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The Trevor Project Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide...
View ArticleSOGIE Health
Health Centers with a focus on SOGIE health Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective, Hartford, CT The Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective currently provides medical services, dental...
View Article10/24/18 Rainbow Center Response to Federal Policy Changes
This week, there have been several reports and statements about how the federal government is reconsidering the way that gender is defined in law, policy, and governance. There is a possibility that...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day Documentary Viewing
By: Anna Martineau World AIDS Day 2018 will be on Saturday, December 1st. Started in 1988 as the first ever global health day, World AIDS Day brings organizations and people around the world together...
View Article11/29/18 Drag Show Volunteer Interest Meeting
By: Ailia Rohbar On November 29th, 2018 the Rainbow Center is hosting the first Drag Show volunteer interest meeting of the year in the Rainbow Center from 5 to 6:30pm. This is one of the first steps...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Trans Day of Remembrance for 2018
By: Taylore Grunert On Tuesday, November 27th, the Rainbow Center acknowledged Transgender Day of Remembrance. We created a memorializing wreathe (which is still up and available for folks to add to),...
View ArticleRainbow Center to Host LGBTQIA+ Faculty/Staff Affinity Group
The Rainbow Center would like to invite all UConn LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff to a LGBTQIA+ Faculty/Staff Affinity Group Lunch on Monday, March 11, 2019 from 11:30am-1:30pm. Please RSVP by Thursday,...
View ArticleMessage from Director
The Rainbow Center would like to acknowledge that last Friday night we displayed an Instagram post that was culturally appropriative. The post has since been taken down. We apologize and take...
View ArticleOn Making Trans Art
by: Taylore Grunert On Thursday, March 14, the Rainbow Center hosted its annual Art Gala. The Gala featured art from students on campus, from those both affiliated with the Rainbow Center and those...
View ArticleFresh Check Day
By: Anna Martineau The Rainbow Center will be participating in UConn’s annual Fresh Check Day on Saturday, April 27th, from 1-4pm on the Student Union lawn. Fresh Check Day is a core part of the Jordan...
View ArticleUnderstanding Drag
This information has been adapted from the National Center for Trans Equality. For full document: tinyurl.com/y5lm6t5p. Drag is a type of entertainment where people dress up and perform, often in...
View ArticleDavid Daniel Berdon Memorial Scholarship
By: Ailia Rohbar The Rainbow Center is now accepting applications for the David Daniel Berdon Memorial Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. David Daniel Berdon was born in New Haven,...
View ArticleThank you for a great year!
image description: RC Pro Staff members pose from left to right, Steven Feldman, Julia Anderson, Kelsey O’Neil, and Bill Malavé. They are holding flowers given to them at the end of Lavender...
View ArticleMessage from the Director – New Hire
The Rainbow Center has some exciting news to share with the campus community! In February 2019 the RC launched a search for its first full-time Rainbow Center Coordinator. On-campus interviews for...
View ArticleNeed Accommodations for a Program?
If you need accommodations for an upcoming Rainbow Center program, please contact us at rainbowcenter@uconn.edu.
View ArticleThe passing of our Berdon Scholarship benefactor
It is with heavy hearts that we at the Rainbow Center must report the passing of Judge Robert I. Berdon, the patriarch of the family that established the David Daniel Berdon Memorial Fund that offers...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Trans Day of Remembrance for 2018
By: Taylore Grunert On Tuesday, November 27th, the Rainbow Center acknowledged Transgender Day of Remembrance. We created a memorializing wreathe (which is still up and available for folks to add to),...
View ArticleRC is seeking professional applicants through March 19, 2020!
The Rainbow Center is currently hiring a new Center Coordinator and the job listing is now live on the HR website! The Rainbow Center Coordinator will serve as a leader in the program development...
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