Events
Stonewall Art Exhibit: “Liberated Spaces: Queer and Trans Comfort in the Places We Call Home”: March 27-April 7 (Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.), Student Union Art Gallery
SpACE+ ACe & Aro Meeting: Mon., April 3, 7-8 p.m., via Zoom
The SpACE+ is a space for the asexual and aromantic communities. Partners and support people welcome. The group also has a Discord.
STI & Rapid HIV Screening: Tues., April 4 & Wed., April 5 (& every Tues. & Wed.), 11-3 p.m., 101 Campus Center
Open to all UMass students and no appointment is needed. STI screening is for gonorrhea and chlamydia (don’t urinate for 1-2 hours before the test). HIV testing involves a finger prick, with results available in 20-30 minutes. Insurance will normally be billed (please bring your insurance card), but other payment options are available. Screening is conducted by the Public Health Promotion Center. More info: testing@umass.edu
Bi/Pan/Queer Collective Meeting: Tues., April 4 (& every Tues.), 7-8 p.m., Stonewall Center
BPQC is a weekly social group for bisexual, pansexual, queer, and sexually fluid students.
Queer & Trans People of Color Movie Night: Wed., April 5, 6:30 p.m., Stonewall Center
Join the Stonewall Center for community building, snacks, and a recently released movie about people of color.
Trans & Gender-Nonconforming Student Support Group: Wed., April 5 (& every Wed.), 4:30-5:30 p.m., via Zoom, with the first Wed. of each month in-person
Free and open to UMass and other Five College students. Facilitated by the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH). Call Brad Landon or Beth Prullage at CCPH if interested in joining: 413-545-2337.
LGBTQ+ Grad Student Discussion & Support Space: Wed., April 5 (& every other Wed.), 5:30-7 p.m., 905-09 Campus Center
A peer-facilitated space for LGBTQ+ graduate students to meet each other, build community, and give mutual support and care.
LGBTQIA+ Talk Space: Wed., April 5 (& every Wed.), 6:30-8 p.m., 102 Wilder Hall (CMASS)
Are you lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and/or questioning? Do you want a space to socialize, make friends, and talk about topics like school, mental health, and being queer/trans? Then come to the weekly LGBTQIA+ Talk Space! Open to all Five College students. Sponsored by the Stonewall Center and CCPH.
Angela Chen, "Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex": Thurs., April 6, 7 p.m., 162-175 Campus Center
Sponsored by the Stonewall Center. Co-sponsored by the Pride Alliance and the Office of Equity and Inclusion. Angela's book Ace will be available for signing afterward. Five College asexual and aromantic students are welcomed to have dinner with Angela from 5-6 p.m. before the event at the Stonewall Center.
Queer-Disability Open Mic: Fri., April 7, 7-9 p.m., Student Union 471 A & B and by Zoom
Performers can be queer, people with a disability/disabilities, or both. Sign up to perform here. Sponsored by the Disability Culture Club and the Stonewall Center.
Therapy Dog Hour with Peanut: Mon., April 10, 5-6 p.m., Stonewall Center
Come de-stress at the Stonewall Center with Peanut (our favorite therapy dog) and other LGBTQIA+ students.
Queer and Trans Yoga: Mon., April 10, 7-8:15 p.m., Contemplative Room, Worcester Dining Commons
No experience necessary. This yoga will be gender affirming, body positive, and consent oriented. All bodies, sizes, and abilities are welcome and celebrated. Sponsored by the Stonewall Center.
Bi/Pan/Queer Collective Ice Cream Social: Tues., April 11, 7-8 p.m., Stonewall Center
Open to all bi, pan, and queer students and supporters.
Reception for Queer Latinx Pop Artist Gina Chavez: Wed., April 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Bernie Dallas Room, Goodell
We will be welcoming Gina, a Latin Grammy-nominated musician, to campus before her performance at 7:30 in Bowker Auditorium. Food provided. Sponsored by CMASS, the Stonewall Center, and the Women of Color Leadership Network.
LGBTQIA+ & Allies Pool Party: Fri., April 21, 7-10 p.m., Boyden Pool
A free, body-positive and gender-affirming event. Pool toys provided. Sponsored by the Stonewall Center.
Announcements
LGBTQIA+ Design Contest
The UMass Store, in collaboration with the Stonewall Center, invites UMass students to submit a design that contributes to the visibility and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people on campus. The winning design will be featured on merchandise sold by the UMass Store. Designs can be submitted here. The submission deadline is April 20.
The Stonewall Center's LGBTQIA+ Foundations and Allyship web course is available for UMass staff, faculty, and students
The course offers an independent, self-paced learning experience around the foundations of sexuality, gender, gender identity, and allyship. It is designed for UMass Amherst faculty, staff, and students to learn about strategies and resources to support LGBTQIA+ people. Faculty and staff who complete the training can receive a placard for their office that states that “this is a welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ people” and be listed on the Stonewall Center’s website as having taken the course. People can enroll here.
Connect with Stonewall through Our Virtual Lounge on Discord
LGBTQIA+ Five College and other area college and high school students are invited to join the Stonewall Center’s Discord virtual lounge to hang out and chat or seek support and information.
Our Mission
The mission of the Stonewall Center is to provide support, resources, programming and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA) and allied students, staff, and faculty at UMass Amherst and for the surrounding area. We also seek to educate the campus and local community about heterosexism, genderism, racism, transmisogyny, and other forms of oppression and intersectionalities. We do this in order to strengthen and sustain an inclusive climate for LGBTQIA+ and LGBTQIA+-supportive individuals. We work closely with other campus departments, offices, and local organizations to foster student learning, development, and leadership and to support individual academic success while building LGBTQIA+ communities and enhancing the lives of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
