LGBTQIA+ Equity strives to bring cultural, social, and educational events that highlights and uplifts the diverse and valuable work of folks in the LGBTQIA+ community, from local leaders to prominent activists. At our events, we want to ensure that you enjoy yourself and your learnings while finding the tools to help you advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. The goal of our programming is to center the community by highlighting the work, experience, and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community.
If you have event ideas you’d like to share, or are interested in participating in the event planning process, email us at lgbtqia@miracosta.edu.
Lavender Welcome
September 27, 2022, 5-6pm PT, In-Person: OC 4802 (Oceanside) + Zoom
Join us as we mark the Fall 2022 term with our annual Lavender Welcome event. Come meet the LGBTQIA+ Equity team, learn about what LGBTQIA+ Equity does and our upcoming events, as well as play a few rounds of the fan-favorite Queer Musical Bingo. This event is open to everyone and will be held in-person and Zoom (hybrid).
LGBTQIA+ Lunch and Learn Series
Select Tuesdays, 12 - 1:30pm PT, Zoom
A NEW event reading series where the LGBTQIA+ Equity team identifies readings for the MiraCosta Community to read and then we come together to discuss the readings, gain further insight, and think about the ways that the reading can better inform the ways that we work to serve our students and overall community at MiraCosta. While we hope that each participant who attends fully engages with each of the pieces below, we also know that many folx may only partially complete readings prior to the discussion. This is okay as everyone is welcome to engage as much or as little as they want; ultimately, the discussions held are only as good as the participants. We hope that all participants will take an active role in contributing to the discussion, sharing the ways their practice is informed by the readings, actively reflect on the reading and discussion, and lastly share the information with others you interact with who would benefit from the information and perspectives you take away from this space.
There will be 5 sessions for the Fall semester that all support in highlighting the coinciding awareness week. Please see the chart below for information about the dates, links to the readings, and registration information for these Zoom meetings. You are welcome to register for as many sessions as you can attend and hope that you will make plans to consume and reflect on all of the scholarship below. Please note: most of the material below is accessed through your MiraCosta account (you may need to use the MiraCosta VPN to gain access to some of the articles through our library system) via open-access. If you experience accessing any of the material, please contact the team at lgbtqia@miracosta.edu
All discussion sessions will take place online from 12-1:30 pm PT. Participants are encouraged to eat their lunch while we gather. We are aware that people will do their best to spend as much time with us as they are able, and that may not be the full 90 minutes. Folx are welcome to stay for as long as they are able; we ultimately appreciate any time, energy, and commitment you are able to provide to this space and community.
Adapted from the APIMEDA Programs and Services at UC San Diego: APIMEDA Lunch & Learn Program
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"How to Make a Rainbow" Film Screening with Live Q&A from Producer Jade Phoenix and Alaizah
Friday, October 14, 2022, 12-1pm PST, Zoom + Live Stream: OC 3201
Join us for a short film screening and live Q&A with Producer Jade Phoenix and star Alaizah. Synopsis: HOW TO MAKE A RAINBOW observes a young girl (Alaizah) and her mother (Jade) over two years as they journey through the realities of a parent in transition. The story centers around Alaizah and her process of figuring out what to call her ‘papa,’ who is in the beginning years of a gender transition. Together they navigate homelessness, Jade’s exploration of gender, as well as the daily joys and struggles of growing up. In its timely exploration of our perceived limits of love, gender expression, motherhood and childhood, this film invites us to let Alaizah be our guide as we learn and unlearn alongside her the limits and possibilities of identity and connection.
JADE PHOENIX…Is a Queer, Trans, Femme, Filipinx, Parent, LA-based performance artist + poet, speaker, activist, and educator. Jade’s work is a poetic expression rooted in the multiple identities she holds and how they intersect with her day-to-day fight for a collective liberation, while boldly creating art and cultural content in hopes of bringing queer and trans stories to the center of today’s current social, political and cultural landscapes. A fierce story and truth teller, a vulnerable yet dynamic performance poet and actress, an informative and engaging cultural producer of film and media, and activist that uses her platform and art to shift the conversations and dialogue, around trans women/femme and gender non conforming people of color in the arts, academia, and film.
Alaizah Rayne is a 5th grader at California Creative Learning Academy in Los Angeles CA. She loves animals, sci-fi and fantasy shows, and has an extensive collection of squishmallows that would make anyone jealous.
[Register: https://miracosta-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIud-murz8jHNKGkoYuXAUfEWxPYmHY-8JW]
Trans* Day of Remembrance Brunch
Friday, November 18, 2022 11:30am-12:30pm PST, In-Person: OC 3400 Pavilion (Oceanside) and Zoom
Join us for our annual TDoR Brunch where we will honor and remember all trans* folx who are no longer with us, lost to anti-trans* violence and discrimination, and the hardships of systemic oppression and transphobia.
We will hold a candlelight vigil and reflect on the ways we can honor and uplift trans* folx everywhere this weekend to nationally observe Trans* Day of Remembrance on Sunday, Nov 20 as well as everyday. Guest Speaker TBA.
For any questions, comments, and/or concerns, please email the LGBTQIA+ Equity Team at lgbtqia@miracosta.edu
Past Events
2021-2022
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2020-2021
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