Gender and Sexuality Studies Department, UC Riverside

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UCR PhotoVoice Exhibit: Mapping Asian American Religions in Southern California 📸✨

It was amazing to see students, faculty, and community members come together to engage with this incredible research and documentary photography project. Thank you to our student researchers for sharing their work and helping tell the stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander faith communities across Southern California.

A special thank you to the faculty advisors, participating campuses, and everyone who helped make this exhibit possible. We loved seeing these stories, experiences, and communities brought to life through photography and research.

Stop by today’s UCR PhotoVoice Exhibit! 📸✨

Come explore student documentary photography and research focused on Asian American and Pacific Islander religious communities across Southern California!

📍 LOCATION CHANGE: INTS 2031 (2nd floor). ⏰ Today from 2:30–4 PM

Cake, conversation, and a book celebration! ✨

Come celebrate the release of Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: An Elegy by Dr. Crystal Mun-hye Baik! Join us for a conversation with Dr. Baik and Dr. Emily Hue, plus cake, community, and a raffle for a free book!

📅 May 20, 2026
⏰ 4 PM
📍 CHASS INTS 1111

“Accountability, community, and Methods in US Trans Studies” with Professor Brandon Robinson from UC Riverside and Professor Joss Greene from UC Davis.

WEBINAR on 5/13/26 at 3pm PST.
Hosted by the Department of Feminist Studies at UCSB, and the Center for Feminist Futures.

Registration link: https://uci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QZZmVPThRb62NJ65cOmGzQ

In this talk, Brandon A. Robinson (Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside) and Joss Greene (Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Davis) will discuss how to conduct research that is accountable to trans communities. The conversation will consider different meanings of and approaches to accountability, community, methods, and trans studies, within and outside the US academy. This talk is the second in a four-part series entitled, “Crisis and Connection: Trans Entanglements in Precarious Times,” an initiative generously sponsored by the University of California Humanities Research Institute cross-campus working group grant, the Department of Feminist Studies at UCSB, and the Center for Feminist Futures.

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Join us for Amordidas Acompañadas: Sensorial Regeneration Beyond the Wake of Deportation, an interactive exhibit exploring how food, memory, ritual, and community hold families together across experiences of deportation.

Created by Jenni Martínez, a PhD candidate in ethnic studies, this exhibit invites visitors to engage with sensory stations centered on healing, connection, and remembrance. Contributions made during the exhibit will later become part of a public reception at the UCR Alumni Center.

📍 Tomás Rivera Library
📅 Opens May 8 at 12 PM

Come experience, reflect, and engage in community through this powerful installation.

Thank you to everyone who came out for May Day: New Books on the U.S. Deportation Regime.

It was an incredible afternoon of conversation, learning, and community as we discussed immigration, policy, justice, and the real impact these systems have on people’s lives. We’re grateful for everyone who showed up, listened, shared space, and helped make the event so special.

A huge thank you to our amazing speakers and panelists: Amelia Frank-Vitale, Susan Coutin, Stephen Lee, Jennifer Chacón, Eva Bitrán, and organizers from Gente Organizada for bringing their knowledge, experience, and heart to the conversation.

Special thanks to Prof. Elizabeth Hanna Rubio and Prof. Cecilia Vasquez for organizing and moderating this event.

And thank you to all of our co-sponsors for helping make this gathering possible.

We appreciate everyone who joined us and look forward to seeing you all again soon!

This spring break, students took learning beyond the classroom through the WRC Alternative Spring Break Trip to Palm Springs.

Organized by the Women’s Resource Center, the trip gave 14 undergraduate students the opportunity to explore women’s health in eastern Riverside County through hands-on experiences, community engagement, and critical learning.

From visiting health clinics and a domestic violence shelter to exploring the The Female Form exhibition, participating in volunteer work, and engaging in wellness activities, students examined issues of gender, sexuality, health disparities, and community care in meaningful ways.

We love seeing education, service, and community come together in transformative experiences like this. 💛

Thank you to for creating opportunities that empower students beyond campus.

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Join us for the Maternal and Planetary Health Symposium on April 2–3, 2026 in CHASS INTS 1113!!! 🤰🏽🌎🌱. Learn about the unique ways climate change impacts pregnancy and the postpartum period, and how policy makers, health practitioners, and community members can respond.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 2/18 is the second research talk as part of our Brown Bag Series, featuring Professor Katja Guenther whose talk is titled; " Beyond Animal Shelters: How Feminist Abolitionist Thinking Moves Us From Caging to Community Care."

About the GSST Brown Bag Series: This series offers a supportive space for faculty and grad students doing work in gender in sexuality studies to workshop new and ongoing research in progress. The goal is to share work in the making, think collectively across fields, and provide generative, constructive feedback grounded in gender and sexuality studies.
We encourage folks to attend, participate in discussion, and build intellectual community together.

Please also share with any students, staff, faculty, or community members!

Please use the QR code on the flyer to register to attend on zoom.

We hope you'll join us for these conversations throughout the winter and spring quarters.

Upcoming event for GSST Students!

Next Wednesday, 2/25 is our GSST Resource Fair. This is an opportunity for students to connect with campus and community organizations working in areas related to gender, sexuality, and social justice. Attendees can learn about internships, volunteer opportunities, advocacy work, and support services. This event is designed not only to share resources, but also to inspire students by highlighting the diverse pathways people have taken into community-based and justice-oriented work.

Featured orgs include: UCR LGBTQ Resource Center, UCR Women's Resource Center, UCR R'Garden, Planned Parenthood, IE Immigrant Youth Collective, and TruEvolution.

The resource fair will also take place in INTN 1113, from 12-2pm, and is an in person only event. To register for the resource fair please use the QR code on the flyer below.