Pride 2021
At Oklahoma State University, we celebrate LGBTQ Pride during the first week of April. Because Pride typically falls during the summer, when classes are not in session, this allows our community to celebrate together on campus. In 2019, Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce declared the first week of April Stillwater LGBTQ Pride Week.
Schedule of Events
Below is a comprehensive list of events, programs and meetings in honor of LGBTQ Pride. The University community is encouraged to send programs to be included on this list to oma@okstate.edu. The list will be updated as more information is made available.
April 1 - April 30
Prism: A Queer & Women's Art Festival
Orange Wall Art Gallery, OMA Billboard, @okstatefemco
Hosted by Feminist Collective in the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Prism Fest is an annual women's and LGBTQ artist festival sponsored by the student organization Feminist Collective to uplift marginalized student artists on campus while fundraising for an important community cause. All art displayed and sold is created by queer and/or women student artists! This year's Prism will take many forms: a display at the Orange Wall Art Gallery (basement of the Student Union), a display at the billboard across from the Office of Multicultural Affairs (238 Student Union), and live performances/posts on Feminist Collective's Instagram. Please see the Instagram for information on joining the Prism raffle, where all donations will go towards purchasing gender affirming clothing for the OMA Trans Trunk.
April 5
Inclusive Practices in Research panel
Zoom • 2:30PM
Hosted by Employee Queers and Allies League (EQuAL) and Women's Faculty Council
Inclusive Practices in Research is a panel of scholars discussing the importance of gender diverse and inclusive environments within academic research. The panelists will be Dr. Juniper Simonis, Dr. Louise Siddons, and Dr. Corrine Schwarz.
Meeting ID:
943 9513 7336
Safe Zone for Student Leaders
Zoom • 5:30PM
This version of the LGBTQ Safe Zone program is designed with students in mind: what can student leaders do to better support the LGBTQ community at OSU? Join to find out and recieve Safe Zone certification!
April 6
Being LGBTQ in Rural Oklahoma panel
Zoom • 4PM
Hosted by 1 is 2 Many, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Sexual Health Research Lab
Being LGBTQ in Rural Oklahoma is a panel of members of the LGBTQ community who have spent a large amount of their life in rural Oklahoma. What is it like to be in that space? What can we learn from their experiences?
Meeting ID:
978 1125 6673
April 7
Little Known LGBTQ U.S. Leaders
Zoom • 2:30PM-3:45PM
Hosted by Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Come learn about Little Known LGBTQ U.S. Leaders in United States’ queer history with the students of LGBTQ Lives in the US, an OSU Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies course with Dr. Bryce McCleary. What can we learn from these early leaders? What came before Stonewall?
Meeting ID:
914 0448 5404
April 8
The Difficulties of Diversity: Ensuring True Inclusivity
Zoom • 5:00PM-6:00PM
Hosted by Oklahoma State Queers and Allies
Join Oklahoma State Queers and Allies, OSU's LGBTQ student organization, for an evening with Dr. Kristopher Struckmeyer to discuss the difficulty issues that come up within inclusion in the LGBTQ community. Who is being included, and whose voices are being heard? How can we be true allies to each other?
Oklahoma State Queers and Allies regularly hosts OSU scholars doing LGBTQ-focused work, along with game nights and more social activities - learn more here!
Meeting ID:
967 7871 0746
April 9
Pride Concert featuring Sinclair
Student Union Plaza • 8:00PM
Hosted by Student Arts Alliance
The Student Arts Alliance is excited to invite you to our free outdoor Pride Concert ft. Sinclair. Our featured artist has shared the stage with Daughtry, Kacey Musgraves, Mike Posner, Ke$ha, MKTO and more. Check out her singles Pop! Champagne, Drop-Dead Knockout and This Too Shall Pass. Attendance is free. Masks are required.
April 10
Dragonfly: Drag Brunch
Student Union Plaza • 11:30AM-1PM
Hosted by Student Union Activities Board
Come grab brunch with some of the local drag queens from Oklahoma City! Dragonfly will be a bit different this year with us hosting a social distanced brunch! We will provide a FREE brunch (First 150 attendees) sponsored by the Student Union Activities Board! This all takes place Saturday, April 10th, 2021 at 11:30 AM on the Student Union Plaza!