USYD Queers of Colour - QOCO

USYD Queers of Colour - QOCO

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We are gay and have melanin We asked, "Where are all the queer people of colour? Surely they must be out there!" And thus, QOCO was born.

Tired of the lackluster kick in the sambal and the absence of garam masala in queer events, a group of friends took it upon themselves to create a community especially for queer people of colour. QOCO aims to create a community where people of colour can explore the intersection of their queer and cultural identities. We want to provide a supportive network for students who may feel isolated from

01/10/2023

There will be violence. There will be snacks. And there will be lesbianism.

Content Warnings: Violence, Gore and Blood; Sexual Content; mention of r**e; movie has an R rating

Come join us for a fun and exciting movie night watching the movie of the year (century, actually), Bottoms (2023) !!! And yes, we will also enjoy some nice snacks!!!

I really value when people come to our events, itโ€™s actually one of my love languages ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ—“When: Friday, 6th October 5-7pm
๐Ÿ—บWhere: A11.01.101 Edgeworth David Building, Old Geology Lecture Theatre

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

26/09/2023

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Celebrate (or lament) the end of mid-semester break with our potluck-style Ethnic Picnic! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿด Bring food from your culture (or any ethnic culture) and we can share conversations and cuisine under the sunshine! ๐ŸŒˆ

Please remember to fill out the form about dietary requirements: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4OeZFBWgibiet1PFdrgaNwTRBmudaA9Lw3ZiBagfi9ZZyOw/viewform?usp=sf_link

๐Ÿ—“When: Sunday, 1st October 12-3pm
๐Ÿ—บWhere: Cadigal Green, Darlington (picnic tables in the centre)

We look forward to seeing you there at lunch!

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal, Bidjigal and Birrabirragal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

24/09/2023

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Grab your Cozzies and come take a dip! Itโ€™s QOCO: Beach Episode! ๐ŸŒŠ

Come join for a cozy picnic on the beach and bring some ethnic snacks! ๐Ÿงบ
Enjoy the rays ๐Ÿ˜Žand take a dip with mother natureโ€™s finest sea water ๐ŸŒ…

๐Ÿ—“When: Tuesday, 26th September 11-3pm
๐Ÿ—บWhere: Bondi Beach, NSW

๐ŸšTransport: Both the 333 and 380 go between Bondi Junction Station and Bondi Beach

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal, Bidjigal and Birrabirragal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

05/09/2023

๐ŸŽจ Dust off the good ol' art hands and join us for some Arts and Crafts!! ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

Who else is super hype for this? โœŠ Materials such as paints, paintbrushes and glitter will be provided by us, but you could feel free to bring along your own materials if youโ€™re a seasoned artist ๐ŸŽจ

๐Ÿ—“When: Friday, 8th September 4-6pm
๐Ÿ—บWhere: Physics Road Learning Hub, Seminar Room LG18

See you thereโ€ผ๏ธ

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

28/08/2023

Take a short break from your uni assignments to join us on our cute little Friday gaymes night! ๐ŸŽฎ

We got Skribbl.io! We got Gartic Phone! We got Jackbox! Whatever online activity your heart desires. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐ŸŒˆ
Where: In our QOCO Discord server, on the Lounge voice channel ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

When: 7pm-9pm Friday, September 1st โ€ผ๏ธ

As this event will be hosted online, it will be Autonomous (open only to QTIPOC)

21/08/2023

Would you rather...never slay again? โœ‹๐Ÿคจ Or slay so hard that slay loses all meaning? ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ’”

This Wear It Purple Day, come bring your q***r friends and beautiful allies to another round of SPEEDFRIENDING with QOCO and S**E! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿฆ„โ˜‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿชป

What was the last book you read? ๐Ÿ“š Name a YouTube video essay that changed your life. ๐ŸŽฅ Do you know anything about astrology? โ™Ž๏ธ Do you like FREE cupcakes, pides and fizzy drinks?! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ—“๏ธWHEN? THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH !
โณOkay, but WHEN? 12-1:30PM
๐ŸงญWHERE? South Foyer J03, PNR Building

Bring yourself, bring a friend, and maybe pick up a new one along the way๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’‹โ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are *non-autonomous* (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends!

