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QTPOC: Queeraoke Kickback

Queer and Transgender People of Color

All Queer and Transgender Students of Color at Auraria,

Please come through and kick it with our QTPOC community, perform karaoke, and add to our collective zine. Attendees are encouraged to dress up as your favorite performing artist!

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

2:00pm-4:00pm

Tivoli 240-Adirondacks 

For any questions, please contact our assistant director, Bleu Vargas (they/she/siya) at

[email protected] 

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Lavender Graduation

Spring 2024

The LGBTQ Student Resource Center will be hosting our Spring 2024 Lavender Graduation ceremony on Monday, April 29th, 2024, 4:00pm – 6:00pm in the Tivoli Student Union, 320 Baerresen Ballroom.

Historically, Lavender Graduation has been held for decades as a way to celebrate the accomplishments of college or university graduates who identify as LGBTQIA+. This continued celebration on the Auraria campus is open to Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and University of Colorado-Denver students graduating in Spring or Summer 2024. Each graduate will receive a rainbow stole at the ceremony.

For LGBTQIA+ graduates who are interested in attending the ceremony and/or receiving a rainbow stole, please complete and submit the Auraria Lavender Graduation RSVP & Stole Pick-Up Form  no later than Wednesday, April 24th, by 5:00pm (MT).

  • All Auraria graduates attending the ceremony should complete the form for their entire party.
  • Each Auraria staff and faculty attending the ceremony should complete the form for their individual attendance.
  • Any Auraria students who who aren’t graduating but still want to attend (and aren’t a part of any of the graduates’ attendee counts) should complete the form for their individual attendance.
  • All Auraria graduates who can’t attend the ceremony, but still want a stole, should still complete the form. Stoles can be picked up in the LGBTQ Student Resource Center (Tivoli 213), during our typical operating hours, April 30th- May 10th. The center is open Monday-Thursday, 9am-4:30pm, and Fridays, 9am-4pm.
  • Spring Lavender Graduation is open to both Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 graduates. 

For any questions, concerns, or more information, please email our Assistant Director, Bleu Vargas (they/she/siya), at [email protected]. Thank you!