BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE LGBTQI + RESOURCE ROOM [REMOTELY] Vol. 3 No. 2 Loud Spring 2021 “Your silence will not protect you.” - Audre Lorde THE RAINBOW WAVE By Edwin Roman, Rainbow Alliance Advsior The LGBTQI+ Resource Room would like to congratulate Bronx- out LGBTQI+ person ever elected to the upper chamber of born Ritchie Torres who made history when he was elected as the Florida state Senate.) the first , Afro-Latinx congressman. Torres is representing • Ann Johnson, Texas State House. ’s 15th congressional district. Torres, when he was a • Malcolm Kenyatta, Pennsylvania State House of Repre- member of the Council, participated in BCC’s sentatives (Kenyatta became the first out LGBTQ+ person Day on October 8, 2015, which commemorated the of color to be nominated by a major political party for a start of Safe Space training and education. state office in Pennsylvania. In 2018, he won in a land- slide and became one of the youngest elected While an estimated 4.5% of the U.S. population State Representatives in Pennsylvania. He was identifies as LGBTQI+ (https://bit.ly/3oy0yNR), re-elected in 2020.) just 0.17% of elected officials throughout all • Greg Razer, Missouri State Senate. levels of government are LGBTQI+ (https://nbc- • Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, State news.to/35vwYAT) . Better representation could Senate (Rivera Lassén is the first out politician help LGBTQI+ Americans uphold hard-won ever elected in Puerto Rico). rights, which have been under attack during • Alex Lee, California State Assembly (Lee is Then NYC Council Member, the past four years (https://bit.ly/2Xw9Xtj). the first out bisexual member of the California According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund (https:// Ritchie Torres, with Rainbow Alliance Advisor, Edwin Roman state legislature.) bit.ly/3ox2AO7), at least 1,006 LGBTQI+ candi- • Tiara Mack, Rhode Island State Senate (Mack dates ran for office in 2020, up 41% from 2018. is the first Black LGBTQI+ person to serve in Rhode Island’s Detailed below are some of the LGBTQI+ individuals who were state legislature.) elected last November---one whose opponent is a member of • Eddie Mannis, Tennessee State House (Mannis, a Repub- the extremist Proud Boys group. lican, joins Torrey Harris in making history with their elec- • Jessica Benham, Pennsylvania State House Representa- tions to the Tennessee House.) tive (Benham, is the first out LGBTQ+ woman to hold office • Sarah McBride, Delaware State Senate (McBride became in the state). the first trans person ever elected to a state senate seat.) • Jabari Brisport, New York State Senate (Brisport is the • Roger Montoya, New Mexico’s State House (Montoya, who first out Black LGBTQI+ member of the New York State is living with HIV, is the first out LGBTQI+ elected to the legislature.) state’s house.) • Stephanie Byers, Kansas State House (Byers is the first • David Ortiz, Colorado’s State House (Ortiz, a veteran, is out trans person of color ever to be elected to a state leg- the first out bisexual lawmaker in Colorado) islature in the U.S.) • Sam Park, Georgia State House (Park is the first out gay • , U.S. House of Representatives for Rhode man elected to the Georgia State legislature in 2016. He Island. was reelected in 2018 and 2020). • , U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas • Michele Reyner, Florida State House (Reyner is the first (Davids, became the first out LGBTQI+ Native American Black queer woman elected to the Florida legislature) elected to Congress in 2018. She was re-elected in 2020.) • Taylor Small, Vermont State House. • Todd Gloria, San Diego Mayor (Gloria is the first person of • Brian Sims, Pennsylvania State House. color to be elected mayor.) • Adrian Tam, Hawaii State House Representative (Tam’s op- • Torrey Harris, Tennessee State House (Harris is the first, ponent in was Nick Ochs, a member of the extremist group alongside Eddie Mannis, LGBTQI+ member of the Tennes- The Proud Boys. Tam is the only out LGBTQ+ member of see state legislature). Hawaii’s House of Representatives.) • Christy Holstege, Palm Springs Mayor. • , U.S. House of Representatives for California • Kim Jackson, Georgia State Senator. • Brianna Titone, Colorado’s State House (Titone, the first • , U.S. House of Representatives for New out trans lawmaker in the state’s house, won re-election.) York (Jones, like Ritchie Torres, became one of the first • Mauree Turner, Oklahoma State House (Turner is the first out Black LGBTQI+ members of Congress.) nonbinary and Muslim to have won a seat in Oklahoma’s • Shevrin Jones, Florida State Senator (Jones is the first House of Representatives.) Weekly [Remotely] • The LGBTQI+ Resource Room meets virtually daily, LGBTQI+ RESOURCE ROOM 2155 University Avenue Monday through Friday from 12-5 pm. Roscoe Brown Student Center [BC] 301 • Students, faculty and staff may enter the room without 718.289.5300 Dr. Thomas A. Isekenegbe joining a specific group or club. President • Contact Dr. [email protected] for Zoom Information. Dr. Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo Vice President and Provost, Academic Affairs - MONDAYS

