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McGill Community Events

Queer History Month aims to raise awareness, advance education, and increase visibility of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities by recognizing their history and contributions, building bridges, and bringing together McGill students, staff, faculty, and alumni and community members within and beyond Montréal. The McGill Equity Team invites all units, departments, and faculties to participate in McGill’s annual Queer History Month this October by organizing their own community event.

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Join the Equity Team and the wider McGill community in celebrating the longstanding history of the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community at the University by participating in this important commemorative month. If you see an event that interests you from the list below, click the "register" to learn more and reserve your spot!

 

decorativeCreating Inclusive Workplaces for 2S/LGBTQIA+ Employees 

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

Equity Team office, Suite 1010, 550 Sherbrooke West

Are you interested in creating a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people but not sure where to start? This interactive, in-person workshop will allow participants to brainstorm barriers faced by 2S/LGBTQIA+ employees, then develop a “change one thing” action plan to take back to their units, teams, departments, or faculties. Open to all McGill employees (staff and faculty).

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decorativeQueer History Month 2025 Keynote Event

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 5:00-8:00 PM ET

Donald E. Armstrong Building, McGill University

The 2025 Queer History Month (QHM) Keynote will be delivered by Kai Cheng Thom and is titled, Remembering Resilience: Embodying the Queer Legacies in Uncertain Times. A lightly catered reception will preceed the keynote, from 5:00-6:00 PM, followed by the keynote lecture and Q&A from 6:00-8:00 PM. 

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decorativeArts Workshop with Kai Cheng Thom 

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 12:00-3:00PM 

Madeleine Parent Room 220, University Centre (SSMU Building)

All McGill students who identify as 2S/LGBTQIA+ are invited to join writer and performance poet Kai Cheng Thom for an expressive arts workshop focused on queer and trans resilience, brilliance, healing and joy. A catered lunch will take place from 12:00-1:00PM, followed by the workshop from 1:00-3:00 PM. Spots are limited to 20 so RSVP now!  

Please note this event is closed for 2S/LGBTQIA+ students. 

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decorativeQueer Homecoming: Return of the Rainbow 

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 6:30-8:30 PM ET  

Thomson House Ballroom, McGill University 

Return of the Rainbow is McGill's Homecoming for current and past 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty. For more than 20 years, this annual celebration has offered an opportunity for queer alum to return to the university and reconnect to queer life on campus.  

All members of the McGill community are welcome! Don't miss this chance to share and hear meaningful stories of intergenerational queerness at McGill.  

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