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Happy International Pronouns Day! 💜We want to reiterate the importance of respecting everyone’s pronouns in order to foster an inclusive environment on campus, and everywhere. Read and share this post to educate yourself & others on pronouns and why they matter.

WE’RE BAAAAACCCKKKKKKK !~ The UC Berkeley’s Queer Grads GRSO’s Fitness & Wellness Mini Grants are meant to provide a one time grant to current UC Berkeley Graduate Students who will be in the Bay Area for the Summer of 2026. Deadline for the submission of this for are May 20th 2026 5PM PST. Eligibility for the Queer Grads Summer 2026 Fitness & Wellness Mini Grants: - You are currently a graduate student at UC Berkeley - You are a member of Queer Grads GRSO and/or have participated in an event previously - You will be in the Bay Area for the Summer of 2026 for at least 6 weeks - Propose a fitness/wellness program you plan to use the money towards and be able to provide receipts by the requested date (activity must be in the greater bay area). Eligible uses for the Queer Grads Summer 2026 Fitness & Wellness Mini Grants: - Fitness class(es) - Gym membership(s) - Art or Creative Class(es) - Restorative Wellness Activities (Physical therapy, saunas, spas, massages, etc.) Image description: flyer for the UC Berkeley’s Queer Grads GRSO’s Fitness & Wellness Mini Grants with QueerGrad logo and Big C logo. QR code in image to application due by May 20th 2026 5PM PST. /forms/d/19KZ3Aalmga82CGl0Bb89S0VsQtwtqX4T6LB3bZYR80A/viewform?edit_requested=true

Jules Gill-Peterson's recent lecture, The Constitutional Right to Transition: Reconstruction and the Political History of Transphobia, drew a packed room at UC Berkeley! Thank you to everyone who joined us for this important, timely talk exploring how the right to transition is rooted in the history and tradition of the Fourteenth Amendment, and why the Supreme Court's current perspective on this issue is fundamentally misguided. Co-sponsors: ISSI's Center for the Study of Sexual Culture @otheringandbelonging @ucberkeleygraduate @tswiberkeley @ucbgeneq @officialmccberkeley @ucbqarc Photo credit: @4everkiku

Looking for a place to study and get free food during RRR week? Come visit GenEq for lunch, self-care/destressing items, blue books & scantrons, and community! ☕️📖 This event will place Monday-Wednesday of RRR Week 5/5 (10am-3pm), 5/6 (10am-6pm), & 5/7 (10am-6pm) 🫶💫 Lunch provided at noon each day. Location: 202 Student Center Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/geneqeventsrsvp ‌ Image Description: The background is a green work mat with white gridlines. Text reads “Spring 2026” on a piece of tape with the header “STUDY JAMS” in all caps in clay in varying colors directly below it. There is random tape scattered around the background as well as varying clay graphics in flowers, a heart dialogue bubble, and a black cat. There is also a ruler, scissors, a pen, and a marker in the background. The top left corner has the GenEq, Big C, and TSWI logos on a piece of tape. On the left side of the page is a yellow cream sticky note with details about the event that reads “FREE LUNCH!! (Everyday at noon) Wellness Supplies! Self Care items! Exam Supplies! COMMUNITY!!!!!!” In the middle right side of the flyer is an orange clay dialogue bubble with the dates and location of the event: 5/5 (10AM 3PM), 5/6 (10AM-6PM), 5/7 (10AM-6PM) @‌GenEq (202 student center) In the bottom middle it reads “RSVP!” written on tape with a qr code below it on ripped paper.

Come join us for a night of learning! Please RSVP at /geneqeventsrsvp Flyer Image Description: Black background with an image from the film of a person sitting by themself in a skate park taking up the upper third of the flyer. The person is sitting on the left side. On the right side in big capitalized sans-serif text, it says “THE MASK YOU LIVE IN.” The word “MASK” is in a light green font, and the word “LIVE” is in a light yellow/orange font. The rest is in a slightly yellow cream color. Below the person sitting it has the time and location listed: Monday, 4/27/26, 4-6PM | GenEq, 202 Student Center. Below the image, the rest of the flyer background is still black. It says in the same green color, “Join Us for Film Screening.” Below that is a description of the film. And, below that is “RSVP Here:” with a QR code below it to scan to RSVP. The RSVP is to the left side, and to its right is text that includes information about access needs for the event. This event is open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds. If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Joanna Villegas at (510) 230-3254 or joannavillegas @berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

LONG LIVE LESBIANS ❣️❤️‍🔥❤️ Happy Lesbian Visibility Week to our dearest community. We see you, we support you, we love you! [All pictures from Catherine Opie’s “Dyke Deck” (1995)]