Dr. Irene R. Delgado Pride Slice 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Vice President for Student Success A drop-in open discussion on LGBTQI+ current events Meets

Dr. Alexander Ott virtually. through Zoom. To gain access please email Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for [email protected] Curriculum Matters and Faculty Development Music Mondays on Facebook Dr. Manny Lopez Associate Dean for Student Development On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lgbqti/

Dr. Emalinda McSpadden Faculty Coordinator - TUESDAYS Social Sciences QueerLit Book Club 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Donna Paroff-Sherman DIscussion and programming centered on LGBTQI+ literature and Safe Space Committee Chair other media Meets virtually through Zoom. To gain access Personal Counseling please email [email protected] Aimee Herman Queer Lit Book Club Advisor LGBTQI+ Support Group 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. English Share. Express. Support. Let’s come together to express Edwin Roman thoughts, hopes, and feelings with other like minded people. Rainbow Alliance Advisor Meets virtually through Zoom. To gain access please email Loud! Designer and Editor Transfer Services [email protected] ADVISORY BOARD - WEDNESDAYS Nathan Aiken Carl Andrews Beyond the Binary Group 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Alicia Bralove BCC’s 1st and only transgender and non-conforming support Amar Dervisevic Joseph Donica group for transgender women and men, gender queer, gender Stephen Duncan fluid, gender non-conforming, non-binary and questioning Yvonne Erazo-Davila Marjorie Garrido students. We are experts, allies, and advocates ready to give Raymond Gonzalez support oriented speech and offer student to student led Jay Gundacker Elizabeth Hardman feedback. This group meets virtually via Zoom. Please contact Aimee Herman [email protected] Yasmeen Joyner Manny Lopez Emalinda McSpadden - THURSDAYS Sergio Osoria Simran Pal-Kaur Black & Queer 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Jessenia Paoli A weekly roundtable where Black Queer-identified individuals can Donna Paroff-Sherman Enelyn Ramirez gather and discuss various issues in today’s social climate. Please Patricia Ramos Crystal Rodriguez contact [email protected] Edwin Roman Jasmina Sinanovic Rainbow Alliance Club 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Ayana Soto The Rainbow Alliance, the oldest LGBTQI+ club on campus, Daniela Tuda Wali Ullah provides extracurricular activities that address the needs of Marie Varghese LGBTQI+ students as well as the greater campus community. John Ziegler This group meets virtually via Zoom. Please contact Edwin. MISSION [email protected] for information.

The LGBTQI + Resource Room at Bronx Com- munity College works to foster an inclusive, - FRIDAYS safe, and welcoming environment for stu- Connection Intersection: Weekly information and programming focused on healthy dents, faculty, and staff of all sexual orienta- tions, gender identities, and gender expres- practices in love, sex & relationships - made available each Friday sions. The LGBTQI + Resource Room aims to College Compass: Weekly information and programming focused on navigating sustain visibility and a sense of community by providing education, programming, and sup- college beyond BCC - made available each Friday port services on campus. Please contact [email protected]