The GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance Subcommittee (GSA^2) leadership and members attended the Calgary Pride Parade on the hot, sunny day of September 4 in downtown Calgary. This Pride Parade was the first parade after the two-year COVID-19 hiatus since the last Calgary Pride Parade, which was hosted in 2019. The Parade was scheduled to start at 11 am; however, …
Update on Calgary Pride from the GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA^2) Subcommittee
[August 21, 2022] The Gender and Sexuality Alliance of the Graduate Students’ Association has decided to work with Calgary Pride for the 2022 Calgary Pride Parade, taking place on Sunday, September 4, 2022. In December 2020, we had committed to not working with or supporting Calgary Pride, Calgary Queer Arts Society, and the Queer Education Foundation due to extensive claims …
Volunteer Highlights: GSA EDI Committee Members 2021-2022
GSA EDI Committee Senior Leadership Team Evangelina Natynczyk (she/her) GSA EDI Committee Chair, 2021-2022 Portfolio: All GSA EDI Committee affairs and operations Terms of Reference Advocacy, student experience, and events Amplifying graduate student voices to the GSA Board of Directors and staff, and the broader UCalgary graduate student community Supporting Vice-Chairs as needed Goals: Developing and approving the Terms of …
Asian Heritage Reading List
May is Asian Heritage Month that is celebrated across Canada. The GSA joins in the celebration of Asian heritage to share a few works written by authors of Asian descent. This list is inspired by the 25 books to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada by CBC Calgary. Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER This delightful debut rom-com …
Idioms of an Expressive Community
An article by Conrad Mielczarek, a member of the GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance Subcommittee Disclaimer: I am writing this post to share some history on queer language that I learned about recently. I am a cisgender heterosexual male who wants to expand his perspective, open his mind, and learn about the long arduous history of 2SLGBTQIAP+ rights and lifestyle. …
International Transgender Day of Visibility – Featuring Kat Smith (she/they)
International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed on March 31 each year to celebrate transgender individuals and their contribution to society. This TDOV, we would like to feature Kat, a transfeminine graduate student alumni of UCalgary. Kat recently graduated from her master’s degree in Veterinary Medical Science. She worked with Dr. Dongyan Niu on an E. coli treatment project, and she …
Statement from the GSA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee on Latjor Tuel
Disclaimer: Please be advised that the following content may be distressing for some due to communication of recent events and discussion of ongoing mistreatment of racialized peoples. The University of Calgary Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee is committed to advocating on behalf of equity-seeking groups, amplifying their voices, and bringing awareness to issues that are …
More mental health support needed for Black graduate students
Written by Danielle Cattani and GSA Staff Many graduate students face mental health challenges every day. However, the challenges are even more unique for Black graduate students, or in Danielle’s case, a Black woman in academia. Danielle Cattani (she/her) is a multiracial Black woman and a current Master of Science student in Medical Science at the University of Calgary. She …
PrEP Access in Alberta
An article by Filip Rakic, a member of the GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance Subcommittee The goal of this blog post is to help graduate students navigate access to PrEP. As a student who has gone through this process, I thought it would be helpful to summarize the process and hopefully make things easier for anyone trying to access PrEP …
Mental Health in the 2SLGBTQIAP+ Community
An article by the GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance Subcommittee This Wednesday January 26th is Bell Let’s Talk Day. Bell Let’s Talk started in 2010 as an initiative aiming to spread awareness, combat stigma, and raise funds for mental health supports in Canada. Folks in the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community are more likely to experience mental illness and have higher suicide rates …
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