UMD Pride Month kickoff brings role model to campus

By James Matheson The Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy and the LGBTQ+ Equity Center arranged for an activist and host to engage in intergenerational dialogue with a UMD student on Tuesday to celebrate Pride Month on Campus and Transgender Day of Visibility. Rayceen Pendarvis, one of the first openly-gay Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners of Washington, D.C. and a lifelong Washingtonian, answered questions about trans … Continue reading UMD Pride Month kickoff brings role model to campus

LGBTQ+ community rebuilding kicks off with UMD Quelcome 2021

By Parker Leipzig Freshman psychology major Nyomi Fox said she was surprised to see the large size of the University of Maryland’s LGBTQ+ community after being on campus for only a week. She messaged friends from home and asked them one question.  “Why the heck is UMD so gay?” Fox said she remembered texting. Fox volunteered at the 21st Quelcome for LGBTQ+ students and allies … Continue reading LGBTQ+ community rebuilding kicks off with UMD Quelcome 2021