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The Curkin Center of Southern Illinois University provides welcoming and empowering spaces for individuals and communities of all sexual, romantic, and gender identities through advocacy, programming and events, affinity groups, and educational resources.
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Southern Illinois Women's Film Festival is less than a week away! On March 17 and 18, we will be in Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library. Hosted by the Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center and the Women's Resource Center!

Announcing Lavender Graduation 2025! It will be held on Saturday, April 26. LGBTQIA+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who graduated in Fall/Winter 2024, or will be graduating Spring, Summer, or Fall 2025 are eligible to participate in our LGBTQIA+ pre-commencement ceremony.

Our next Queer Cinema is tomorrow! We are watching Neptune Frost and will have a postfilm discussion led by Musical Theater Dance Professor Darryl Clark. 3 PM at Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library!

Trans Community Dinner next Friday the 21st at 7 PM! It is potluck style and the theme is: your favorite food! We will have plenty of food, so no pressure if you are unable to--just bring your beautiful self 💜

This Thursday, Feb 13, also known as Valentine's Eve, will be our commemoration of queer love at SIU, titled "Be Queer, My Heart!" There will be a valentines card crafting station, sweet treats, a hot cocoa bar, sweet hearts bingo, and music about LGBTQIA+ love in all its beauty. 1-3 PM in SSB 170!

Watch and Learn event this Thursday! We are talking about polyamory and watching polyamorous people define their own experiences through short stories and testimonials. There will be snacks and pinmaking! 2:30-4 PM in SSB 170.

Here are our Trans Day of Visibility events! On March 30, we will be having a roundtable on the denial of trans rights from 2-5 at Gaia House. On March 31, you can catch us at Rainbow Cafe's Trans Resource Fair from 3-7 PM and then right after, we are hosting a Trans Takeover at Booby's until 10!

Ice Pop Social this Friday! We will be playing board games and having a gay old time 🌈

Your Queerness is Beautiful ☺

Queer Cinema for Black History Month on Feb 24! Description in comments:

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Double feature next Tuesday!

Transitions starts up again tomorrow! 3:30 in Morris Library 480A

Next week, we will be playing Jackbox at the SSB as a welcome back for the Spring 2025 semester! Yes, we will also have snacks. January 14th at 3 PM Student Services Building 150/160 *This event is open to students only*