Queer and Trans People of Color

"We understand intersectionality to be a theory of oppression, first named by Kimberlé Crenshaw. We view our work through an intersectional lens, centering those at the margins of the margins and dismantling oppression through education and connection.We know that oppression is complex and multiple marginalized identities intersect and compound one another to create unique experiences of oppression. We believe that none of us is free until all of us are free. We use the power we have to lift up the voices and visions of those who have been granted less power."

While we uphold intersectionality as one of our primary values in all our work at the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, we also uplift specific programs and groups that serve LGBTQIA2S+ people of color at MSU. Some of those include:

• Color Me Queer
  • Color Me Queer is a discussion and event-based group facilitated by the GSCC’s Racial Justice Educator. The group open to all students, with an emphasis on centering the experiences of those who identify as Black, African American, Asian, Asian American, Native American, Indigenous, Latinx, and multi-racial.
• Queering Racial Justice Summit
  
  • Queering Racial Justice is an annual retreat hosted by the GSCC. It is is an opportunity to discuss the deep connections between racial justice and LGBTQIA2S+ justice.
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