Visit your library as we celebrate Pride Month in style! Explore our book display featuring LGBTQIA+ health and history topics. Get creative and make a button to show your pride. Support your community by donating (if you are able) to Casa Q or other local organizations. Visit the library's Pride Month resource guide for additional information: https://libguides.health.unm.edu/exhibit/pride24
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Online Event
Queer Liberation Library (QLL) is fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community. After launching on October 23rd, 2023, QLL’s membership has grown rapidly from about 3,000 members in the first few months, to over 40,000 now. We’re excited to share how we brought this project into the world, how we see QLL as an online extension of the queer history of creating our own spaces, and how we as a queer library are celebrating queer joy. Visit the library's Pride Month resource guide for additional information: https://libguides.health.unm.edu/exhibit/pride
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Sponsored by UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center (HSLIC)
Saturday, June 8, 2024
10:00 AM MST
More Info Here
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM MST
Virtual and In Person
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Sponsored by UNM Health Sciences School of Medicine Office for DEI
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM MST
Register Here
This event will honor individuals/groups/teams/organizations who have exhibited clinical, research, educational, community engaged, and/or DEI related excellence in support of the LGBTQ+ community at UNM Health & Health Sciences.
Eddie Alvarado
Resource Coordinator Employee Well-being
UNM Hospital
Eddie Alvarado is a certified clinical medical assistant (CCMA) with nearly 8 years of dedicated service at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH). Eddie has made significant contributions across various roles, including outpatient primary care, COVID emergency response, inpatient patient care tech, and currently as the Resource Coordinator in Employee Well-Being. In addition to his professional achievements, Eddie is pursuing a bachelor's degree in behavioral health with a focus on trauma at Grand Canyon University. His commitment to fostering an inclusive environment is evident through his 7-year involvement with the LGBTQ Collaborative and his extensive knowledge of LGBTQ+ resources, making him a vital asset to both colleagues and patients. Beyond his work at UNMH, Eddie is a passionate volunteer crisis support counselor for The Trevor Project, providing critical support for nearly a decade. He has also dedicated time to mentoring unhoused and unsupported LGBTQ youth, demonstrating his unwavering dedication to community service. Eddie's vibrant presence at local queer events, including his enthusiastic participation in drag shows and Pride parades, highlights his deep commitment to advocacy and representation.
Jonathan Hulse
6th Year MD/PhD Candidate
UNM School of Medicine
Jonathan Hulse (he/him) is a 6th-year MD/PhD candidate graduating with the School of Medicine Class of 2027. His doctoral research centers on the development of vaccines targeting neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Hulse is also committed to advancing health equity through innovations in medical education. As president of the LGBTQ Students and Allies in Healthcare organization and the New Mexico Chapter of the National Medical Student Pride Alliance, he has led the implementation of a comprehensive LGBTQ healthcare curriculum integrated across all four years of the UNM medical school program. This pioneering curriculum is designed to equip future healthcare professionals with the necessary skills to address the unique health needs of LGBTQ individuals and empower them to advocate for their patients.
Join the Health Sciences Library as we celebrate Pride Month! Visit our book display on the second floor to discover resources about LGBTQIA+ health and history, and make a button to show your pride. To accompany the display a Virtual Exhibit and ebook list are available online. The library will also be collecting donations for the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico and a list of items needed will be available on the display.
Sponsored by the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center and the HSLIC Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
UNM Truman is the Grand Marshall of the 2023 ABQ Pride Parade.
Truman will be marching in the parade. A car at the front of the parade with our directors and a marching group of all Truman supporters to follow behind the car.
All MG team members and friends, families and supporters are invited to participate.
Adrien Lawyer
Director of Education
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
Adrien co-founded TGRCNM in 2008 with Zane Stephens to be a clearinghouse of service provision, education, and advocacy for the transgender community in New Mexico. He has facilitated over 3,500 Transgender Cultural Fluency training sessions throughout New Mexico, including training every correctional facility in the state, numerous district attorney offices, police departments, public and private schools, healthcare and social service facilities, and countless businesses, nonprofits, and other entities. Adrien has led successful advocacy efforts for model transgender student policies, gender-neutral restrooms, trans inclusion in social service facilities, statewide bullying prevention, and updating the law that governs birth certificate gender marker change.
