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Come learn how to support LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty through through the RCSGD QTie seminars! QTie Seminars are designed to provide professional and personal development for students, faculty, and staff at UCSB regarding LGBTQ identities and experiences. With an awareness that all forms of oppression are inherently interconnected, these seminars will focus on LGBTQ identity, experience, and culture through a social justice and intersectional lens. Read on to learn more!
Come learn how to support LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty through a QTie Seminar!
QTie Seminars, run by UCSB's Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD), provide education about the queer and trans community which include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) identities. LGBTQ is a common vernacular but does not fully represent the broad range of identities within the queer and trans community. QTie Seminars will expose UCSB students, faculty, and staff to the multifaceted experiences and challenges the LGBTQ campus community faces in navigating higher education and beyond. Furthermore, participants will build empathy and compassion while understanding their unique roles in integrating queer and trans-affirming practices in their workplaces, residence halls, and student organizations.
QTie Seminars are designed to provide professional and personal development for students, faculty, and staff at UCSB regarding LGBTQ identities and experiences. With an awareness that all forms of oppression are inherently interconnected, these seminars will focus on LGBTQ identity, experience, and culture through a social justice and intersectional lens.
This series of seminars builds upon one another and you are encouraged to take all four seminars! After registration, you will receive a calendar invite with the zoom information.
Queer & Trans 101
Wednesday, April 21 2-4pm
The Queer & Trans 101 Seminar is an introduction to LGBTQ terminology and definitions. It seeks to build empathy to better support the LGBTQ campus community. Participants will learn the power and importance of language especially the importance of pronouns for transgender and gender non-conforming people. By the end of this seminar participants will have practical tools to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ campus community.
Trans 101
Wednesday, May 12 1-3pm
The Transgender 101 Seminar is an interactive introduction to the social construction of gender and will cover the spectrum of gender identities under the transgender umbrella. This seminar should be taken after the Queer & Trans 101 Seminar. This seminar covers fundamental information about gender identity, gender expression, and sex with an intersectional lens. It will highlight the importance of language and provide the opportunity to practice pronoun usage. It will begin the conversation about what it means to be transgender, and how students, faculty, and staff can be active advocates in combating transphobia at UCSB and beyond.
UndocuQueer & UndocuTrans
Tuesday, April 20 10am-12pm
The UndocuQueer and UndocuTrans Seminar is a collaboration between RCSGD, Undocumented Student Services, and the student organization, UndocuQT. It provides an overview of experiences of queer and trans undocumented people. Attendees will also learn about the resources on and off campus to support undocuqueer and undocutrans students. Representatives from Undocumented Student Services will be co-facilitating this seminar.
Two-Spirit 101
Tuesday, April 27, 2pm-3:30pm
Tuesday, May 18, 2pm-3:30pm
The Two-Spirit 101 Seminar is a collaboration between RCSGD, the American Indian and Indigenous Student Association (AIISA), and the Two-Spirit Alliance student organization. The Two-Spirirt 101 seminar is an introduction to the experiences and history of the queer, trans, and Two-Spirit, Native and Indigenous communities. Participants will learn the historical context and impacts of colonialism on our Two-Spirit community members. By the end of this seminar, participants will have practical tools to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for the Native, Indigenous, and Two-Spirit campus community. Representatives from the Two-Spirit Alliance student organization will be co-facilitating this seminar.
Register for one or more seminars here!
For more information or if you would like to request a QTie for your department, email QTies@sa.ucsb.edu.