This event will take place on Darug land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.ย ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Photos from USYD Qu**rs of Colour - QOCO's post 16/08/2023

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ
Only 2๏ธโƒฃ days left and we reveal one of our final BIPOC creatives of the night, local Henna artist ๐™Ž๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™™๐™™๐™๐™–, whose intricate work you can have done on you free of charge at our BIPOC fundraiser party, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ŸŽญ

Itโ€™s almost here! Get your tickets at the linktree in our bio right now ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘†

๐Ÿ—“ When: Friday, 18th August, 7pm til late
๐Ÿชฉ Where: The Red Rattler, Marrickville

Use the code STOLENLAND for $5 tickets ๐Ÿคซ

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Photos from USYD Qu**rs of Colour - QOCO's post 15/08/2023

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป
In just 3๏ธโƒฃ days prepare to be enchanted by ๐™๐™€๐™๐™‰๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ as she practices the ancient art form of ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ . Feel the rhythm as she channels the sensuality and the movement of the Middle East through traditional dance at our BIPOC fundraiser party, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ŸŽญ

Ready for the most diverse party in Sydney? Tickets at the linktree in our bio right now ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘†

๐Ÿ—“ When: Friday, 18th August, 7pm til late
๐Ÿชฉ Where: The Red Rattler, Marrickville

Donโ€™t forget your ticket comes with a drink on us ๐Ÿ˜‰

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Photos from USYD Qu**rs of Colour - QOCO's post 14/08/2023

๐˜ผ๐™”๐™Š โ‰๏ธ ๐™„๐™โ€™๐™Ž ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™”๐™Š ๐Ÿ’ฆ
We can hardly wait 4๏ธโƒฃ more days til the throbbing heart of Sydneyโ€™s nightlife ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™”๐™Š ๐Ÿฏ puts on a legendary set for us at our BIPOC fundraiser party, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ! As the resident DJ of some of Sydneyโ€™s hottest clubs and parties, ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™”๐™Š is about to pump some of the hottest tunes and leave you DRENCHED๐Ÿ’ฆ

Have you been living under a rock? Tickets at the linktree in our bio right now โ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘†

๐Ÿ—“ When: Friday, 18th August, 7pm til late
๐Ÿชฉ Where: The Red Rattler, Marrickville

Donโ€™t forget your ticket comes with a drink on us ๐Ÿ˜‰

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Photos from USYD Qu**rs of Colour - QOCO's post 13/08/2023

๐™„๐™โ€™๐™Ž ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™๐™ƒ๐™€๐™๐™๐™๐˜พ๐™†๐™„๐™‰๐™‚ ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™’๐™‚๐™‡๐™„ ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™” ๐ŸŒธ
Can you believe itโ€™s only 5๏ธโƒฃ more days until
you get to see THEE ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™’๐™‚๐™‡๐™„ ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™” playing at our very own BIPOC fundraiser, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ โ‰๏ธ Hot off DJing for the FIFA Womenโ€™s World Cup โšฝ๏ธ and releasing her new single, ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐Ÿ“ฒ we are honoured to have one of Sydneyโ€™s finest DJs put on a slayful set for our lil party ๐Ÿ’…

Get ready to dance the night away !!๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป Tickets out now at the linktree in our bio๐Ÿ‘†

๐Ÿ—“ When: Friday, 18th August, 7pm til late
๐Ÿชฉ Where: The Red Rattler, Marrickville

Doors open at 7 donโ€™t be late ๐Ÿ”ซ
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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

Photos from USYD Qu**rs of Colour - QOCO's post 12/08/2023

๐Œ๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐‡ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐„๐’๐“ brings the spice ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ
In just 6๏ธโƒฃ short days prepare to bend the knee to your sexy Sri Lankan Tamil king ๐Œ๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐‡ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐„๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ‘‘ Try not to swoon too hard for this hunky heartthrob as he takes the stage at our BIPOC fundraiser, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ. Heโ€™s ready to serve his signature Bharatanatyam burlesque style drag and you can consider us ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐Ÿ‘€

Tickets tickets tickets at the linktree in our bio !! Get em while theyโ€™re hot ๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿ‘†

๐Ÿ—“ When: Friday, 18th August, 7pm til late
๐Ÿชฉ Where: The Red Rattler, Marrickville

P.S. doors open at 7pm now ๐Ÿคญ

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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

11/08/2023

Get ready to win PRIZES during your lunch break in โ˜… BINGO at Manning Bar! โ˜…

Round up your friends and grab some sweet food deals and a chance to win prizes!
Food and drinks at Manning Bar are discounted for everyone who attends!

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Where: Manning Bar
๐Ÿ—“ When: 1-2pm, Tue 22 Aug
Canโ€™t wait to see you there!
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QOCOโ€™s in-person events are non-autonomous (open to both QTIPOC and allies), so feel free to bring friends! ๐Ÿ‘ฏ
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This event will take place on Gadigal land. We recognise that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people and that this land was violently stolen. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›โค๏ธ

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