Queer Coalition at Illinois State University

Queer Coalition at Illinois State University Queer Coalition is an official Illinois State University affinity group. Our first Executive Board was elected on Jan. 29, 2021.

It will be the purpose of the Queer Coalition to:

1. Promote the diverse cultures of the LGBTQ2IA+ community at ISU and in the local area;

2. Represent the interests, needs, and concerns of LGBTQ2IA+ faculty, staff, and students;

3. Encourage communication, engagement, and support among the LGBTQ2IA+ community;

4. Develop cooperative relationships in the ISU and local communities;

5. Ass

ist ISU with the recruitment and retention of LGBTQ2IA+ faculty, staff, and students;

6. Support LGBTQ2IA+ students at ISU by offering scholarships when funding is available;

7. Foreground the fact that all forms of oppression are interconnected and by so doing support and work toward racial justice. The academic mission of the former LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute has been absorbed by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Illinois State University (https://wgs.illinoisstate.edu/).

This year Q***r Coalition is partnering with Prairie Pride Coalition and PFLAG Bloomington/Normal to bring you a joint...
05/20/2026

This year Q***r Coalition is partnering with Prairie Pride Coalition and PFLAG Bloomington/Normal to bring you a joint family-friendly Pride Picnic on Sunday, June 14th from noon to 3 p.m. at Anderson Park (East Shelter). RSVP is not required and loved ones are welcome to attend. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be available. If you or another member of your party has special dietary or other accommodation needs, please email them to [email protected] at least a week in advance so we can make arrangements for you. This will be a zero-waste event.

Our community needs legislative champions!
05/16/2026

Our community needs legislative champions!

Join us and the folks over at Gender Euphoria on a spring nature walk through Merwin Nature Preserve, home of ISU’s Nort...
05/14/2026

Join us and the folks over at Gender Euphoria on a spring nature walk through Merwin Nature Preserve, home of ISU’s Northern House Wren research site! The group will leave from the West Gate trail head at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 17th. Q***r Coalition folks - email [email protected] if you need a ride or are able to offer a ride to someone else!

Stop by the Milner Library - Illinois State University 2nd floor lobby any day this week to browse a curated collection ...
05/04/2026

Stop by the Milner Library - Illinois State University 2nd floor lobby any day this week to browse a curated collection of hundreds of q***r books and select some to take home with you this summer! Then, pick up a reading passport and fill it out each time you finish a book with substantive q***r themes or characters now through August 24 to participate in Q***r Coalitions’s Read the Rainbow summer book challenge. Simply show your passport to the service desk staff or fill out the form at https://bit.ly/qc-reads to earn stickers and rewards! Not a fan of print books? Check out these 100+ ebook titles available to patrons at no cost though Milner Library! https://i-share-isu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01CARLI_ISU:CARLI_ISU&collectionId=81262197030005845&lang=en

Thank you to Dr. Jay Szpilka for an enormously engaging and erudite presentation on “The pleasures of having (a) s*x” th...
05/01/2026

Thank you to Dr. Jay Szpilka for an enormously engaging and erudite presentation on “The pleasures of having (a) s*x” this afternoon - hopefully the inaugural annual Trans & Q***r Worlding lecture at Illinois State University!

04/28/2026

Want to build an online collection or database but not sure where to start? Have you digitized some rare items and want to create an online catalog but need to figure out the best way to do it? If so, this workshop is for you! It chronicles a semester-long Digital Humanities Fellowship sponsored by Milner Library with Dr. Whitesel’s archival research on fat-gay men’s clubs.

This workshop is free and open to the public. You can find the lunch registration link in our bio. 🔗

Today at 6:30 PM!
04/20/2026

Today at 6:30 PM!

Local elected officials who represent us in Springfield will be on hand Monday, April 20 to answer our questions and concerns about LGBTQ+ legislation and issues. Candidates running for county offices in the November election will be part of a tabling fair that includes tables staffed by League of Women Voters of McLean County and FairVote Illinois.

Co-sponsored by Prairie Pride Coalition and Equality Illinois

04/20/2026

Every student deserves to feel safe, seen, and supported at school. IL Pride Connect can help LGBTQ+ students and families understand their rights at school—from gender expression and name use to protection against bullying or discrimination.

Call 855-805-9200 or visit ilprideconnect.org for free, confidential information from advocates who care.

Inaugural annual lecture: Trans & Q***r Worlding Stevenson building 401May 1, 2026 1-3pm CSTJay szpilka, post-doctoral f...
04/13/2026

Inaugural annual lecture: Trans & Q***r Worlding
Stevenson building 401
May 1, 2026 1-3pm CST
Jay szpilka, post-doctoral fellow in social sciences and humanities, University of Warsaw and visiting fellow at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
Pleasures of Having (a) S*x
Szpilka's talk explores the pleasures of having (a) s*x without filtering the s*xed body through the analytic of gender-and its attendant, ciss*xist assumptions-that make articulating a specifically trans relationship to s*x (in all meanings of the word) particularly tricky.
Following on the lecture and discussion, there will be an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to meet Dr. Szpilka. Light snacks will be provided from the local business Buttercream and Bean. Sponsored by the Sage Fund, the Q***r Coalition, the Office of Sustainability, and the Department of English

Read J's work here:

QR code leading to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AsT_vjpvaF5wVaFDW0IFB8zkccMRjHw8?usp=drive_link

*Illinois is home to over 100 indigenous nations and Normal, IL is on the lands of the Peoria, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (or Sioux), Myaamia, Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), and Kaskaskia.

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