Adrien is a trans man and father. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar with A Band Named Sue.
Learning Objectives:
The purpose of the event is to bring together community members to learn about notable LGBTQ+ identified individuals and their contributions to health care and society. The workshop will be fashion in a trivia-based approach to ensure on-going engagement and fun! Prizes will be distributed!
Learning Objectives:
Speaker:
Kevin Schroeder, DAT, LAT, ATC, FNAP
Dr. Kevin M. Schroeder is the Coordinator of Clinical Education and Lecturer III within the University of New Mexico’s Professional Athletic Training Program. Prior to his time at UNM, Kevin was an athletic trainer with the 351st Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron, a special operations squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. Kevin has also previously served as an athletic trainer at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He worked primarily with combat sports, including wrestling, boxing, judo, and Paralympic athletes. He was a member of the 2015 ParaPan America Games Medical Staff in Toronto, Canada, and the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he worked closely with the Paralympic Judo Team. He has also worked clinically in the Arena Football League and NCAA Division I and III levels.
Kevin is a graduate of East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Science in Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Sciences, and the University of Idaho with a Doctorate in Athletic Training. He is also a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, a Peer Reviewer for the CAATE, the District 7 Representative for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, and the Vice President of the New Mexico Athletic Trainers’ Association. His research interests include qualities and challenges facing LGBTQ+ patients and healthcare providers, and interprofessional healthcare education and practice.
Moderator:
Shelly McLaughlin, BA, MS, EMT-I
Associate Dean McLaughlin has deep roots in New Mexico, sharing the values of her native New Mexican family. She has lived in New Mexico for nearly 30 years, and is a 29-year UNM employee and lifelong Lobo. She has served in numerous faculty and staff leadership roles at UNM, including in the School of Medicine, across the Health Sciences and University, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine. As Associate Dean she has demonstrated a strong student advocacy background, as well as in policy development, decision making and perspectives from the faculty and administrator view.
As Associate Dean for the Health Professions Programs Ms. McLaughlin is fluent in student matters for undergraduates, graduates and certificate programs. She has a long record of accomplishment in expanding and enriching student educational opportunities, including her leadership serving in many roles in the Emergency Medical Services Academy, where she served as director of Rural and Distance Education, director of the BS in EMS degree, Medical Student Education Coordinator, and as an active faculty member.
In her current interim director for Health Sciences Student Affairs role, she oversees student academic affairs from the Health Sciences perspective, including student services, Interprofessional Education and the Simulation Center. She works closely with the deans, chairs, vice presidents and leaders across the Health Sciences and University on all student related matters.
Learning Objectives:
The Justice, Equity, and Inclusion (JEI) Committee at the Health Sciences Library and Information Center (HSLIC) is excited to present a special exhibit of resources and Pride-themed giveaways this month. Please visit to take a look at health sciences resources connected to LGBTQIA+ topics and to help yourself to some flags, buttons, and stickers. Resources on display include several LGBTQIA+ print books and descriptions of selected e-book titles on LGBTQIA+ topics related to health sciences. To accompany the display, a Virtual Exhibit is available on HSLIC’s website.
Sponsored by the Health Sciences Library & Information Center (HSLIC).
Truman is raising funds for our gender non-conforming patients to help with necessities that grant funding will not allow for. Their goal is to raise $5,000 by the end of the month.
Sponsored by UNM Truman Health Services.
How to “be” a scientist largely has been dictated by white heterosexual men with financial means for education and research endeavors. Imposing a myopic view of how a scientist should look, who we should love, or the gender we embrace can quash creativity and leave diverse LGBTQ+ youth wondering if they can fit into this profession.
Scientific progress depends on humans asking important questions and testing ideas in unique ways. LGBTQ+ people bring diverse life experiences, different problem-solving skills, and distinct angles, passions, and inquiry to the scientific process. As nonconformists, LGBTQ+ individuals may even be uniquely suited to challenge the status quo, leading to new scientific insights.
