Mt. SAC Pride Center

Some important facts shared by the Trans Lifeline: Did you know: - Around 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits - Intersex Transgender... - Intersex people do not require "correction" - There is more to being intersex than genitalia - All intersex people are different!!! Also, they shared some books with intersex characters! Which book will you add to your reading list?

Today also kicks of Ace Week!

Celebrating Intersex Awareness Day

Register today! The Womxn's Empower-meant Talking Circle #2, Feminism: Time, Space, and Context. Join us for a faculty conversation on this topic as well as listen to a panel of empowered Mt. SAC womxn, stories from a senior administrator, staff, faculty, current student, student trustee, and alumni. Two virtual sessions are scheduled: Tuesday, October 27 from 5-6:30 pm and Friday, October 30 from 2-3:30 pm. This event is open to Mt. SAC students who are currently enrolled,... alumni, and those who have had to take a break during this COVID-19 public health crisis. Registration Links Tuesday bit.ly/WETCRegisterTue Friday bit.ly/WETCRegisterFri To request disability related accommodations, please contact us at least 5 days in advance, Aida Cuenza-Uvas at [email protected]

QTIPOC Group with Dr. Mica returns tomorrow (Wednesday), October 21st at 12:00p! Will we see you there? QTIPOC Group is accessed through the ConferZoom tab inside the VPC. Still need access to the VPC? Email us at [email protected] to request a registration appointment with our Program Coordinator.

ATTN: Time Change for Bi/Pan/+ Identity Group in an effort to accommodate more folks’ schedules, we have change the meeting time for the Bi/Pan/+ Identity Group. It will now meet on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM (starting today). We hope that this will help those of you who have wanted to attend but found it difficult to make a 10a meeting time on Tuesdays. ... Let us know if you have any questions! The Pride Center Team

Are you ready for transfer? What classes will you take over Winter? What’s your major? Do you have an updated MAP? Have you talked to an Academic Counselor yet this Fall? Remember, Diana Casas is available for you today and every Monday from 1p-3p and Wednesday’s from 8a-1p (though her Wednesday hours this week will differ to accommodate our Self Care Workshop: Be Kind To Yourself, happening Wednesday at 10:00am!)

THIS WEEK! Don’t forget to add this to your calendar!

Today at 11:30a. See you there!

Don’t forget to register beforehand! Registration is required.

Part of the significance of National Coming Out Day is revealing what the process of coming out can look like - the good and the bad. For many young people in the LGBTQ+ community, exposure to mentors and elders in the community has been limited, if not absent altogether. How can one feel comfortable and ready to do something that requires so much courage and is imbued with such uncertainty if they haven’t been able to observe anyone else do it before them? The telling of ou...r coming out stories is not only empowering and liberating for the storyteller; it illustrates the possibility of life beyond coming out to those who haven’t gone through the process. It allows for realistic expectations, preparation, and most importantly hope. Coming out is not a single, individual experience. Coming out its not always possible or safe. Coming out is not always everyone’s intention. Wherever you are with your own experience or journey with the coming out process, we invite you to join us as we hold the Coming Out Monologues - a place to come together and share our stories, listen, give and receive support, and find community. Members of the Mt. SAC LGBTQ+ community will have the opportunity to briefly share their coming out story, whatever it may look like. Wednesday, October 14th at 1:00pm Register at bit.ly/NCOMonologueReg We ask that allies practice allyship by helping us to create space for the stories. Please join us in support and solidarity. Students, Staff, Faculty - all are welcome!

Join us in recognizing Indigenous People's Day today!