{"id":48217,"date":"2022-06-13T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=48217"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:03:22","slug":"beyond-the-rainbow-acc-2022-pride-month-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/06\/13\/beyond-the-rainbow-acc-2022-pride-month-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Rainbow: ACC 2022 Pride Month Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/Pride-2017-scr.jpg\" alt=\"Female waves flag on float along with other males during Pride parade\" class=\"wp-image-48218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/Pride-2017-scr.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/Pride-2017-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/Pride-2017-scr-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ACC staff and students participate in Austin&#8217;s 2017 Pride event on Saturday evening, September 30, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>June is Pride Month.&nbsp;If you are looking for opportunities to get involved, check out the Pride Month Guide below, which includes upcoming events, helpful resources, and training to help you better understand and support ACC\u2019s LGBTQIA+ community.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PRIDE MONTH EVENTS<strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saturday, June 11 |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waterloogreenway.org\/rainbow-on-the-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rainbow on the Creek<\/a><br \/>Rainbow on the Creek is a free, family-friendly celebration that connects, educates, and celebrates Austin\u2019s LGBTQIA+ community. The celebration will include 25+ activations by LGBTQIA+ nonprofits and partners, a Queer BIPOC and Latinx artisan and craft market, gender-affirming care and sexual health resources, and many more activities for the whole family.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, June 18 |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/pride?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 2nd Annual LGBTQIA+ Iced Coffee with a Cop<br \/><\/a>Stop by the Starbucks located at 2900 W. Anderson Ln. from 12 \u2013 3 p.m. to have coffee with APD officers who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community!<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, June 18 |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfpride.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pflugerville Pride Festival<br \/><\/a>Pflugerville Pride\u2019s Inaugural Pride Pfestival will include a street festival with local vendors, food and drinks, a family pfun zone, and a stage that will feature live music, LGBT comedians headliner Tammie Brown!<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, June 28 | LGBTQIA+ Student Focus Group&nbsp;<br \/>On June 28, the Student Affairs Communication team, in partnership with LGBT Equity, is hosting a Student Focus Group for LGBTQIA+ students. The purpose of this event is to learn more about our LGBTQIA+ student\u2019s experiences at ACC and discover opportunities to better support them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, August 20 |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/pride?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to walk with ACC<\/a>&nbsp;in the Austin Pride Parade<br \/>Although Pride Month is in June, the city of Austin\u2019s official Pride Parade is in August. Join our group of Riverbats to celebrate this fun-filled day!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LEARN HOW TO BECOME A SUPPORTIVE ALLY:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe7UvA7oRfuiKPrjoKZpdc8oe1xhNva2HvAevBgSpUu-v66Ow\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become an ALLY<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Please complete the<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe7UvA7oRfuiKPrjoKZpdc8oe1xhNva2HvAevBgSpUu-v66Ow\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;ALLY interest form<\/a>&nbsp;to be added to the waitlist to be notified of training dates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/lgbtqia-breaking-down-the-acronym\/\">LGBTQIA+ Breaking Down the Acronym<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/home\/pronouns?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pronouns 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/the-lgbtqia2-community-our-pronouns-when-how-to-use-them\/\">The LGBTQIA2+ Community: Our Pronouns, When and How To Use Them<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RESOURCES FOR ACC\u2019S LGBTQIA+ STUDENT COMMUNITY:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/home\/resources?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$500 LGBT eQuity Scholarship<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/update-student-information\/chosen-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chosen Name Process<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 The college has created a process to allow students to request the use of a chosen first name where possible within the college\u2019s records and systems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/home\/all-gender-restrooms?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find all-gendered bathrooms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchguides.austincc.edu\/equityresourcesatACC\/LGBTQIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library Services LGBTQIA Books<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/acc-lgbt-equity\/home\/resources?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBTeQuity webpage<\/a>&nbsp;for additional resources, articles, and opportunities to get involved all year long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June is Pride Month.&nbsp;If you are looking for opportunities to get involved, check out the Pride Month Guide below, which includes upcoming events, helpful resources, and training to help you better understand and support ACC\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/06\/13\/beyond-the-rainbow-acc-2022-pride-month-guide\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17],"tags":[1095,1212,2724],"class_list":["post-48217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-lgbt-equity","tag-lgbtq","tag-pride-month"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}