
Education and Support Services (LGBTESS)
Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Expansive Student Resources Forum
Thursday, March 13, 5:30–7:00 p.m. (doors open and dinner at 5:00 p.m.)
EMU Ballroom (Room 244) and virtually on Teams
The forum panelists will present current information regarding the law and policy landscape impacting trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people, existing state and UO policies and protections for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people, and university and community-based support resources.
This event is open to all UO students, faculty, and staff, but will concentrate on resources for UO students.
Representatives from the Division of Student Life, the Office of the Dean of Students, University Health Services, Counseling Services, the Office of General Counsel, and the Division of Equity and Inclusion will be in attendance to connect with and provide support to students.
The mission of LGBTESS is to promote a safe, equitable, accessible, and affirming campus for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender (2SLGBTQIA3+) students at the University of Oregon through resource navigation, education, community building, and event implementation.
Connect with LGBT+ Education and Support Services
SJ
Program Director, LGBT Education and Support Services
To schedule a meeting with SJ, please email sjwil@uoregon.edu.
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Located in Oregon Hall, Suite 380
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Visit the LGBTQA3 Alliance Student Office
Hours dependent on staff availability
Events
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Swing by the Lease Crutcher Lewis room in the EMU to get free, confidential rapid testing for HIV, HEP C, and Syphilis with just a finger poke🩸They also provide safer sex supplies, a needle exchange and HRT injection supplies💉, Narcan education and distribution, and other harm reduction supplies!
Open to UO students, faculty and staff!
2:00–4:00 p.m.
✨ Finals got you drained? We got you! ✨ Drop by for FREE energy drinks, snacks, and good vibes. 🧃🍓 Whether you need a quick pick-me-up or a moment to recharge with community, this space is for YOU. 💛💜 📚✨ Come thru, fuel up, and finish strong! ✨📚
3:30–5:00 p.m.
The Department of History is pleased to welcome Professor Laurie Marhoefer (University of Washington) for the 2025 Pierson Lecture: "Trans Berlin: The World's First Trans Politics, Berlin's Queer Golden Age, and the Rise of Fascism, 1918 – 1933."
In 1918, Germany had a democratic revolution. In the fourteen years that followed, Berlin became the most open city in the world for transgender men and women. They organized the world's first trans political groups. They ran magazines for and by trans people. They helped to establish the beginnings of legal and medical transition, working with city police and with Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science. Then, the Nazis came to power and destroyed trans Berlin. Yet, much of what trans people fought for in the 1920s has become a reality today. This talk explores the fascinating lives of transgender women and men in the 1920s and the world they created.
The Annual Pierson Lecture is a Department of History tradition that spans back to 1993, when it was founded to honor Stan and Joan Pierson. The Piersons were both exemplary citizens of the community, dedicated to history and education as proven by their distinguished records of intellectual accomplishment and community involvement. This lecture series brings distinguished scholars to the University of Oregon, so that they may share their work in alignment with the Piersons’ interests in cultural, intellectual, and political life.
5:00–7:00 p.m.
At this event, we encourage LGBTQIA+ students and their allies to exercise their voice through poetry! Students will have the opportunity to create and share poetry centered around a number of themes, including sexual violence and bodily autonomy. We will supply prompts for a free-writing activity, along with supplies. Afterward, folks can share what they’ve created. Bartolotti’s pizza will be provided!
This event is a part of a series of events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month hosted by Sexual Violence Prevention and Education (SVPE).
noon
"Remembering Queer and Trans of Color Resistance at Stonewall National Monument" — This project contends with the National Park Service’s investment in constructing a liberal, multicultural American national identity through the 2016 designation of Stonewall National Monument. Already on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark, the designation of the Stonewall Inn and neighboring Christopher Park as a national monument—a status meant to preserve “nationally significant resources”—demands critical inquiry into the stated and covert objectives of the incorporation in terms of American national identity and the nation-building project. Considering the collective history and legacy of the Stonewall riots, CSWS research fellows Moe Gámez and Madison Fowler ask what it mean for this site of resistance against the police to now be managed by the U.S. federal government and staffed during opening hours by park rangers. Grounded in abolitionism and queer of color critique, they consider what this commemoration does and who it benefits. They also consider recent changes at Stonewall under the Trump Administration.
Moe Gámez (they/them/elle) is a PhD student (soon to be candidate) in English at the University of Oregon. Their research centers works created by and about queer and trans Latine/x people that engage environmentalism(s) or conceive of ecology at different scales and focalizations.
Madison Fowler (she/they) is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science, Studies, and Policy at the University of Oregon; her focal department is English. Madison’s research examines the contested futurities at work in U.S. public lands, with attention to both long-held Indigenous relationships with these places and American imperialism.
4:00–7:00 p.m.
The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a celebration of the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly showcases the work of more than 100 students representing more than 35 disciplines. Join us for the popular poster and networking session !
To participate, all graduate-level students are invited to submit a proposal by April 16, 2025. All accepted posters will be judged. Posters are categorized by field; first place in each category will win $300.
For more information, go to https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum
5:00–7:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate Transgressors, an exhibition presenting now and future Indigiqueer ancestors who move beyond boundaries in life and art.
The first hour is reserved for museum members and invited guests; at 6:00 p.m. everyone is invited. Light appetizers and refreshments will be available, as well as a cash bar.
Artists: a.c. ramírez de arellaño | Evan Benally Atwood | Geo Soctomah Neptune | Jeffrey Gibson | Lehuauakea | Qahir-beejee Peco | Roin Morigeau | Steph Littlebird | Walter Scott
Curated by Anthony Hudson and Felix Furby
Sponsored by Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, and New Expressive Work.
Navigate Campus
We are committed to creating an equitable and accessible environment for students, whether that be via all-gender and gender-expansive housing options, name change processes, or all-gender restrooms.
Connect with Resources
Resources for 2SLGBTQIA3+ students encourage holistic well-being and academic success through mental, medical, and community care. Scholarships and other financial assistance are based on need and/or merit. Students are also invited to apply for LGBTESS-sponsored conferences. In addition to our programs and services, there are off-campus organizations dedicated to advocating and resourcing 2SLGBTQIA3+ folks.
Build Community
Our student-driven outreach teams celebrate, educate, empower, and support 2SLGBTQIA3+ students. Whether organizing events, developing new initiatives, or collaborating with campus organizations, one of the priorities of the LGBTESS staff is to support students in fostering community.
Support 2SLGBTQIA3+ Students
Effectively supporting 2SLGBTQIA3+ students is an on-going process which requires self-awareness, knowledge, and skills. LGBTESS hosts Queer+ Accomplice Coalition (QAC) training once a term to jump-start faculty and staff in this process and provides resources to support continued learning and advocacy practices.