GSSS Picnic
Join GSSS for an afternoon picnic to destress and spend time with your peers. We'll provide the games and bubbles, but its BYOL: Bring Your Own Lunch.
Trans* Visibility Week Table
Test your trans* health care knowledge, learn more about strengthening your own allyship, and have the opportunity to sign the Trans* Visibility Week Pledge!
Trans* Health Trivia
Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility by testing your knowledge with Trans* Health Trivia! This year's Trans* Visibility Week is Trans* Healthcare, and we invite everyone to come socialize, play, learn, and win prizes to wrap up the week!
To ask questions are request accommodations, email gss@uis.edu or call 217-206-8316.
*This event is not open to the public*
Trans* Visibility Week Table
Test your trans* health care knowledge, learn more about strengthening your own allyship, and have the opportunity to sign the Trans* Visibility Week Pledge!
DiversiTea: Social
Join us to watch a webinar and have a discussion for Trans Visibility Week in the Diversity Center (SLB 22) on Thursday from 2 PM-4 PM. We will be watching, “Health Disparities, Stigma, and Terminology: Health Equity for Transgender and Gender Diverse Populations.” This will be an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn about Transgender and gender-diverse health care, research, and demographics. There will be snacks and some refreshments as well!
Trans* Visibility Week Table
Test your trans* health care knowledge, learn more about strengthening your own allyship, and have the opportunity to sign the Trans* Visibility Week Pledge!
Free HIV Testing
Free, discreet, rapid HIV testing on a walk-in basis from 2:30pm-4pm. No appointment is necessary. The test will be a quick prick of the finger. Results will be available within 15- 20 minutes of taking the test. It will be a discreet and private setting. ALL testing hours will be posted on UIS Connection. The testing site will be at the Gender and Sexuality Student Services lounge, within the Diversity Center at the Student Life Building, Suite 22. There are two ways to enter.
Trans* Visibility Week Table
Test your trans* health care knowledge, learn more about strengthening your own allyship, and have the opportunity to sign the Trans* Visibility Week Pledge!
Binding 101: Receive a Free Binder and Learn How to Bind Safely
As a part of Trans* Visibility Week, members from The Phoenix Center will be coming to fit students looking for a chest binder. After taking your measurements, they will help you find a free and comfortable binder, and talk about methods to safely bind. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions one-on-one and confidentially.
If you have any questions or would like to request accommodations, email gss@uis.edu.
*This event is not open to the public*
Fluidity
Fluidity is a weekly support group where students across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum discuss topics relevant to their experiences including campus, community and interpersonal situations. Fluidity provides a safe and confidential space with peers for those exploring their sexual and/or gender identity. The group allows advocacy for its members and is a judgment-free zone. The door will be closed at 2:15pm, 15 minutes after the group begins.