Ithaca College will recognize and celebrate sexual minority populations during the month of Gaypril, also known as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness Month.

Gaypril kicked off on Tuesday with the raising of the gay pride flag on the Academic Quad. More events are scheduled to take place throughout the month, including various workshops and lectures.

Renowned scholar Robyn Ochs, co-founder of the Boston-based Bisexual Resource Center, will give a workshop on April 1, on the myths and realities of bisexuality.

Sophomore Joshua Redman, treasurer and vice president of BIGAYLA said he expects Ochs’s speech to be one of the biggest and most educational events of the month.

He said there are still a number of stereotypes and general misconceptions within the LGBT community.

Another event scheduled during Gaypril is the campuswide Day Of Silence on April 21. Students take a vow of silence for the day to protest discrimination against LGBT students.

Currently BIGAYLA has formed a committee to plan additional events for Gaypril, including a drag show and an LGBT semiformal, but the club has no official dates for the events. More information will be made available as the month continues.

“The events are another way for everyone to become more educated with the topics of sexuality and gender while having fun,” Redman said.

Lisa Maurer, coordinator of the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Education, Outreach and Services, said Gaypril is a month that allows LGBT students to celebrate while also raising awareness about the existense of sexual minorities.

“It’s a month set aside as a reminder to people that we as a sexual minority people are truly everywhere,” Maurer said.