Honoring Transgender and Nonbinary Empowerment Month

Dear campus community, 

This November, we recognize Transgender and Nonbinary Empowerment Month, which also encompasses Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance. Below find highlights on academic, social, and cultural opportunities supporting this month and these communities.

Events

• November 18, 2025 from 5-7pm: QARC and TSWI Clothing SwapRSVP

• Donation drive for clothing open through November 14, 2025. Drop off in large donation boxes at the GenEq Resource Center (202 Cesar Chavez), QARC (HFA A15), and on the MCC patio during tabling hours (MLK 2nd floor)

• Early December: Teaching and Working in Troubled Times: Meeting the Moment for Trans Justice and Solidarity - Please check https://americancultures.berkeley.edu/twtt for updated information 

• December 9, 2025 from 6-8pm: Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson Book Event

Units and Departments

• Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) and Queer Alliance Resource Center (QARC)

• Trans Student Wellness Initiative (TSWI) - A student-led and community-centered initiative that aims to support the holistic wellness and retention of trans and nonbinary students at UC Berkeley through community building events, resource distribution, and advocacy.

• Queer and Trans Praxis (QTP) Minor, formerly the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Studies (LGBT) minor, within the Gender and Women's Studies department

Organizations and Resources

• Orgs: Transgender Students at Cal (T-Cal), Sexual Orientation and Gender Advocacy Project (SOGA), LavenderCal

• Trans Resource Hub

• Gender Affirming Care Resource Request Form

Read and Watch

• LGBTQIA+ Resources on Campus

• Nonbinary @ Cal

• How one Gender Equity staff member fosters community for LGBTQ+ students on campus

To learn more and/or submit additional events and resources, visit the Transgender and Nonbinary Empowerment Month webpage

Thank you,

Fabrizio Mejia
he/him
Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion

Victoria Plaut
she/ella
Vice Provost for the Faculty

Stephen C. Sutton
he/him/his
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Eugene Whitlock 
he/him/his
Chief People and Culture Officer

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