LGBT Center

Presented in collaboration with the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and Theatre Department

A story about a gay couple and their friends as they negotiate life, love, loss, and new beginnings. Michael Slade is the co-creator, writer and executive producer of this highly acclaimed short-form digital series. Mr. Slade is an award winning playwright, librettist, television writer, and children’s author.

Presented in observance of Women’s History Month

Brooke Guinan was the first openly transgender firefighter in New York City. A third- generation firefighter, Brooke has a passion for heroism that runs in her blood. When Brooke transitions, it poses a challenge to a macho profession and to her family. Brooke and her boyfriend Jim, an Air Force veteran, realize that having the life they want means being vulnerable in the face of judgment. A heartfelt portrait of change in the American family and workplace, and a testament to love, courage, and loyalty.

For the 2018 Day With(out) Art, Visual AIDS presents Alternate Endings, Activist Risings which will be shown as a looping video presentation on Friday Nov 30 from 1 - 3 pm, in the LGBT Resource Room. This hour-long video program will be screened internationally today and tomorrow at museums, art institutions, schools and AIDS organizations.

Excited to share your pronouns? Unsure about what exactly a pronoun is, or why they matter?

International Pronouns Day is a holiday for both the enthused and the confused to share and learn more about pronouns. It seeks to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. Celebrate with us! On this day the LGBT Center will sponsor a variety of events including:

Is there a book that changed your life, or represented YOUR experience, or meant a lot to you? Odds are, it's probably been banned or challenged. During the noon hour on Tuesday September 25 and Thursday September 27, we're providing postcards, computers, and addresses for authors whose work has frequently been banned, such as:

Coming out is not a linear journey; just ask Hierald Osorto. Join us for a conversation with Hierald about forging intersecting identities and finding belonging as a queer Latinx person of faith. Each year the LGBT Center hosts a speaker for with ties to the campus or local community in commemoration of National Coming Out Day. In past years, highlighted speakers have included notable people in the fields of research, media, writing, the arts, advocacy and activism, and law and public policy.

Screening in in observance of Latinx Heritage Month.

Much like the seldom-heard hummingbird’s song, the voices of Latino fathers are rarely heard addressing LGBTQ issues. A story of Latino fathers on issues of immigration, faith, prejudice, isolation, marriage equality, machismo, culture, hope, solidarity, and the process of their LGBTQ children coming out.

Film is in Spanish, with English subtitles.