Posted 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024
Celebrating the Amazing Pride Center Peer Educators!
The Pride Center Peer Educators are a group of students who welcome students into our space and help run ally workshops, LGBTQ+ panels, and yearly programming (including Eagle Fest, National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, the annual drag show, Queer Cinema, and many more). Peer educators work 10-15 hours each week and report to the director of the Pride Center and the Pride Center Graduate Assistant. Pride Center Peer Educators also work on an individual presentation project each semester—students have presented on pronoun basics, neopronouns, inclusive sex ed., knowing your rights, transgender inclusion, and many others!
Logan Edmonds
Working in the Pride Center has been an amazing opportunity. Not only do I get to feel like a part of a community, but I also get to do some good in the process. The work we do helps to make our campus more friendly to queer people, and I’m so glad I get to help with that. I truly feel at home at the Pride Center. It’s a space where I can be my truest self and truly be open. I didn’t have a space like that before coming to UWL and going to the Pride Center. It really is my home here. The first thing I think of when it’s time to come back from any long breaks is, “I’m going to go to the Pride Center and see all my favorite people!” It acts like a central hub for life here at UWL for me. I’ve met so many great people here. It’s a stark contrast from where I’m from. Aside from my immediate family, I don’t have many friends there. This is where my people are.
Ozzy Glazer
I think both these pieces describe what it has been like to spend time in the Pride Center without the need for words. I can't describe what it's like to be in such a warm and supportive place.
Lyd Voss
At the beginning of my freshman year, I struggled to adjust to a new environment and make friends. I knew that I needed to step out of my comfort zone and meet new people, so I decided to start going to the weekly club meetings at the Pride Center for Rainbow Unity and Transform. These clubs provided my with a community where I could be my authentic self and embrace my queer identity without judgment or fear. Despite having spent only one semester with the Pride Center, I have made some lifelong firends through their events and clubs. I also discovered a lot about my queer identity attending the MBLGTAC Conference in Kentucky last November. In this new phase of my life, I am grateful to have joined the Pride Center, because I know if I ever need anything the people there will always be happy to help.
