LGBTQ+ History Month and Coming Out Day

A message from the UH Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality in an email dated Oct. 4:

Aloha UH ʻohana,

At UH, we welcome and celebrate our māhū, LGBTQ+ students, staff/faculty, and community, and recognize that learning LGBTQ+ history is our kuleana. Join us across UH campuses this month for multiple educational and celebratory events.

October is LGBTQ+ Pride History Month and has been celebrated as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer + history month since 1994. Although June is pride month in many parts of the world, October marks the first U.S. national march on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights in 1979 and the national celebration of Coming Out Day on the 11th. As part of October’s ally week, come out: show your support and aloha.

National Coming Out Day, like LGBTQ+ history month, reminds us that persecution is enabled when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer + people, histories, representations are silenced, censored, marginalized. The UH System proves to be a leader in advocating for our LGBTQ+ community and a history of events can be found on the Commission site.

The plus sign (+) in LGBTQ+ includes a spectrum of identities, orientations, and gender expressions. Please visit the Office of the President of the University of Hawaiʻi’s Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality website for the definitions of terms related to sex and gender and respecting gender identity and expression. Interested in being an LGBTQ+ Ally or Advocate? Check with your campus’ UH System LGBTQ+ commissioners for more information.

Mahalo,
UH Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality

Campus Events Throughout the UH System

OPEN TO ALL IN THE UH SYSTEM 

Wahine Volleyball Pride Night
Sunday, Oct. 13, 5 – 7 p.m.
At the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Co-sponsored by UH Mānoa athletics.
Wear your rainbow colors to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month. The first 1,000 fans will receive rainbow lei!

Monsters & Misfits: Queerness in Halloween and Horror
Monday, Oct. 28, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
On Zoom
Co-sponsored by QUEERIFY, Honolulu Horror Nights, and the Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality, this presentation and discussion will delve into the intersections of queerness and horror, exploring how LGBTQ+ identities are represented in both Halloween culture and horror media. From misunderstood monsters to outcast misfits, the genre has long reflected themes of fear, transformation, and otherness — parallels that resonate deeply with the queer experience. See info and registration at http://go.hawaii.edu/agc. This event is open to the public, so please share widely!

Honolulu Pride
Saturday, Oct. 19, 5 p.m.

Zoom with PRIDE
Add some PRIDE to your Zoom for Honolulu Pride Month in October with free Zoom backgrounds from the Queerify website!

HAWAIʻI CC

Domestic Violence Awareness Summit
Friday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
I Ola Nō Ke Kino (Hawaiʻi CC Cafeteria, Manono Campus)
Guest Speaker: Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

HONOLULU CC

InClued: LGBTQ+ Sex Ed Workshop
Oct. 22, 11:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Open to youth and young adults
Earn a $50 gift card for new participants.
Lunch and heavy pupus provided
Registration link

LEEWARD CC 

Health & Harmony Wellness Fair
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Concourse at Puʻuloa Campus
Community and campus resources will share how we can live pono in mind, body, and soul.

Marriage Equality Podcast
The podcast focuses on the significant topic of voting and its impact on the repeal of discriminatory language in the Hawaiʻi State Constitution. The podcast provides an overview of the upcoming ballot measure that seeks to eliminate discriminatory language from the state constitution. We encourage everyone to educate themselves about this measure and its historical context, as well as to consider the importance of voter turnout. Every voice is crucial in shaping the future of our community, and it’s essential to mobilize support for any vote. Leeward CC students can enter a raffle drawing by listening to the podcast.

LGBTQ+ Drag Queen Stereotypes with Palehua Lee
Join the Love Pono student team in their talk with Palehua Lee about the harmful stereotypes surrounding drag queens. This insightful episode dives deep about how the untrue controversy around the LGBTQ and drag queen community is damaging and necessary to address.

WINDWARD CC 

Windward CC Safe Zone Training
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2:30 – 4 p.m.
LGBTQ+ | Windward Community College

Windward CC PAQ Club Pride Event
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Windward CC Hale Laʻakea Breezeway

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA

National Coming Out Day Fair
Friday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Campus Center Courtyard
As part of the Honolulu Pride celebration, the LGBTQ+ Center at UH Mānoa, Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation, and Hawaiʻi Health Harm and Reduction Center will host this Fair. This day of visibility, love, and community will celebrate over 20 LGBTQ+ organizations, churches and faith communities, social clubs and service providers and include a DJ and drag performances. This celebration will stand in stark contrast to the current national climate driving anti-transgender legislation and increased hate crimes.

Gender-Affirming Closet Open House
Monday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.  – 1 p.m.
Queen Liliʻuokalani Center 211

Safe Zone Training
Monday, Oct. 14, noon – 1:30 p.m.
On Zoom
To register for a Safe Zone Training: http//go.hawaii.edu/anC

Drag Bingo Night
Friday, Oct. 18, 6 – 8 p.m.
Campus Center Ballroom
Co-sponsored by Activities Council and the LGBTQ+ Center. Hosted by Candi Shell and drag performances by Tara Way and UH students!

LGBTQ+ and Ally Coffee Hour
Thursday, Oct. 31, 4 – 5 p.m.
Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services