The Intercultural Diversity Center is celebrating Pride Week from April 10-15 with a variety of activities and events. Join us to honor LGBTQ+ histories, cultures, and lives all week long! All are welcome to get involved and participate in Pride Week events. View the Pride Week Announcement Webpage.
Pride March and Mixer
April 10 from 2PM - 6PM
- March leaves from Knox Quad at the Progress Pride Paths. The mixer will immediately follow the march in the Student Union Lobby
March to celebrate your identity, support your peers, and honor the history of LGBTQ+ activists who paved the way for the community today. Beginning in Knox Quad at the Progress Pride Paths, this march will be immediately followed by a mixer with speakers, food, and conversation in the Student Union Lobby.
April 11 from 3PM - 4:30PM in 240 Student Union
- Join us for a student-only session with keynote speaker, TS Madison before her speech later on.
- RSVP for the TS Madison student event
April 11 from 7PM - 8:30PM in Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
- TS Madison (Pronouns: she/her) is arguably one of the biggest names on social media and as an influencer! TS Madison, also affectionately referred to as Maddie, is an American Reality television personality, actress and LGBTQ activist. Madison has built her social media influencer name by walking in her unapologetic truth, as an openly transgender woman.
The icon TS Madison also adds reality star to her credit with "The TS Madison Experience" airing on WE TV. TS Madison, the music artist superstar continues to make history. She is featured on Beyonce's "COZY", from her 2022 album "Renaissance". Madison and Honey Dijon (a producer on "Cozy", the song Madison's audio appears on) are the first Black trans women to land a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Come and join us for the second annual University Pride Lecture. - All are welcome to attend. No registration is required.
Co-Sponsored by Office of Inclusive Excellence
April 12 from 6PM - 8PM in Red Jacket, Main Lounge - Ellicott Complex
- Pride week means celebrating diversity and spreading love! Come celebrate what "Equal Love" means to you, at this year's "Pride Paint & Sip".
- Refreshments and supplies provided.
Co-sponsored by UB Prism
April 13 from 3PM - 4:30PM in 240 Student Union
- In this session, attendees will learn about queer climate justice, and be asked for their input on how it relates to UB’s Climate Action Plan.
April 14 from 7PM - 11PM in Harriman Hall, South Campus
- Join us for our Open to All Ball. In collaboration with the IDC, PRISM is showcasing ballroom culture for the first time at UB. Learn about the culture and why it is so important in the QTPOC community.
April 15 from 7PM - 11PM in Center for the Arts Atrium
- Queer Prom concludes UB Pride Week 2023! Dance the night away with food and refreshments in your fanciest fits. Featuring a live DJ and a photographer to capture your prom photos.
- Photos will only be taken during the first two hours of the event.