Past Events
The LGBTQIA+ center is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our diverse and intersectional community. There’s so much expertise and scholarship at Boston University to draw inspiration from. Check out this list of past events to get a sense of the programming we provide. And if you have an idea for topics or presentations that might benefit our community, please reach out.
BU LGBTQIA+ Scholar Series
LGBTQIA+ Teacher Wellbeing: A Duoethnography
Queer Art, the Christian Right, and the Aesthetics of Literalism
“Conscience, not Bigotry” and Other Framings in Conflicts over LGBTQ+ Rights and Religious Liberty
BU LGBTQIA+ Scholars Series: The Caged Bird Sings: Welcoming Identities through Music-making
Commemorative and Awareness Days
LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff Open House for National Coming Out Day
Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day
Be You at BU: Celebrating Our Community on National Coming Out Day
Be You at BUMC: Celebrating Our Community on National Coming Out Day
International Pronouns Day Tabling
Transgender Day of Remembrance Observance
Transgender Day of Remembrance Speaker and Vigil
Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial and Flag Instillation
Remembering our Transcestors: TDOR Vigil and Dinner
Community Building Events and Celebrations
Community Collaborations and Cosponsorships
The Anti-Racist Roots of Queer and Trans Activism: A History of Direct Action and the Body
Lecture: Gay Liberation Goes to Church (WGS)
Living with Monkey: A Lecture with Eli Clare
Outspoken: Coming Out Day Open Mic
Professional Development Panel and Networking Event (GWISE and oSTEM)
World AIDS Day – AIDS Memorial Quilt Unveiling
Supporting Folks Living with HIV/AIDS: World AIDS Day Panel
HIV & STI Testing Site – Free & Confidential
Asexual and Aromantic Allyship in Queer Communities
CAS LGBTQIA+ Pride Luncheon (CAS)
2022 BU Pride Film Festival: Queer Desire in the 1990s and Early Aughts – Hedwig and The Angry Inch
2022 BU Pride Film Festival: Queer Desire in the 1990s and Early Aughts – Chasing Amy
2022 BU Pride Film Festival: Queer Desire in the 1990s and Early Aughts – Go Fish
Film Screenings
Informational Sessions
Large Lectures, Panels, and Keynote Addresses
Introduction to Disability Justice with Mia Mingus (LMS)
Queer History is American History: Historical perspectives on LGBTQIA+ Identity and Experience (LMS)
“We’re Not Going Back”: Protecting and Advancing LGBTQIA+ Rights in 2022 (LMS)
“A” is for Asexual Liberation: Centering Ace Aro Identities and Creating a Movement (LMS)
The State of Anti-Trans Legislation
The Life and Love of LGBTQ+ People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (LMS)
What’s So Dangerous About a Picture Book?: Resisting the Ban on Children’s and YA Literature (LMS)
At Every Stage of the System: The Criminalization and Over-Incarceration of LGBTQIA+ People (LMS)
Portraits of Pride: A Celebration of Queer and Trans Lives in Boston (LMS)
Fighting For Family: Recognizing and Protecting the Rights of LGBTQIA+ Parents (LMS)
Roe & Dobbs: The Ripple Effects of the SCOTUS Ruling on Democracy and Our Futures
Professional Development