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IN PICTURES: GSRC bolsters trans lived experiences

Cheyanne Quintanilla
NIU students and staff sit together, bonding over shared experiences concerning their gender identities Friday at the GSRC. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)
By Cheyanne Quintanilla, Photographer
Apr 2, 2023
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Cheyanne Quintanilla
NIU GSRC Director Molly Holmes, Student Staff Assistant Trevon Smith, and Office Manager Joshua Turner discuss Transgender Visibility Friday afternoon at the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)
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Cheyanne Quintanilla
Cheyanne Quintanilla, Former Photographer
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GSRC Associate Director Ariel Owens sits at the “Women’s History is…” photo series table, where the GSRC provided posters for female students to share their views on Women’s History Month and take a picture with the poster Thursday in Holmes Student Center. (Nyla Owens| Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: GSRC hosts 'Women's History is...' photo series
Trevon Smith, president of the on-campus group Prism, giving a speech to memorialize the lives of trans people who have passed due to violence on Tuesday at the skyroom in Holmes Student Center. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Trans day of remembrance vigil
An illustrated crowd of people standing, decorated with the transgender flag and hearts. Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Sunday, Nov. 20, with this week leading up to it being trans awareness week. (Courtesy of Getty Images)
Transgender day of remembrance vigil to be held at Holmes Student Center
More about TDOV
A group of students does stretches to de-stress and relax after yoga during the Transgender Day of Visibility “taking and making space” event. Along with Transgender Day of Visibility, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is held each year on Nov. 20 to bring awareness to deaths of transgender people due to anti-trans violence. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Making space for Trans Day of Visibility
International Transgender Day of Viability is March 31. There are multiple events happening at NIU in celebration of the holiday.
Transgender Day of Visibility events

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