Save the Date! Lavender Graduation is May 17

By Jessica Sinn • May 4, 2017

The 10th annual Lavender Graduation is slated for Wednesday, May 17, 4-8 p.m. at the Student Activity Center (SAC) Ballroom. Everyone is welcome to attend this special event that honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students on campus.

Please register by May 5 to be in the program and be guaranteed a rainbow tassel and certificate at the event. Registration will remain open after May 5. Go to this website to register.

The Lavender Graduation Ceremony includes:

exhilarating speeches from UT faculty, administrators, students and alumni
the chance to cross the lavender stage to celebrate your success, and to receive a Lavender Graduation certificate as well as a rainbow tassel
music, cupcakes and food to share with friends, family and well-wishers

This year’s keynote speaker will be Thomas Tonatiuh Lopez, a prominent voice in the resistance movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline. He spent months working with the International Indigenous Youth Council on the ground at Standing Rock.

Lavender Graduation is co-hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Center, The Queer & Trans Students Alliance (QTSA) and the Queer Graduate Student Alliance (QGSA). The goal is to provide a venue to demonstrate the success of UT Austin’s LGBTQ+ community members in a personal, entertaining and celebratory way. Follow the online conversation: #longhornlavgrad.