Awareness Week 2023 Radiance: Celebrating Queer Joy
April 17-21, 2023
For this year’s Awareness Week, Out@Anderson has invited speakers from a variety of industries and backgrounds, including retail, entrepreneurship, venture capital, publishing, and film and television, to discuss how they bring their LGBTQ+ identities to their work in an authentic way that celebrates the queer experience. We are also holding a number of non-speaker-based events, such as an Angel City Football Club game outing, a tie-dye event highlighting LGBTQ+ flags and a queer comedy movie night, to create joyful spaces for LGBTQ+ students and allies to build relationships and have fun together.
Awareness Week events will be open to members of all identities (LGBTQ+ and allies) within the UCLA Anderson community (UCLA Anderson students, faculty, staff and alumni) and select events will be open to prospective UCLA Anderson students.
2023 Schedule
BMO Stadium, 3939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90037
Kickoff with Angel City Football Club Join Out@Anderson, WBC, SBA and ALMA for the LGBTQ+ Awareness Week kickoff event! Sign up to snag a ticket to Angel City FC's game against Racing Louisville FC and cheer on L.A.'s National Women's Soccer League team with your Anderson community.
Monday, April 17, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
North Terrace
Join Out@Anderson and Creatives at Anderson for a tie-dye extravaganza! Learn about the flags used to celebrate different identities in the LGBTQ+ community, and apply that knowledge by tie-dyeing a shirt in the flag colors of your choice. Lunch will be provided!
Tie-dye, gloves and shirts to dye will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own clothes to tie-dye too! Tie-dye works best on natural fabrics like cotton, (white or light wash) denim, rayon and bamboo.
EDR (B209 and B210)
Join Out@Anderson, RBA, and EA for an in-depth look at SharpeSuiting, a queer-owned apparel company that offers gender-affirming custom suits. SharpeSuiting CEO and Founder Leon Wu and SharpeSuiting staff will discuss the unique strategies the company used to grow the business in a marginalized market, the LGBTQ+ community. Dean Fraser will join the panel as moderator.
Crown Auditorium
Join Out@Anderson and EMA for a panel featuring queer people in the entertainment industry. The speakers will share their personal experiences telling queer stories in a variety of mediums, including novels, podcasts and TV. Moderator questions will focus on how they approach showcasing queer joy in their work and how media outlets can improve their representation of the LGBTQ+ community.
Wednesday, April 19, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Crown Auditorium
Join Out@Anderson and EA for a panel featuring LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. The speakers will share their founding journeys and showcase their companies. Moderator questions will focus on how their LGBTQ+ identity informs their company culture and Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ founders.
North Terrace
Out@Anderson, A Comedy Club and Craft Beer Club have teamed up again to bring you a laughter-filled evening watching a classic LGTBQ+ comedy, “But I’m a Cheerleader,” starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall and RuPaul. All are welcome to enjoy a fun evening with pizza and beers courtesy of LGBTQ+-owned Blackbeard’s Crafts.
Thursday, April 20, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
B301
Join Out@Anderson and BBSA for a student panel featuring LGBTQ+ students and allies. The speakers will share their experiences being queer and active queer allies at Anderson in an open conversation about the highlights and low points during their time as students. A moderator will start with a few questions before opening up the discussion for audience questions.
Friday, April 21, 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Sorry Not Sorry, 11520 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Friday, April 21, 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Sorry Not Sorry, 11520 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Come out for Out@Anderson’s second annual Amateur Drag Show! Student performers will be competing for the title of Best Amateur Drag Performer of the Night, and a few professional drag queens will join to emcee the show and round out the night. Tickets cost $20, and all event profits will be donated to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).