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DTSTAMP:20260930T151734
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T193000
SUMMARY:Other:LGBT History Month Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Showcasing the remarkable talents and stories of filmmakers\, this year Spectrum Center is kicking off LGBT History Month with a film festival highlighting LGBTQIA2S+ experiences and storytelling through cinema. Guests can look forward to breathtaking performances and an insightful Q&A with the film’s directors. Enjoy free popcorn and trivia related to the historical timeline of queer and trans experiences in filmmaking. Registration is required.\n\nThis event is open to all members of the U-M community.\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events
UID:149539-21906592@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149539
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts,Theater,spectrum center,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,LGBTQ History Month,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Art,Exhibition,Film,Graduate Students,Inclusion,LGBT
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260731T104708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T220000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Spectrum Center 55th Anniversary Gayla
DESCRIPTION:A ticketed opening celebration of the 55th anniversary year with dancing\, live performances\, and the introduction of The Spectrum Center Belonging Project\, a photo exhibit showcasing how Spectrum Center creates a sense of belonging. \n\n*This event is invitation only. \n\n\nExact event time may shift as details are confirmed.\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events
UID:147769-21901950@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147769
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:LGBT,Activism,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,LGBTQ History Month
LOCATION:UM Golf Course
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260924T093228
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261013T140000
SUMMARY:Well-being:LGBTea
DESCRIPTION:Sip\, spill\, or just chill—we're taking a break! Bookmark your spot\, close that laptop\, and join us at Spectrum Center for some LGBTea. Relax with some tabletop and Switch games\, activities\, community\, and more. Then leave recharged and ready to take on the rest of your day. Your body and mind will thank you later.\n\n- October 13\, 12:00-2:00 pm\, Trotter Multicultural Center [LGBTea x CommuniTea]\n- December 4\, 2:30-4:30 pm\, Spectrum Center
UID:152794-21914530@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152794
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:lgbt
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260920T142943
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T163000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:LGBTQ Center Awareness Day Open House
DESCRIPTION:LGBT Center Awareness Day is a national day of action focused on awareness around the work of LGBT community centers everywhere. Join Spectrum Center for our Center Awareness Day Open House. Learn about the center\, meet the staff team\, get connected with other students\, get resources\, play games\, get prizes\, and enjoy light refreshments. Never been to the center? If you haven’t visited before\, now is the perfect time!\n\nThis event is a part of LGBT History Month.
UID:152323-21913548@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152323
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Free,LGBT,LGBTQ History Month
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center (3020)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260916T175333
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:International Pronouns Day - Pronouns 101 Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Each year on the third Wednesday of October\, individuals and groups commemorate International Pronouns Day. \n\nIn honor and celebration of this day\, Spectrum Center is hosting a Pronouns 101 workshop for interested U-M faculty\, staff\, and students. In this 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage\, participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills.\n\nParticipants will:\n-Learn what pronouns are and be able to share why they are important in your own words\n-Identify the correct pronouns in various sentence structures\n-Practice different methods of addressing harm using a tool called scripting \n-Use an action planning resource to develop one tangible\, actionable goal related to your increased inclusivity around pronouns\n\nMORE WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATION\nFor more information about Spectrum Center’s educational workshops and/or to request an in-person/virtual workshop for your department or organization\, visit https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/workshops
UID:151475-21911634@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151475
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Social Justice,LGBT,Well-being,Training,LGBTQ History Month,Sessions,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,Diversity Equity and Inclusion
LOCATION:Michigan Union - 2210 ABCD
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260820T131547
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Transgender Awareness Month Kickoff: Gaming Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Transgender Awareness Month while being in community through gaming! Engage with different kinds of gamers while learning about trans developers and character identity development. Food will be served. Registration is required.\n\nThis event is open to the entire U-M community including Ann Arbor\, Dearborn\, and Flint campuses via online connection.
UID:149664-21906916@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149664
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:spectrum center
LOCATION:Michigan Union - 2210 ABC
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260908T110934
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pronouns 101
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Spectrum Center\, this is a 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage. Participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills. If you would like to learn more about pronouns ahead of the session you may visit: https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/education-resources/about-pronouns\n\nDIALOGUE MICHIGAN\nThis event is part of Dialogue Michigan's 2026-2027 faculty and staff workshops. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/dialogue.
UID:151037-21910792@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151037
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Staff,Sessions,Faculty,dialogue
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260804T163535
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261106T200000
SUMMARY:Other:Queer Art Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join Spectrum Center Programming Board and Stamps Gallery for an incredible showcase of queer and trans art from U-M students of all genders and sexualities. Enjoy a variety of mediums showcasing queer joy while engaging in a panel discussion with the artists. Light refreshments will be provided.\n\nThis event is open to all members of the U-M community.\n\nCalling all student artists! Submit your artwork to the Queer Art Showcase in celebration of queer and trans experiences.\n\nStudents of all genders and sexualities are welcome to submit. Submissions close September 23rd.
