Pride Month Campus-wide Message

Dear campus community, 

This June we celebrate Pride Month. Pride Month recognizes the historical and current contributions of LGBTQ+ people and communities. Pride is many things. It is a celebration of queer and trans identities, histories, cultures, and communities. It is about the promotion of social justice movements and civil rights victories.

Campus Events: 

• June 29 - Cal @ SF Pride Parade. Join the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) and the Gender Equity Resource Center!

• June 1-30 - Pride Month in San Francisco: GLBT Historical Society Museum, Rainbow Honor Walk, Tenderloin Museum Monthly LGBTIA+ History Walking Tour “Unspeakable Vice: Valley of the Queens”, and Transgender District Events

• June 1-30. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection at BAMPFAJuly 6, 2025 - Film Screening: That Cold Day in the Park

Media to Read/Watch:

• Building Belonging: Creating an Inclusive Environment for the LGBTQ+ Community and Allies at UC Berkeley

• Read with pride! Celebrate LGBTQ+ stories with a book list from the UC Berkeley Library- via Berkeley Library

• Explore 10 LGBTQ+ landmarks on campus- via Berkeley Library

Campus Departments:

• Institute for Gender and Sexuality Research, Gender and Women's Studies Faculty Publications, Othering and Belonging Institute LGBTQ Citizenship Cluster

• Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Communities at Cal

• Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq), Trans Student Wellness Initiative, Transgender and Gender Diverse Care provided through University Health Services

Campus Organizations:

• Registered student organizations: Queer Alliance Resource Center and 20 student organizations (including orgs especially for graduate and professional school students)

• Graduate Assembly projects: Sexual Orientation & Gender Advocacy Project (SOGA), Trans & Gender-Diverse Advocacy Project

• Staff and faculty organizations: LavenderCal and QTBIPOC Staff & Faculty Listserv

To learn more and/or submit additional events and resources, visit the Pride Month website

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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