Explore a new world through Dungeon and Dragons. Whether you’re a beginner or haven’t played in a while. All are welcome to play at Queer DND! There are limited spots so please RSVP ASAP. 🐉 🏰 🌻 Location: Games of Berkeley Date: 05/04/2026 Time: 5PM - 9PM If you didn’t get a chance to make a character at our character workshop and want to play RSVP anyways! The form will give you information to connect with someone to help you make a character before the one-shot or you can not worry about it at all and a pre-made character will be available to you at the event. One-Shot Image Description: A textured flyer with a paper overlay is titled in green: “Queer DND One Shot,” with the subtitle “@ Games of Berkeley, 2510 Durant.” The title is surrounded by a dotted “path” line, which snakes through the flyer’s rectangular medieval-style illustrations, such as a knight, dragon, sword, and castle. Near the flyer’s edges, subtitles read “May 4, 2026, 5-9PM” and “tinyurl.com/QDND26, RSVP!!!” with a QR code linking to the RSVP. Small yellow text is included on the flyer’s edges and reads: ”This event is open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds. If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Joanna Villegas at (510) 230-3254 or mailto:[email protected] with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.” The GenEq and Big C logos are located in the bottom right of the graphic.

Have YOU reached the SWEET spot? 🍭 🍬 GenEq will be holding a short and sweet peer-led sex ed space at 12pm to 1pm on Tuesday, April 28th! Drop by, explore, and engage however feels right to you. This space is grounded in peer conversation & shared knowledge, centering queer and trans experiences in sex/sexual health. We’re moving beyond the binaries we were taught and making room for the many ways connection, pleasure, and care can look. COME through to: talk, listen, or be in community read zines created by GenEq interns & community zine distros!! (maybe take some home too..) engage in conversations with your peers around consent, intimacy, and gendered experiences in sexual relations enjoy some yummy, fresh fruit & boba This is about learning, unlearning, and building the kind of health education we deserve; together and at your own pace. RSVP: tinyurl.com/geneqeventsrsvp if you’re able to! (Image description in comments)

In Honor of Veda Jethani, TSWI is hosting a Make Up As Resistance event where students can make their own make up kits (eye shadow, nail polish, eye liner etc) and grab a boxed dinner. This event is a celebration of resistance through self expression in honor of Veda’s legacy! When: Thursday, May 7th 4pm-6pm Where: GenEq 202 Student Center (in the conference room) This event is open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds. If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Joanna Villegas at (510) 230-3254 or joannavillegas @berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event. [image description: This is a flier for the makeup as resistance event with information in it being hosted at GenEq conference room on Thursday, May 7th from 4pm-6pm. On the flier there are make up pieces such as a make up brush and eye shadow palette and there are hands that have nail polish on them]

Want to share your experiences as an undergraduate Woman* and/or LGBTQ+ student at Cal? Join us as a panelist for Cal Day 2026 and/or Golden Bear Welcome 2026 for GenEq! 💜 🐻 Our two panel options for Cal Day include: SAT 4/18 | 11AM-12PM: Women’s Life and Community at Cal SAT 4/18 | 1-2PM: LGBTQ+ Life and Community at Cal 📚 Our two panel options for Golden Bear Welcome include: SAT 5/2 | 11AM-12PM: Women’s Life and Community at Cal SAT 5/2 | 1-2PM: LGBTQ+ Life and Community at Cal Selected panelists will be financially compensated! Students of all identities and experiences are encouraged to apply! 🌈 Deadline to apply: April 16, 2026 @ 11:59PM Scan the QR code or email [email protected] with questions! (*All who experience life through the lens of woman in body, spirit, identity - past, present, future, and fluid) #CalDay #GenEq #BerkeleyLife #LGBTQatCal #WomenAtCal This event is open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race. color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds. If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Joanna Villegas at (510) 230-3254 or joannavillegas [\@‌berkeley.edu](/berkeley.edu/ “‌”) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event. “ ‌ IMAGE DESCRIPTION: White background with “GenEq” in large bubble font and other details in black font, including 4 boxes per date/time.

GenEq and our partners are excited to invite you to the 25th Lavender Graduation Celebration!!! 🎓💜 Everyone is invited, and there is no fee to attend! ✨ In order to manage capacity, we need all those who plan to attend to fill out the registration form which can be found by clicking the link in our bio. Also, apply to SPEAK 🗣️ at Lavender Graduation! Every year at LavGrad, undergrad and grad students give speeches to their fellow graduates and communities. The speaker application can be found at: tinyurl.com/LavGrad2026Speaker Register and apply now at: tinyurl.com/LavGrad2026Registration ! 💜 Image Description: Cream rectangle (portrait) with event details in black font and lavender lines top and bottom; lavender circle with lavender sprig.

Join us on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:30 PM for a book talk on "So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color" with the author, @caro_derobertis . Caro is an award-winning novelist who will present a first-of-its-kind oral history of queer and trans elders of color. Register! bit.ly/CaroStars Sponsors: @ucbgeneq Night Out / Night Off Center for the Study of Sexual Culture @tswiberkeley @townsendcenter @officialmccberkeley #berkeleyevents #booktalk #trans