The Out for Lunch Series aims to create space on campus for education and community building centered on the lives and experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Each month, we invite all students, faculty, and staff (LGBTQIA+ identified and those who support this community) to get together in-person or virtually and engage in conversation around a topic or issue within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Format

The Out for Lunch Series are hosted by the Taylor Center. These sessions are small group conversations with some prompting questions based on the designated topic (unless we have a guest speaker). Even if you aren’t able to stay for the whole time, we still welcome you to join for as much as you are able.

Spring 2025

• • February 20, 2025  – Lift Every Voice: Amplifying Black LGBTQIA+ History | 11 :30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M | REGENTS NATURAL SCIENCE 356A.
  • March 20, 2025 – LGBTQIA+ Women’s History Month (March 8th- International Women’s Day) | 11 :30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M
  • April 24, 2025 – Repairing the Heart from Religious Harm Part II | 11 :30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M |  Collaboration with College Ministry

Fall 2024

• September 26, 2024  – A Conversation about Hispanic Language and Culture
• October 11, 2024 – National Coming Out Day Campus Celebration
• November 21, 2024 – A Celebration of LGBTQI+ Women and Trans Individuals
• December 4, 2024 – Disability in the LGBTQIA+ Community

Spring 2024

• March  1st, 2024 – Out For Lunch – Black and Same Gender Loving 
• March 21st, 2024 – Study Abroad and the LGBTQIA+ Experience
• April 25th, 2024 – Repairing the Heart from Religious Harm

Spring 2023

• April 27, 2023 –  International Lesbians in the Fight for Global Equality
• March 23, 2023 – What Does Belonging Mean to Me? : I am Black and Que