Young people benefit from role models who show they can be true to their identities and will be welcome during their training and in their careers. As a graduate student, a respected male faculty member told me that I was a disgrace to my advisor and that I belonged in California. Maybe it was my haircut or the way I was dressed, but the comment was not directed at my research. Although I laughed it off, I was lucky it was an isolated incident and that I did not internalize the words much. I knew I wanted to be a scientist before realizing I was gay. Raised as a fundamentalist Baptist in a rural town and the first in my family to attend college, my role models were scarce. Our origins, who we love, and our gender identities are indelible characteristics that we should be free to embrace while we pursue our research and mentor the next generation of scientists.
Join the UNMH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a free tasty paleta (popsicle) from local ice cream shop Pop Fizz, to kick off Pride month. The month of June is an opportunity to participate in events that inspire, educate, commemorate, and celebrate the diverse LGBTQ+ community.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
View a special online screening of “The Whistle” sponsored by the UNMH LGBTQ Collaborative. This documentary tells the story of a group of predominantly Latina lesbians who came out as youths in the ’70s and ’80s in Albuquerque, and the secret code they used to find one another and build community. The film collects and preserves a little-known piece of LGBTQ and Latinx history and explores the resiliency of queer communities during that time. Q&A will follow the screening with director StormMiguel Florez and participants in the film, moderated by Dr. N. Patricia Fernandez.
About StormMiguel Florez:
StormMiguel Florez is a trans, queer Xicane filmmaker, whose work includes award-winning documentaries, The Whistle (Producer/Director) and MAJOR! (Editor/Co-Producer 2015). StormMiguel is also an event and media producer, actor, and a life-long musician. He was a 2020 San Francisco Pride virtual Community Grand Marshal and a recipient of NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures), The San Francisco Arts Commission, and Horizons Foundation grants. He’s originally from Albuquerque, NM, which he very much considers to be his homeland, and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 24 years. He lives with his partner and their 3.5 Chihuahuas.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
This is a great opportunity to show your support for our LGBTQ patients, families and community and to honor our long-standing partnership with the UNM LGBTQ Resource Center, UNM Truman Health Services, and the HSC LGBTQ Students and Allies in Healthcare. If you are interested in volunteering by either walking in the parade or helping UNMH DE&I manage the booth at PrideFest, sign up by Friday June, 3, 2022 at https://forms.office.com/r/Pa24aU3g6U.
To volunteer with Truman Health Services, please visit:
https://redcap.link/THSpride2022
Albuquerque Pride brings dance, music, expression, fun, and diversity to PrideFest 2022.) Stop by the UNMH Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) booth to learn about the way our organization supports the LGBTQ+ community!
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP WILL CLOSE FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2022 at 8:00 P.M.
The UNMH LGBTQ Collaborative (employee resource group for LGBTQ staff and allies) needs volunteers to participate in PrideFest on Saturday, June 11, 2022. We are very excited to participate for the ninth year!
There are two ways to volunteer:
1. Walk in the Pride parade. Traveling East on Central Ave Check-in on Girard Blvd and Central Ave Ending at Washington St.
2. Work a shift at our UNMH Diversity, Equity and Inclusion table in UNM Pride Village at Expo New Mexico. Expo New Mexico/New Mexico State Fair 300 San Pedro Dr. NE Albuquerque, NM 87108 This is a great opportunity to show your support for our LGBTQ patients, families and community and to honor our long-standing partnership with the UNM LGBTQ Resource Center, UNM Truman Health Services, and the UNM LGBTQ Students and Allies in Healthcare.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
Speakers:
Miria Kano, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Preventive Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Nelson Sanchez, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Objectives:
Sponsored by HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Historically, LGBTQ+ people have been left out of health research. You can help bridge the gap! Learn more about PRIDEnet’s efforts to connect LGBTQ+ communities with opportunities to participate in national studies that can help change lives. The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is an ambitious effort to gather health data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research that may improve health. The PRIDE Study is the first large-scale, long-term national health study of people who identify as LGBTQ+. The main question The PRIDE Study wants to answer over many years is: how does being an LGBTQ+ person influence physical, mental, or social health?
