The Queer Community Center (QCC) at Laney College aims to foster a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ students, faculty members, and staff by establishing a safe and brave space in the Student Center for gathering and connection. It will offer educational programs and workshops to empower students with knowledge about their rights, identities, and resources. The center also plans to organize field trips and non-academic activities to promote community and enjoyment. Additionally, it will partner with other existing campus services to provide holistic support, including counseling, healthcare, and academic assistance, aiming to build a cohesive and inclusive campus community.
Contact: Yih Ren, Queer Community Center Coordinator
Interest and Sign up Sheet
Resources
African American History Month
Interested in adding some folks to your lessons in February:
Marsha P. Johnson – https://marshap.org/
The Gay Trailblazer of the Harlem Renaissance: Biographer Jeffrey C. Stewart on Alain LeRoy Locke
https://www.lambdaliterary.org/interviews/07/17/alain-leroy/
Richard Bruce Nugent
https://www.leslielohman.org/project/richard-bruce-nugent/
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/theme/the-harlem-renaissance/
Joan Armatrading on touring, inspiration
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/MUSIC-Joan-Armatrading-on-touring-inspiration/51026.html
June Jordan
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/gaybears/jordan/
Toshi Reagon’s Truths
https://www.dailyxtra.com/toshi-reagons-truths-16526
A Portrait of Iconic Gay African Writers: This Video of Binyavanga Wainaina & Diriye Osman Is Everything
https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/BlackHeroes_13_1.pdf
https://www.pride.com/activism/2019/2/01/8-inspiring-queer-black-icons-you-should-know-about
https://www.glaad.org/blog/18-black-lgbtq-creators-rise
https://www.glad.org/post/honoring-black-lgbtq-icons/
https://www.ebony.com/exclusive/10-black-lgbt-icons-who-changed-history/
http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/lorraine-hansberry/lesbian-writing
Latinx Heritage Month
Queer History in Latin America has a lot of avenues. Including a very famous party that was held on Calle de Paz in Mexico City, 1901. The party was raided by police and 41 men were arrested. Really, 42 were there, but one was the son-in-law of the President. Click here to learn more about the Dance of the 41.
Resources for LGBT Latinx Community
https://www.somosfamiliabay.org/about-2/
http://ellaparatranslatinas.yolasite.com/
http://www.brownboiproject.org/
Article – Six Queer Latinx on How They Formed Their Own Communities in SF
https://remezcla.com/features/culture/queer-latinx-san-francisco-communities/
Latina/Latino/Latinx LGBT Experiences – An SFPL LGBT Resource Guide
https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/385862598/397498177
Queer Latinx History of the Mission’s 16th Street Corridor
https://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1039230001
Queer Latinx Storytime at SFPL
https://sfpl.org/?pg=1039275601
Article: Meet the queer Latina helping diversify tech
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/commentary/meet-the-queer-latina-helping-diversity-tech/
Resource for New York GLBT Community
Women’s Herstory Month
Seven Trailblazing Queer Women You Didn’t Learn About In History Class – http://www.newnownext.com/queer-women-from-history/03/2018/
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THE ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE is the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance LGBTQI human rights around the globe. We support brilliant and brave grantee partners in the U.S and internationally who challenge oppression and seed change.
www.astraeafoundation.org
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Gertrude Stein: 1874 – 1946 https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/stein-gertrude
Frida Kahlo: LGBT Pride Month https://www.respectability.org/2018/06/frida-kahlo-lgbt-pride-month/
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A beautiful fusion of the tools of science fiction, the feats of feminism, and the polemics of homosexuality.
www.brainpickings.org
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Healthcare
Laney College’s Historical Inclusive Community Groups
Laney’s Lavender Project was a group of community members whose goals were to encourage changes and create events that make the campus a welcoming place for everyone.
Why Lavender?
When you mix blue and pink, you get lavender. The color has symbolized a unity of people who may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and variations there of. In the 1950’s, many homosexual people were fired from their jobs. This was referred to as the Lavender Scare. This occurred during the McCarthy Era and the Red Scare. Lavender has been added to other terms identify members of the LGBTQIA+ family in secret. A “streak of lavender” was often used as slang, or lavender language.
In 2022-23, we had the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Club, which hosted Peralta’s first annual Lavender Graduation. Collaboratively working with The Lavender Project they provided resources and put on events like the first ever Peralta Queer Prom!
In partnership with the Associated Students of Laney College, we held our first annual Laney Pride event in 2022-23.
