Events
GLC Event Calendar
Subscribe to the GLC’s event calendar! Follow the instructions below to have the GLC event calendar added to your own personal calendar. Updates to the GLC event calendar, such as event changes and newly added events, will automatically update your calendar!
Learn more about subscribing to the GLC event calendar!
New Student Welcome
Each school year in August, the GLC hosts a welcome event that centers Elon’s first-year LGBTQIA students. We invite faculty, staff, and current students to help new students get connected on campus. We also share many of the resources and upcoming events from the GLC. Typically food is provided.
Dragstravaganza
Partnered with Late Night at Elon, the GLC hosts an annual drag show each fall semester! We invite professional drag queens as well as student performers for the show. This extremely popular event is a staple LGBTQIA tradition on campus.
Learn more about Dragstravaganza
Fall & Spring Pride Fest!
Each semester the GLC hosts a large pride festival outside on campus! Enjoy games, snacks, and community as we collectively celebrate our identities!
Take Back The Night
Each semester the GLC hosts an opportunity for survivors of gender-based violence to come together and share their stories and learn about resources available to them.
Queer & Trans Art Showcase
Partnered with the Gender & Sexuality Living Learning Community, each semester the GLC hosts an art showcase to display LGBTQIA student art and performances. Microgrants through the GLC are available to help with the purchasing of art supplies for artists.
Trans Day of Remembrance
Every November the GLC hosts a vigil and a reading of names to honor all of those who lost their lives to anti-trans violence throughout the year. This is an event meant to both raise awareness about this serious issue and for our communities to come together to support each other.
Rainbow of Excellence
Each February the GLC hosts a social and dinner that will center the experiences of students who identify as ALANAM and part of the LGBTQIA+ communities. Join us in community building!
Kiki Ball at Elon
Every spring semester, the GLC & CREDE host a Kiki Ball! The Kiki Ball at Elon is a large celebration event of LGBTQIA ballroom culture and history that originates from Queer & Trans People of Color in the northeast.
Learn more about the Kiki Ball at Elon
International Women’s Day
Every March the GLC hosts a luncheon that centers feminist activist work and scholarship. Guest speakers who engage in advocating for gender equity are invited to share their stories and expertise.
Lavender Graduation
The annual lavender graduation honors LGBTQIA and Ally graduating seniors, as well as students, faculty, and staff who have advanced inclusion, support, and education around LGBTQIA identities at Elon.
Learn more about Lavender Graduation!
Identity Awareness Weeks
Each year the Gender & LGBTQIA Center’s Student Assistants work on multiple Identity Weeks to increase attention, visibility, awareness, and education around specific identities across the LGBTQIA spectrum.
Learn more about Identity Weeks!
Past Events
Take a look back at all of the programs, training, and identity weeks the GLC has done as well as many of the speakers we have brought to campus over the years!