About Daniel Moretti (all pronouns with positive intent)
Daniel Moretti has more than 15 years of experience working at the cross sections of community engagement, social justice, research, and the arts. He is Community Engagement Lead at PRIDEnet, a project of Stanford University and UCSF focused on catalyzing LGBTQ+ health research. Previously, Daniel worked on policy, programs, and research in local government at the County of Santa Clara Office of LGBTQ Affairs. In his nonprofit career, he used film as a tool for social change, including overseeing a national education program that developed curriculum around LGBTQ+ films. Daniel holds a BA in Visual and Media Arts from Emerson College and an MSc in Gender, Media, and Culture from the London School of Economics. In his personal time, he likes to watch the latest in queer media and feed his passion for fashion.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
UNMH Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to attend an interview followed by a Q&A with Lady Shug to learn about their life and the advocacy work they do through drag. Lady Shug works to create spaces and give voice to Indigenous, Two Spirit, Trans, and Queer communities in New Mexico and Arizona.
Lady Shug, pronouns are she/her and they/them, and identifies as a non-binary queer person. Lady Shug is a proud Indigenous person, born of the Diné (Navajo) Nation who grew up in the four corners area in New Mexico. Lady Shug's drag persona has been in the business of female impersonation for over 10 years.
Lady Shug has been an advocate for equal rights as an activist for her Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, Two Spirit+ (LGBTQIA2S+) indigenous relatives in rural areas and reservations. Drag performance is a powerful platform to create positive change and increase awareness. To name a few, Lady Shug has been featured in USA Today, New York Times, VICE, Vouge Spain, and PBS networks. Recently, Lady Shug was featured on an HBO special “We’re Here,” featuring Drag Race alumni Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela and Eureka. The series follows them going to small towns and empowering everyone to the art form of drag. Be sure the check out the Season 1 episode that takes place in Farmington, New Mexico where Lady Shug is featured!
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
The Salt Lake Bees face off against the Albuquerque Isotopes in a pride-themed promotional game.
Sponsored by the Albuquerque Isotopes.
Assemble your dream team, put on your game face, and put your knowledge to the test, as local drag Queens, lead a fun and interactive trivia game. Prizes, music, and performances will fill the night! Brought to you by the UNMH Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Equality New Mexico, Health Sciences Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and UNM LGBTQ Resource Center.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
Speaker:
Lukejohn Day, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Gastroenterology
University of California, San Francisco
Roy M Gulick, MD
Rochelle Belfer Professor in Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
René Salazar, MD
Chief Equity Officer
Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO
Chair, Department of Surgery
Leon Goldman, MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor, Department of Medicine
Affiliated Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco
Facilitator:
Felisha Rohan-Minarjes MD
Chair, Family & Community Medicine
UNM School of Medicine
Learning Objectives:
Sponsored by HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
More information forthcoming.
Sponsored by UNM Truman Health Services.
This listening session will offer a safe space for LGBTQ community members to talk about their experiences at UNM Hospital and with other health care providers. The feedback will be used to improve services and programming at UNMH. For more information, email UNMHCE@salud.unm.edu.
Sponsored by UNM Hospital.
UNM Truman Health Services would like to invite the UNM Health community to join a virtual presentation by Dr. PJ Sedillo. Dr. Sedillo will share the history of the LGBTIQ community's fight for basic human rights and the continued work underway to reach equality. Please join us!
Hosted by UNM Hospitals and HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Join us for a special online screening of “The Whistle” sponsored by the UNMH LGBTQ Collaborative. This documentary tells the story of a group of predominantly Latina lesbians who came out as youths in the ’70s and ’80s in Albuquerque, and the secret code they used to find one another and build community. The film collects and preserves a little-known piece of LGBTQ and Latinx history and explores the resiliency of queer communities during that time. Q&A will follow the screening with director StormMiguel Florez and participants in the film, moderated by Dr. N. Patricia Fernandez. Please review the attached flyer for additional details and we hope you can join us!
