LGBTQ Institute - University of Arizona

For the upcoming LGBTQ+ Institute Conference on April 1, 2026, we’re committed to making this space as accessible and inclusive as possible. Accessibility details can be found here, including information on parking, transportation options, masking guidelines, language access, allergy considerations, and more, so you can plan ahead and feel supported throughout this event. Have questions? Feel free to reach out to [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] [Image descriptions can be found in comments]

Come join us for the LGBTQ+ Institute 2025 Grant Recipient Mini-Presentations on April 24th from 12PM-2PM!! A free virtual event where you can enjoy a series of short, engaging 5-minute presentations from our 2025 grant recipients as they share how their research has progressed over the past year. Stick around for a Q&A and connect with others interested in campus-wide LGBTQ+ research and collaboration! You can register at tinyurl.com/LGBTQIMiniPres and if any questions occur feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Join us for a Book Release and Film Screening with Paulo Ramos!!! This is a free event filled with poetry, memory, water, and Black diasporic becoming.

🗓 Saturday, Feb 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Historic Y | 300 E University Ave
😷 Masks are required!!!

Free books for the first 40 attendees!!
Bodies of Water is about flowing through the wisdom of Black women, mothers, grandmothers, aunties, neighbors, carrying ancestral memory, love, and survival. The accompanying short film moves like the sea, demonstrating the ancestral presence, unfolding, transforming, and becoming of motherhood. Featuring Paulo Ramos (Afro-Brazilian visual artist, performer, poet, and scholar), whose multidisciplinary work centers Afro-Brazilian identity, water, and mothering across time.
🔗 Register to attend here: tinyurl.com/RamosBookAndFilm
📚 Book link: tinyurl.com/BodiesOfWaterBook
📩 Questions: [email protected]
🌐 Learn more: paulo-ramos.com

Join us for a day of learning, kin-making, and imagining! ✨

Our annual conference will occur on April 1, 2026 from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM in ENR2 and on Zoom. We have a fantastic array of presentations and performances spanning our theme, “Becoming Within Death and Kaleidoscopic Grief.” In addition to student and community-led workshops, we will be joined by keynote speaker, Yaffa.

Free to attend! Masks are required. Lunch will be served in person. CART will be provided. More accessibility information can be found at: tinyurl.com/LGBTQIC26

This event is hosted by the LGBTQ+ Institute with generous support from:

MLK Dream Student Space,
Pride Student Space,
Lotus Lounge Student Space,
Guerrero Student Space,
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,
UA Poetry Center,
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies,
Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice,
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies,
Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies,
Graduate Center,

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]

Join the University of Arizona LGBTQ+ Institute for upcoming free events with Paulo Ramos, presented through the 2026 Miranda Joseph Endowed Lecture series. The public lecture, Bodies of Water, welcomes all attendees, regardless of university affiliation. Students can also participate in a complimentary workshop exploring embodied poetics and creative practice. Events are available both in person and online. Registration information and additional details are included in the flyer provided above. [Image descriptions can be found in comments]

Join the “More Than Human World” virtual workshop series with Miller, running Mondays, February 2nd-March 30th, from 5-7 PM AZ/MST. Free and open to LGBTQIA2S+ participants from everywhere! Explore interactive practices to deepen your connection with the More Than Human World workshops finding insight, energy, and creative inspiration when the human world feels overwhelming. Register & learn more: tiny.com/morethanhumanworkshop Any questions? [email protected] or 520-626-7005 [Image description found in the comments]