What's Happening....

Current and Upcoming Events:

Queer Writes

Past Events:

Lead with Pride - A Symposium on Leadership for LGBTQ Students

Queer Orientation Week

Video Launch: Making It Better At the University of Toronto Project

Making It Better At U of T Project 

Religion, Sexuality and Schooling: A Public Forum

Rainbow Thanksgiving Dinner

Queer Orientation 2010

  Queer Writes

Discover your voice on paper and out-loud and help others to discover theirs!

The Sexual & Gender Diversity Office and The Academic Success Centre are pleased to introduce QueerWrites. This academic writing group, for LGBTQ undergrads and graduate students, will focus on how to combat writing blocks, quiet the inner critic/editor, and will create opportunities for students to share ideas in a non-judgmental space.

Each session is divided into three parts: a free-write followed by discussion, personal time to work on assignments, and ending with students breaking off into pairs to exchange writing projects for feedback at any stage of the process. Although a facilitator will be present, the group is run by the group—we pool our strengths together.

Once a month, the group will be hosted by queer guest writers (such as Nichola Ward and Mary Rogan) who will share their experiences with the writing process and lead a group activity.

Come out and write with us! We meet every Wednesday at 3:00pm at 21 Sussex Ave. on the fourth floor in the lounge. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the facilitator, Brock Hessel at brock.hessel@utoronto.ca.

Queer Writes welcomes Nina Arsenault for author reading and Q&A. Nina Arsenault is a critically acclaimed interdisciplinary artist who has worked in live performance, photography, video art, writing and popular national media to document and explore her continuing psychic and physical transformations. Her work is fiercely honest, unapologetically sensational, and crafted with a deep love of beauty and drama. Join us for a fabulous and inspirational reading and Q&A on April 13th from 3:30-5pm in UC161.