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Join us in CKNB N119 this Wednesday (Oct 9) for a discussion on Intersectionality! We will be doing an activity to open discussion about the importance of identities before moving into the larger topic of how they intersect! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3UiaBFA0Il/?igshid=1xlwed2h43wqa

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Happy LGBT+ History Month! To celebrate, tomorrow's meeting will be over the history of our organization from its inception in 1988 to today. Join us at CKNB room N119 at 7pm! We'll be playing Kahoot afterwards, so bring your phone or laptop afterwards if you want to participate! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F7S2-gx2p/?igshid=hb3yrp7q9boe

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Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day and Bisexual Awareness Week! Spread the word; bisexual people are very important to our community!

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Tonight we will be splitting into teams and competing in a few games! The winning team will receive prizes, so bring your game face and some friends!🏆 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kAcz7A69s/?igshid=1l02d90d9p6hq

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Boro Pride is TONIGHT!! It starts at 5 on the Murfreesboro Square! Be at the square or be a square😝 #boropride #murfreesboro #mtlambda https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HD7uaABMe/?igshid=snwdu4t6aakp

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This Wednesday MT Lambda will be presenting our new program developed with @mtpowerofone Last year this was known as the Circles of Sexuality, but after much editing and redesign we are so excited to share what we've come up with! I hope you can join us on September 11th at 7 pm in CKNB N119 to check it out and join in the discussion! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FaRMUgY2k/?igshid=1svyv8v0bk3vz

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Reminder that our first Lambda meeting is tomorrow at 7pm in room N119 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building! We'll give you information on what you need to know about Lambda, play a few games, and get to know each other. Can't wait to see you there!

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Welcome to the first day of classes here at MTSU! Here's to an eventful, wonderful semester! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a transwoman activist for transgender rights with a focus on transwomen of color. She was a leader in the Stonewall riots in 1969, provided healthcare services for transwomen during the AIDS epidemic, led efforts as executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project to support transwomen who have been incarcerated, and continues work as an activist to this day in central Arkansas.

"They [society] need to wake up and realize that we aren't going anywhere! We're still going to be there, we're part of this fabric, and without us, the world wouldn't be the same. Art wouldn't be the same, music wouldn't be the same--we're still a part of this country like everybody else is."

Photo credit: www.missmajor.net

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Happy Pride Month! This month, let's remember the activists who fought for our rights, and proudly follow their footsteps.

First off is Harvey Milk (1930-1978); the first openly gay politician on the San Fransisco Board of Supervisors in California, who led pride marches, resisted his colleagues and the anti-LGBT organization Save Our Children in his campaigns, and sponsered a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, housing, and employment among other things.

"We don't want sympathetic liberals, we want gays to represent gays... We have to make up for hundreds of years of persecution. We have to give hope to that poor runaway kid from San Antonio. They go to the bars because churches are hostile. They need hope! They need a piece of the pie!"

Photo credit: The Wikipedia Foundation

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While it still has to pass the Senate, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act yesterday; a bill which will gauruntee federal protection for LGBT+ people. The bill recieved support from 287 cosponsers and was endorsed by more than 160 major corporations.

However, the fight is not yet over! This bill has to pass through the Republican-majority Senate before it can become law. Now is the time to call your senators and ask them to vote YES on S.788. You can find who represents your state at www.senate.gov/senators/contact . All Americans deserve equal rights under the law!

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The adoption bill has been pulled, and the anti-transgender bathroom bill has passed Tennessee House and is to be voted on in the Senate. Sign this petition, and protect our transgender siblings in Tennessee by telling your representatives to vote "no!"

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Happy Lesbian Day of Visibility to trans lesbians and cis lesbians alike! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvL2kPlLgo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ouvv98kwoa4r

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We here at the STU Ballroom A/B getting prepped for TDOR this evening! We could definitely use help, so please come out and lend a hand.

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how safe is your organization for closeted people?

At MTLambda, we value having a place for our members to feel safe, whether closeted or out. We are very strict on enforcing our rule on not "outing" others especially when in public/social media due to concerns our members may have. We also have a good amount of allies that come to the organization as well therefore our group does not just contain those who identify in the LGBT+ community. If you have anymore questions, we would love to sit down and talk to you if you would like! You can contact us through email: (mtlambda@mtsu.edu)

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We will be having a potluck tomorrow! If you can bring anything, let us know. We will also be electing officers for next year. 

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Last night's meeting was wonderful. We are so excited for next year because of all the great ideas mentioned last night! This next meeting will be a potluck, we will also be voting on officers. For those running, remember to put together a brief speech.