Events
Upcoming Events Events
![Square graphic showing folks biking and cleaning up trash with a rainbow in the background and event details.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/diversity-inclusion/production/images/lgbtq/Come-Out-Ride-S25-Insta.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1731961651&s=a0128238c9d28d07841a8212d78f7cf8)
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to - DOTS Office
Join us for a beginner friendly bike ride on Friday, April 11th from 10am-2pm! Departing from the DOTS Office, the ride will follow along Paint Branch Trail trail and end at Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville. We'll take a break to pick up trash along the ...
![Flyer graphic for Gayme Break launch event. Flyer shows a dark evening background with dotted stars, a rainbow, and event details.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/diversity-inclusion/production/images/lgbtq/Spring-25-Flyers-2.png?w=1545&h=2000&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1737568452&s=71c3dcf37dc0d075b28079ae4e61e71b)
Queer the Turtle Gayme Break Launch Party
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to - LGBTQ+ Equity Center
Stop by the LGBTQ+ Equity Center for the launch party of the official Apples-to-Apples inspired card game specific to queer life at UMD!
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Special Edition Queer Recess: Nail Art
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to - LGBTQ+ Equity Center
Create some slick and sassy nail art to show off or just enjoy and wipe off!
![Square graphic showing pastel craft supplies and LGBTQ+ Grad Craft Night event details.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/diversity-inclusion/production/images/lgbtq/LGBTQ-Grad-Craft-Night-Spring-25.png?w=1080&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1731962771&s=1d84d2dbf6564fa715cffcf5aedd94f1)
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to - Stamp Union Atrium
- RSVP for LGBTQ+ Grad Craft Night
Join LGBTQ+ Equity Center Graduate Assistants and other queer UMD grad students for an LGBTQ+ Grad Craft Night on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 from 6:30-8:30PM in the Stamp Union Atrium! We will have a variety of crafting and food options for you to enjoy, ...
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to - Zoom
Join us for a panel discussion about being queer in the workplace!
![Square graphic with progress flag rainbow borders, event details for Big Queer Photo 2025, and images from BQP 2024](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/diversity-inclusion/production/images/lgbtq/2nd-Annual-Big-Queer-Photo-Social-Media.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1738339099&s=92a97ff2a3da539270bee501e09e4a3b)
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to - McKeldin Mall Steps
Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center and students, faculty and staff from across campus for our second annual Big Queer Photo!
![Square lavender graphic with images of lavender bordering the bottom half. Above, there are Lavender Graduation event details and a photo of the graduates from the 2024 ceremony.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/diversity-inclusion/production/images/lgbtq/Lavender-Graduation-2025.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1738338870&s=9a3f62ad185cf863c653b18f78c41e3b)
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to - Stamp Union Atrium
Join the LGBTQ+ Equity Center for the 27th Annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony.
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