Upcoming GSSRC Events

The Gender and Sexuality Student Resource Center (GSSRC) adjusting its services and activities to be more accessible during this difficult time. Check out what they have going on right now:

Prism: A Queer Support Group

Prism is a weekly virtual queer support and discussion group, provided in collaboration between the SLCC Center for Health & Counseling and Gender & Sexuality Student Resource Center. Visit our Facebook and Instagram for details: @SLCCGSSRC

Every Wednesday, 2–3 p.m.

6 May – 19 Aug

Meeting number (access code): 928 378 154
Meeting password: ts5pHA3P
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Write It OUT

Write It OUT, our queer writing group in collaboration with the Community Writing Center, is now a biweekly email group. Sign up at tinyurl.com/SLCCWriteItOUT to receive regular writing prompts, discussions, and stories. Visit our Facebook and Instagram for details: @SLCCGSSRC

Every 1st/3rd Tuesday (no time, since it’s an email)

6 May – 19 Aug

ZUMBA w/LEKA

We’re excited to invite you to join the Gender & Sexuality Student Resource Center and the Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs to a weekly Webex Zumba class with our very own Leka Hēímuli! This should be a great way to come together during these wild times, decompress, move around a bit, and have some fun! Visit our Facebook and Instagram for details: @SLCCGSSRC

Every Thursday, 12–1 p.m.

7 May – 20 Aug

Meeting number (access code): 924 183 190
Meeting password: 7SvA9vvw

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Hit the G.A.S.

Hit the G.A.S. (which stands for Gender And Sexuality, of course!) is a new weekly Webex discussion group to fuel conversations on gender and sexuality in pop culture – primarily unpacking themes surrounding womxn and queer experiences and culture in film, music, art, and other mediums. It also addresses how these pop culture artifacts impact society at-large and our perceptions of womxn and queer people. Visit our Facebook and Instagram for details: @SLCCGSSRC

Every Friday, 12–1 p.m.

8 May – 21 Aug

Meeting number (access code): 927 800 331
Meeting password: 9RhVeWy2

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