November is Trans Awareness Month—a celebration and recognition of transgender communities and people.
Trans Awareness Month also includes Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-trans violence.
Join us for a month of focused educational, social, and community activities as we continue to raise visibility, belonging, and understanding of trans and nonbinary people and to advocate for students. Friends and family are also invited to join us in supporting the Trans Belonging Fund now through Giving Tuesday.
List of events
Help us co-create this calendar by submitting your event. Posted events will also receive access to a special commemorative Trans Awareness Month badge they can append to their marketing materials.
EVENTS
QT Pie Wellness
November 7, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Spectrum Center, Michigan Union 3020
Sponsored by Spectrum Center
Let’s take a break! No really, close the books and laptop and give your mind a break. De-stress with some mindfulness activities, arts and crafts, and snacks. Stop by, participate in some wellness activities, and score some giveaways. Your body and mind will thank you later!
Name Change Information Session
November 8, 2024 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Pierpont Commons, East Room
Sponsored by Spectrum Center, OutLaws, and Jim Toy Community Center
Join us for a free presentation dedicated to addressing the challenges of name changes for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
Pronouns 101
November 12, 2024 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual
Sponsored by Spectrum Center
Spectrum Center's Pronouns 101 workshop is for U-M faculty, staff, and students interested in creating a culture of LGBTQIA2S+ inclusivity in their personal and professional lives. During this 2-hour interactive workshop, participants will learn about pronouns, gender inclusive language, and the significance to queer and trans communities.
For Us, By Us: Envisioning a Kiki Methodology in Black Queer Storytelling
Trans Awareness Month keynote by Dr. Quortne Hutchings
November 13, 2024 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
UMMA, Helmut Stern Auditorium
Sponsored by Spectrum Center
Explore a kiki methodology grounded in ballroom culture and Black queer storytelling, and engage around what is needed to be in queer community and kinship through storytelling.
Academic Freedom in a Time of Destruction: Reconsidering Extra-Mural Speech
November 14, 2024 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
100 Hutchins Hall
Sponsored by Faculty Senate
[Register] Judith Butler, noted gender theorist and distinguished professor at the University of California-Berkeley, will deliver the Faculty Senate's annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom.
QTBIPOC Kickbacks
November 15, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
MESA/Spectrum shared space, Michigan Union 3000-3020
Sponsored by Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Spectrum Center, and Trotter Multicultural Center
Find your community. Join us for community and meals, centering students who are queer and trans Black, indigenous, and people of color. Drop in, grab food, and hang out!
Serving and Supporting Trans and Nonbinary People in US Higher Education: An Exploration of the Consortium Guidelines
November 18, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Michigan Union, Wolverine Room—with hybrid participation
Sponsored by Spectrum Center; National Center for Institutional Diversity; and ODEI
[Register—see link for options] Join us to discuss recently released national guidelines for supporting trans and nonbinary students, faculty, and staff in higher education.
Trans and Nonbinary Passport Clinic
November 18, 2024 | 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Weiser Hall 225, Center for Global and Intercultural Study
Sponsored by Spectrum Center, Center for Global and Intercultural Study, and School of Social Work
During this event, the Washtenaw County Clerk's office will assist students and community members to apply for, renew, or make changes to their passport in the form of a name change or updated gender marker.
TDOR: Storytelling and Service Providing
November 18, 2024 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
1840 (ECC), 1080 South University Avenue
Sponsored by School of Social Work DEI
[Registration required] Panel discussion to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Trans Day of Remembrance Banquet
November 20, 2024 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Michigan League, Michigan Room
Sponsored by Spectrum Center
Join our annual memorial observance honoring the transgender people whose lives were lost this past year due to acts of anti-trans violence. We will share a meal, read the names of those we have lost, and hear words and thoughts from trans speakers.
Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Panel Making
November 20, 2024 | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
East Quad, Abeng Minority Culture Lounge
Sponsored by Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Peer Educators
The GILE DPE is hosting a community gathering to honor those lost to trans violence and create a collective quilt of hope for trans futures. Join the DPE in designing paper panels representing well wishes, memories, or a loved one. The panels will then be joined together in solidarity and displayed on the GILE DPE bulletin board. The event will also feature a movie screening and light refreshments.
Support the Trans Belonging Fund
Now through Transgender Awareness Month and Giving Tuesday
More opportunities and resources
Trans guide to U-M
Find policies, guides, and information that may be relevant to you or someone you know, including:
- Nondiscrimination, bathroom, and name policies
- Healthcare and housing
- Updating your documents
Download our marketing toolkit
Student organizations and schools, departments, and units can download and use our pre-designed Transgender Awareness Month marketing toolkit, which includes:
- slides for your building's digital signage—horizontal and vertical orientations, 2k and 4k resolutions
- social media graphics—square and vertical
Slides are also available in the U-M Digital Signage Community Content Feed.
Planning committee
Transgender Awareness Month at U-M is coordinated by Spectrum Center, guided and led by a campus-wide team of passionate students, staff, and faculty.
- Luca Borntrager
- Pia Nair
- Atticus Spicer
- Sol Llanes
Have any questions?
Contact us at [email protected].