Register for Lavender Graduation by Friday, February 25 and receive a Lavender Graduation Stole! Lavender Graduation will take place at the Pride Awards on March 30 at 7pm.

Click here to register

Join educator, scholar, and drag performer Dr. Khubchandani on Friday, Feb 18 from 10AM - 11:30AM for a meal and thoughtful conversation on Indian nightlife, decolonizing drag, queer aesthetics, & South Asian aunties!

General Muir at Emory Point
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QDGs are running again! Whether you've never attended or made it to every single meeting last fall, we would love to see you this term! Contact the discussion group facilitators for more information.

Please note that Queer, Trans, Latinx group is not meeting today.
Queer Grads is not meeting next week.

Aces & Aros - Mondays at 5PM ET  
Katie Stachowicz (Katie.stachowicz@emory.edu)
Open to anyone on the ace or aro spectrum, as well as those who are questioning.

Queer Grads - Tuesdays at 5:30PM ET
Connor Larsen & Yemko Pryor
(connor.larsen@emory.edu; Yemko.pryor@emory.edu)
Welcomes LGBTQ+ Graduate students from all of Emory's schools to form a community around the full spectrum of queer identities and queer life.

Queer and Asian - Tuesdays at 7PM ET
Trisha Sengupta & Advik Bharadwa
(trisha.sengupta2@emory.edu; advik.bharadwaj@emory.edu)
Provides opportunities for students to celebrate the intersections of sexual identity, gender identity, and Asian heritage and culture.

Queer Men - Wednesdays at 7PM ET
Esteban Ancona & Angel Barrueta
(esteban.jose.ancona@emory.edu; angel.alberto.barrueta.i@emory.edu)
Open to people who identify as queer men to engage in conversation
and support.

Queer, Trans, & Latinx - Thursdays at 5PM ET
Paul Cruz Jr. and Isabella Montealegre
(Paul.cruz.jr@emory.edu; Isabella.Montealegre@emory.edu)
Open to all people of Latinx/Hispanic heritage that identify as LGBTQ+ or questioning.

Queer Women - Thursdays at 6PM ET
Jayden Behling and Marley Goldman
(jayden.behling@emory.edu; marley.goldman@emory.edu)
Open to people who identify as queer women, including but not limited to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Emory community members.

BlackOUT - Thursdays at 7PM ET
Destinee Gulley (destinee.jenae.gulley@emory.edu)
Open to people who identify as Black and LGBTQ or questioning to explore
the intersections of their identities.

Trans-forming Gender - Fridays at 5PM ET
Miles Sterling (miles.sterling@emory.edu)
Open to people who identify as genderqueer, transgender, trans,
gender non-conforming, intersex, or gender questioning.

Bi/ Pandemonium - Fridays at 6PM ET
Catherine Aniezue (caniezu@emory.edu)
Open to people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or exploring the intersections of their identities.

Join us next Wednesday in AMUC 132 for some goal setting and bullet journaling!

Wednesday, February 16 at 5PM.

LGBT Life's Safe Space trainings continue!
These 3.5-hour trainings help students, staff, and faculty provide better support for LGBTQ+ individuals at Emory.

Sign up for a virtual safe space training at tinyurl.com/emorysafespace or by clicking the image below!

Stop by Thursday Feb. 24 from 3:30-5PM for a warm drink, good company, and the basics of divination!

As part of its efforts to honor and memorialize the untold experiences, stories, and contributions of enslaved individuals and their descendants who lived and worked on the university's original campus in Oxford, Georgia, Emory University is creating a plan for twin memorials that articulates and interconnects the shared histories of the Emory and Oxford campuses.

Emory highly values your comments, and is seeking input from students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as descendants, neighbors, and local community members.

To learn more about public engagement sessions or RSVP, click here.

Upcoming dates include February 17, 18, and 24.

February is Black History Month. Register for Emory Black Student Union (EBSU) and Racial And Cultural Engagement's (RACE) many Black History Month events at https://thehub.emory.edu/organization/race!

Nominate a graduating woman who has demonstrated leadership, inclusivity, and a commitment to making Emory a better place for all! Selected students will be invited to receive an honorary pin at a special ceremony on Thursday March 24, 2022.

Submit nominations here by February 21, 2022.

The Emory Alumni Board Leadership Scholarship is a $7000 scholarship awarded to three Emory or Oxford students (undergrad and grad!)

The scholarship recognizes outstanding students whose actions and passions have improved the Emory community in the arts or sciences, academic, pre-professional or extracurricular pursuits, through mentorship, social outreach, or other avenues.

Only full-time students will be considered, and strong preference will be given to those who qualify for financial aid. International students are welcome to apply!

Click here for more information and here for the application form. Applications are due Feb. 27th.

Looking for other scholarship opportunities? The $5000 GALA Leadership Scholarship is still accepting applications. More information can be found in last week's newsletter here.

Save the date for the Office of LGBT Life's Pride Awards, taking place Wednesday, March 30, 2022!

Doors open at 6:30pm. Ceremony is at 7pm.

Additionally, nominations and applications are still open for various awards!

For all the details on the various awards, visit last week's newsletter here!

Go to https://emap.fmd.emory.edu/website/campus/index.htm and select the "All Gender Restroom" option in the sidebar!

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