, physical or verbal violence, and non-consensual medical interventions. The intersex community has achieved multitudes through activism and calls for justice. Today we celebrate the strides that the intersex community has achieved and encourage solidarity and support to ensure their safety and acceptance. [Image description: The intersex flag, a yellow background with a purple circle, with the words "It's Intersex Awareness Day!"]

Join us tonight at 6:30pm (PST)!!! bit.ly/oidseries

Join us for another Grad Student Lunch Hour this Friday, October 23rd! zoom link: https://pomonacollege.zoom.us/j/88291066747 {Description]... Pink Background with rainbow swirls with the text "Graduate Student Lunchtime Gathering! Hosted by the QRC October 23rd 12:00-1:00pm pacific time join us on zoom to eat, chat, and build community! questions? email [email protected]" See more

Happy International Pronouns Day! This day strives to encourage proper pronoun usage and educate on the effects of misgendering and disrespect of one's pronouns, especially for those of our community that are trans and gender-nonconforming. It is pertinent to create an environment where our community members can feel safe and welcomed, and not ostracized for their gender and/or gender expression. For cis allies, volunteering pronouns in introductions and everyday conversations can help normalize pronouns in our society. This is just one step, but it should be all our goals to make our marginalized folks feel safe and accepted for their gender and presentation! [Image description: A sweeping trans flag in the background with the words "Today is International Pronouns Day!"]

Check out the Tarot Tuesday video to see what this week's card is telling us.

Kanids is giving us the rundown on what the tarot says is in store for us the week of Octt. 13th-20th. See what card comes up and what it means for this week. #tarotcardtuesday #qrc #4ofcups

Today, as we mark National Coming Out Day, we want to acknowledge that this day can have many complicated implications for members of the LGBT+ community. While publicly sharing one’s identity can be empowering to some, coming out can be a difficult process to navigate and is not an option or goal for everyone, especially for those with multiple marginalized identities. We invite you to reflect on your own coming out experiences today, and to learn more about the many meaning...s this holiday holds for other members of the queer community. These articles are a great way to learn more about the implications of "coming out": https://www.theatlantic.com/.../on-national.../280469/ https://entropymag.org/why-i-hate-october-national.../ First Picture doodles of two friends who happen to be gay, a rainbow, and a heart, with text that reads, "your gay is okay whichever way you choose to be today" Second picture quote from the article titled "Dont Disparage the Closet" (2013) by Preston Mitchum that reads, "Ultimately, coming out is important because it makes the LGBT community more visible, particularly for black LGBT individuals. But focusing so intensely on coming out places the burden on the individual to brave society rather than on society to secure the safety of the individual. In the name of 'visibility,' the victims of repeated discrimination are forced to ensure they are seen." Third picture quote from the article titled "Why I Hate October: National Coming Out Day" (2015) by Kamden Hilliard that reads, "The language of ‘coming out,’ is the language of emergence from hiding, and I refuse to acknowledge anything that tells me how to hide or how to emerge." all three pictures have pink/blue/purple gradient background

Mark your calendars for next week folx (Tuesday, Oct. 13th, 5pm PST on Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) page)! Join amazing scholars and activists in a virtual live panel as they share their intergenerational perspectives on LGBTQ Filipina/x/o American activism.

TONIGHT at 6PM (PST) - Join the 7C Community along with partners from the 7C Inclusive Excellence committee for the VP Debate Watch Party. We hope to see you there! Must RSVP to join: https://tinyurl.com/vpwatch2020 [IMAGE DESCRIPTON] Flyer with a light pastel lavender color background advertising the VP Presidential debate on October 7th. On the top of the flyer, it reads October 7 in all caps and under that on both the left and right side is the time of the event, 6-7:30pm... PST. Under that on both sides are shapes of people silhouettes in orange with chat boxes on top of their heads. In the middle of the silhouettes, there is text that says Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party. On the bottom left flyer, it reads "Join the 7C Inclusive Excellence Community by registering at: tinyurl.com/vpwatch2020". On the bottom right of the flyer, it reads: "Hosted by AARC, CAPAS, CARE, CLSA, CGU, I-Place, OBSA, OID, QRC & SCORE" See more

October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. While we celebrate recent victories like the Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, we must also acknowledge we have further to go to achieve full equality. We stand on the shoulders of ordinary people made extraordinary by their choices and their courage. Ancestors who refused to accept a world unwilling to make room for them. Now is a time to honor them with action. [Image Descriptions: The first image has a lavender backgroun...Continue reading

TODAY at 12:15pm: Join the Chirp Chat and learn more about Dean Ellie Ash-Bala and Dean Mike Manalo-Pedro as they link our past to future we are forging! Access the Chirp Chat here: bit.ly/ChirpChats [Image Description] Blue and white flyer with the Pomona College logo on the top of the flyer and under it the words STUDENT AFFAIRS is written with Chirp Chats below it. Written under that is September 29th, 12:15pm and a description of today's Chirp Chat that reads:... Remembering our past as we forge our future Get to know a little more about Ellie Ash-Bala (Associate Dean of Campus Life & Director of the Smith Campus Center) and Dr. Mike Manalo-Pedro (Associate Dean and Director of the Asian American Resource Center) as they talk about food, dreams of traveling, and other random facts. They’ll also talk story about their pathways to who they are and how they are finding community in today’s moment. bit.ly/ChirpChats At the bottom of the flyer on the left side of the page is a picture of Dr. Mike Manalo-Pedro with his name written out and the pronouns of he/him and to the right of his picture is the picture of Dean Ellie Ash-Abash with her name written out and the pronouns of she/her. AARC (Asian American Resource Center) Smith Campus Center & Student Programs

Hello folx, please join the EmPOWER center as they launch their Restorative Yoga series with instructor Tracy Brennan. 7C students, faculty, staff and alum are all welcome. Join for 1 session or more to cultivate your feeling of relaxation (Oct. 2, 16, 30 and Nov. 13)! Register here: https://pomonacollege.zoom.us//tJUqc-CrrjIsGdKiEfMd_11e2bv