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Trans Day of Visibility Community Day

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  • 2411 Marie Mount Hall

Join us in honoring Trans Day of Visibility through a series of interactive, educational, and community-centered activities at the LGBTQ+ Equity Center. Participants are invited to decorate cookies (a beloved tradition), donate to our food drive supporting ...

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Organizer Social

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  • 2411 Marie Mount Hall

Come to the Organizer Social to meet and informally connect with other students who engage in activism and on-campus organizing!  Although this event is geared towards students already involved in campus activism, it is open to all - you may find a cause ...

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Come Out & Ride: Coffee & Cleanup

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  • DOTS Main Office

Join us for a beginner-friendly bike ride! Departing from the DOTS Lawn, we’ll take a leisurely ride down the Paint Branch Trail to Call Your Mother cafe in Riverdale Park. Grab coffee or food, then join us at a nearby park to clean up litter and debris. ...

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Queer Zine Workshop

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  • Studio A in Stamp

Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center, UMD professor Max Barnewitz, and the Queer Zine Archive Project’s Milo Miller for a fun and educational event about queer zines! Display your own zines and peruse others’ in a zine gallery, swap zines with your peers, learn a ...

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Grad Student Bowling Night

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  • TerpZone

Bowling night for grad students

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Poetry Writing

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  • Memorial Chapel Garden (or 2411 Marie Mount Hall in case of rain)

Come write a poem based on a prompt or theme, or just write something more freeform! If you like, the Equity Center will collect and display poems that were written throughout the semester in a binder, so that visitors to the center can read them. All are ...

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3rd Annual Big Queer Photo

Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center and students, faculty and staff from across campus for our third annual BIG QUEER PHOTO on Friday, May 1st, 2026 from 11:00am-1:00pm on the McKeldin Mall Steps!!! 🏳️‍🌈🐢🏳️‍⚧️We invite the campus ...

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Jewelry Making

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  • McKeldin Mall (we'll move to 2411 Marie Mount Hall if it rains)

Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center to make necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and more! Jewelry has been used as a tool for self expression throughout history and as queer signaling within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community. We'll talk about the history of ...

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28th Annual Lavender Celebration of Graduates and Award Winners

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  • Stamp Atrium

Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center on Monday, May 18th from 5:00-7:00pm in the Stamp Union Atrium for the 28th Annual Lavender Celebration of Graduates and Award Winners! This gathering is a chance for everyone—regardless of their level of involvement in the ...