Past Events

2023

Unstoppable

Our queer and trans community at the University of Utah is powerful, persistent, resilient— unstoppable. The history of queer and trans community at the university is a proud piece of larger histories of LGBTQIA+ movements and resilience in the face of obstacles and opposition. Pride Week at the U 2023 celebrated our unstoppable community with an exciting calendar of events, including drag shows, markets, talent competitions, queer prom, and more.

Read more

2022

Solidarity

The 2022 Pride Week at the U highlighted LGBTQIA+ movements and leaders who work in solidarity with multiple marginalized communities. This included coalition with racial justice movements, defending trans communities under attack, protecting the sovereignty of indigenous nations, and building an LGBTQIA+ movement that works for the liberation of all people.

Read more

2021

Queer at the Intersections

This year’s theme invited us to think about LGBTQIA+ lives and topics through different intersections of identity, including race, class, and gender with opportunities to examine how LGBTQIA+ people show up in different spaces, such as being out at work, in gaming, or in the art world.

Read more

2019

Queeroes: Reclaiming Hero

Pride Week 2019 highlighted queeroes in modern-day, who are taking a stand against bigotry and discrimination. This year’s theme, “Queeroes: Reclaiming Hero” recognized the hero in all of us – especially the heroic efforts exerted by each LGBTQIA+ person as they live their lives every day.

Read more

2018

Em(body) Pride: Art. Activism. Accountability.

Pride Week 2018 featured author and spoken word artist Sonya Renee Taylor and her work around radical self-love for our bodies. “Embody Pride: Art. Activism. Accountability” was a call for folks to express, represent, and make tangible their Pride in the ways that make sense for their specific identities and bodies, particularly through different art mediums.

2017

Queer Resistance: Revisiting Past, Reclaiming Present, Reimagining Future

This year’s Pride Week at the U explored past and present forms of resistance and imagined what queer resistance can and should encompass. This included guests Julio Salgado and J Mase III who both approach their work as a means to engage in activism that re-centers intersectional identities in movements where these are typically ignored: immigration and trans people of color.

2016

Queering Safe Spaces

When it comes to sanctuary spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community, oftentimes these spaces are found in realms of art, athletics, or various social pockets in the community. Sanctuary spaces offer refuge and a sense of freedom, but what happens when these spaces end up excluding parts of the community or are no longer safe? This year’s theme explored the meaning of a “safe space” and how they affect those included – or excluded – in those realms. Featured guests included Jeff Sheng, Sky Cubacub, and B Cole.

2015

Pride Week at the U

Diversity and inclusiveness are core values of the U, and Pride Week celebrates the diversity of gender and sexual identities among the larger campus community and diversity within the LGBTQIA+ community. The week’s events provided a forum to promote the visibility of and diversity within the LGBTQIA+ community, engage in dialogue around LGBTQIA+ identities and issues and provide welcoming and affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff.

2014

Imagine U: Beyond Marriage, Moving Forward

This year’s theme focused on living authentically by achieving equality beyond marriage and gender expectations. Keynote Laverne Cox shared personal experiences to explore how the intersections of race, class, and gender affect the lives of transgender women of color.

2013

Pride Has Many Voices

This year’s Pride Week at the U explored the diversity and intersectionality within the LGBTQIA+ community. This included a panel on trans identity in diverse communities and performance and Q&A with Dan Savage.