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Celebrating and Advocating for LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, where the Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Libration Movement in the United States. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, key figures in the Stonewall Uprising, were transgender activists seen as pioneers for LGBTQ+ rights. Since then, the purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.

Rainbow Washing Is A Thing, Here's Why It Needs to Stop

Rainbow washing is when a business uses rainbow Pride colors to suggest LGBTQ+ support to consumers without having to put in actual effort.

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Learning about Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression

Understanding Pronouns: What's a pronoun, Why they matter

Learn and understand common terms, most commonly used pronouns, and what to do if you make a mistake.

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If Trans People Said the Stuff Cisgender People Say

Cisgender describes a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.

Additional Resources

ASEE: LGBTQ+ in STEM Advocacy Resources

The Safe Zone Project: Free Online Resources for Teaching and Learning

UMN: Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life

CEMS SOAR Summer Book Club

We are excited to announce that CEMS SOAR will be hosting a book club for the summer semester. We will be reading A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin. Information on the book can be found here. If you are interested in reading with us, please fill out this form. We hope to convene sometime in July and August to discuss the book in-person with snacks. Digital and print versions available through the links below.

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Hennepin County Library

Ramsey Country Library

UMN Libraries

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mind Body Tools to Manage Anxiety and Difficult Emotions June 22, 12-1 PM Register here.

Twin Cities Rainbow Run 5K June 27, 9 AM Register here.

What You Need to Know About the Academic Job Market July 9, 11-12 PM Register here.

Twin Cities Pride Festival July 17-18, 10 AM - 6 PM More info here.

LEARN | Sex isn't binary, and we should stop acting like it is

Many people believe sex is binary: either you're male or female, but sex is more complicated than that.Sex is a spectrum. Check out the full article at the link below.

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ACT | ACLU: Legislation affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country

Currently, there are legislative efforts to erase voting rights and trans rights for millions of people across the country. Review anti-trans legislation by state and then contact local legislators to block anti-trans bills.

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GIVE | GLAAD

GLAAD advocates for the acceptance of all LGBTQ+ individuals by working with media organizations to ensure promotion of acceptance and discouragement of discrimination. Words and images matter.

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Contact Info

CEMS SOAR is open to all undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff.

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Sources

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Pride Month Origins [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/06/03/what-pride-month-means-look-history-lgbtq-celebration/7504029002/

"Learning About Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression." Youtube. The Institute. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CrjaFBF5dY

"If Trans People Said the Stuff Cisgender People Say." Youtube. As/Is. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu-2i8CJXY4

Sex isn't binary. [Online Image, Text]. Retrieved from https://massivesci.com/articles/sex-gender-intersex-transgender-identity-discrimination-title-ix/

"Our Fight for LGBTQ Rights Continues." [Online Image]. ACLU. Retrieved from https://www.aclu.org/

GLAAD [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.glaad.org/

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