Hi Kathy,
At Central Missouri, I've seen our student organization, Prism, table to give information about the LGBTQIA+ community. They've given out treats, pride gear and taken pictures. Their Instagram account is @ucmprism if you would like to look at other events they have done from a Coming Out Stories Panel to a Second Chance Dance to How to Be A Better Ally.
I was also one of the leaders of the student group when I was in undergrad at Arkansas Tech a few years ago. We did a panel called Straight Talk About Gay Stuff in my early years and using my broadcast journalism skills, we eventually transformed it into a
documentary film showing with volunteers from the group telling their stories on screen followed by a
Q&A made up of the students featured in the film. One of my favorite memories was when an international student stood up thanking everyone for being so brave to tell their stories because in her country that wouldn't happen. We also did a photo booth with a door and chalkboard saying, "I came out as...," at one point which was a hit. Last thing we did one of my years was a historical timeline of the LGBTQIA+ community since October is also LGBTQIA+ History Month. We had bulletin boards on wheels to display the timeline and people were able to pin what their identity was in one of the sections. These events always helped promote the annual drag show that happens late October/early November too. Their Instagram is @spectrum_atu and although the Facebook account isn't active, it still exists and has photo albums and old events/descriptions available for viewing @ATUSPECTRUM
I hope these ideas help as you plan!
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Caleb Eubanks (he/him/his)
Union Marketing & Communication Manager
University of Central Missouri
eubanks@ucmo.edu------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 07-05-2022 08:55
From: Kathleen Leeper
Subject: Seeking Ideas for Celebrating Coming Out Day
YSU Student Activities, Kilcawley Center and campus partners are in the process of brainstorming ideas to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Would anyone be interested in sharing program ideas that have been successful for your organization?
Kathy Leeper
Associate Director
Kilcawley Center Student Union
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