Hosted by UNM Hospitals
Join the UNMH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a free tasty paleta (popsicle) from local ice cream shop Pop Fizz, to kick off Pride month. The month of June is an opportunity to participate in events that inspire, educate, commemorate, and celebrate the diverse LGBTQ+ community
Hosted by UNM Hospitals
Say cheese! Join us for a group photo sporting your UNMH Pride t-shirt and favorite Pride gear. If you aren’t able to join us, submit a photo of you or your department showing their Pride to MTBustamante@salud.unm.edu
Hosted by UNM Hospitals
Presented by Alray Nelson, Executive Director of Diné Pride and Founder and Lead Organizer for Diné Equality.
Q&A to follow presentation moderated by Jaron Kee, MD
Through 10 years of community organizing on the largest Sovereign Nation in the country, participants will hear a resilient story of LGBTQ+ leaders who brought communities together to resist government discrimination. From fighting for marriage equality to advocating for LGBTQ+ youth and transgender community, a movement has begun. Alray Nelson is an advocate for Native American youth, LGBTQ rights activist, and founder and lead organizer of Diné (Navajo) Equality. The LGBTQ community has recognized Alray for his effort to repeal the discriminatory Diné Marriage Act and has honored him with the prestigious 2015 Rainbow Naatsíílid Champion Award.
Hosted by UNM Hospitals and HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kristen Eckstrand, MD, PhD
LGBTQ Medical Education
Dr. Eckstrand is a board-certified child & adolescent psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Western Psychiatric Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Eckstrand holds an M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, and is internationally recognized for their leadership supporting the health of LGBTQ communities. Dr. Eckstrand has published four textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed papers on the mental and physical health needs of LGBTQ communities, including the training of healthcare professionals to provide affirming and responsible care to LGBTQ individuals. Dr. Eckstrand founded the Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health, the second LGBTQ-focused program at an academic health center in the country, co-directs the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s LGBTQ Health elective, and speaks nationally on the importance of diversity and identity in health. Dr. Eckstrand’s clinical work and neuroimaging research focuses on the neuropsychiatric underpinnings of trauma and resilience in adolescents, with an emphasis on minority communities and vulnerable populations. Dr. Eckstrand’s research has been published in top-tier journals such as JAMA Psychiatry and Biological Psychiatry, and been recognized by Honorary Membership in the World Psychiatric Association and awards from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and Society for Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Eckstrand’s commitment to diversity has been recognized through awards from the American Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Tennessee Medical Association.
Hosted by UNM Hospitals and HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kelleen Maluski
Student Success & Engagement Librarian
UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
Virtual presentation by current and former LGBTQIA+ students, moderated by Kelleen Maluski, Student Success and Engagement Librarian Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, University of New Mexico.
Hosted by UNM Hospitals and HSC Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Celebrating Pride with New LGBTQIA+ Research Guide!
For Pride 2021 the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center is excited to announce a newly updated Research Guide for LGBTQIA+ Health Resources. This guide is intended to be used as a resource for researchers, students, and faculty to help them in providing care and conducting appropriate research with the LGBTQIA+ community. The guide has many resources but it also gives contextual information on the various communities represented with this term and regarding our terminology.
LGBTQ+ Courses on Learning Central
UNMH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
For Pride Month, our UNMH Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion team has compiled a variety of LGBTQ+ courses which are available on Learning Central. What better way to celebrate Pride than to learn ways to make our hospital a more safe, inclusive and caring environment for all patients, visitors, and staff.
Safe Zone Training (in partnership with the UNM’s LGBTQ Resource Center)
Caring for Transgender Communities (in partnership with the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico)
Transgender 201 (in partnership with the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico)
Diversity & Cultural Humility I
Diversity & Cultural Humility II
Show your PRIDE, know your status!
HIV Testing
UNM Truman Health Services
June is always a colorful month and UNM Truman Health Services is UNITED IN PRIDE this year! Pride Month is a perfect time to put your health first and know your HIV status.
UNM Truman Health Services offers free rapid HIV testing Mondays 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Visit our social media pages to find out about all of the outreach opportunities planned around Albuquerque in June that offer FREE rapid HIV testing!
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