UID:149517-21906548@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149517
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,spectrum center
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T122458
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T210000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:QTBIPOC Kickbacks
DESCRIPTION:Be one with your community! Join our social gatherings as we create memorable connections around community and meals\, centering Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Drop in\, grab food\, enjoy some tunes\, play some games and hang out! Open to all U-M students. This event is in collaboration with Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Trotter Multicultural Center.\n\nFALL 2026\n- November 13 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n- December 8 [graduate student edition] | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | HopCat\n- December 10 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n\nMORE EVENTS\nExplore more Spectrum Center and Trotter/MESA events:\n- https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events\n- https://trotter.umich.edu/programs-events
UID:150111-21908025@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150111
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,LGBT,lgbtq,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Queer Trans Black Indigenous People Of Color-qtbipoc
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center, Room 3020
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260722T105009
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261120T193000
SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Transgender Day of Remembrance
DESCRIPTION:Spectrum Center invites you to our Transgender Day of Remembrance Banquet\, an annual memorial observance honoring the transgender people whose lives were lost this past year due to acts of anti-trans violence. We will gather in the Michigan Room of the Michigan League at 6:00 p.m. and join with our other U-M campus partners and students as we share a meal\, read the names of those we have lost\, and hear words and thoughts from trans speakers. The event will conclude with an activity where we will draw images and write messages of love\, support\, and affirmation to our trans family in an act of connection and solidarity. This event will center the transgender and non-binary community\, and is open to the entire U-M community.
UID:149521-21906552@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149521
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:tdor,spectrumcenter
LOCATION:Michigan League - Michigan Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260924T093228
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261204T163000
SUMMARY:Well-being:LGBTea
DESCRIPTION:Sip\, spill\, or just chill—we're taking a break! Bookmark your spot\, close that laptop\, and join us at Spectrum Center for some LGBTea. Relax with some tabletop and Switch games\, activities\, community\, and more. Then leave recharged and ready to take on the rest of your day. Your body and mind will thank you later.\n\n- October 13\, 12:00-2:00 pm\, Trotter Multicultural Center [LGBTea x CommuniTea]\n- December 4\, 2:30-4:30 pm\, Spectrum Center
UID:152794-21914531@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152794
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:lgbt
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Suite 3020
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T122458
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261208T193000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:QTBIPOC Kickbacks
DESCRIPTION:Be one with your community! Join our social gatherings as we create memorable connections around community and meals\, centering Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Drop in\, grab food\, enjoy some tunes\, play some games and hang out! Open to all U-M students. This event is in collaboration with Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Trotter Multicultural Center.\n\nFALL 2026\n- November 13 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n- December 8 [graduate student edition] | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | HopCat\n- December 10 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n\nMORE EVENTS\nExplore more Spectrum Center and Trotter/MESA events:\n- https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events\n- https://trotter.umich.edu/programs-events
UID:150111-21908026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150111
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,LGBT,lgbtq,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Queer Trans Black Indigenous People Of Color-qtbipoc
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T122458
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261210T210000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:QTBIPOC Kickbacks
DESCRIPTION:Be one with your community! Join our social gatherings as we create memorable connections around community and meals\, centering Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Drop in\, grab food\, enjoy some tunes\, play some games and hang out! Open to all U-M students. This event is in collaboration with Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Trotter Multicultural Center.\n\nFALL 2026\n- November 13 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n- December 8 [graduate student edition] | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | HopCat\n- December 10 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Spectrum Center/MESA\n\nMORE EVENTS\nExplore more Spectrum Center and Trotter/MESA events:\n- https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events\n- https://trotter.umich.edu/programs-events
UID:150111-21908027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150111
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,LGBT,lgbtq,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Queer Trans Black Indigenous People Of Color-qtbipoc
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center, Room 3020
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T110034
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20270218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20270218T160000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2027 Queer and Trans Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Queer and Trans (QT) Research Symposium is a half-day academic conference focusing on queer and trans student research and queer and trans student researchers. The symposium will feature the work of U-M student scholars\, with an emphasis on graduate and professional students as well as poster presentations from undergraduate students. This is an opportunity to uplift and celebrate student research across disciplines. The symposium will also provide students with the experience presenting at an academic conference.
UID:152630-21914320@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152630
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Professional Development,rackham,Social Impact,spectrumcenter
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
CONTACT:
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