Pride Month
Pride Month
June is Pride Month
The San Francisco Pride Parade is on June 28, 2026
Look for UC Berkeley & The Cal Alumni Association community presence and participation throughout the parade festivities.
Trans Resource Hub
Explore the Trans Resource Hub to find support, build community, and advance inclusion at Berkeley.
Gender Inclusive Restrooms Map
A map of existing gender inclusive single-stall and multi-stall restrooms, accessible restrooms, menstrual product dispensers, and changing tables.
This Pride Month, recognize the historical and current contributions of LGBTQ+ people and communities.
At a time when LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans and queer communities, are experiencing a challenging national climate shaped by ongoing public debate, legislative and legal battles, and concerns about discrimination and safety, Pride Month remains both a celebration of community and a reaffirmation of dignity, visibility, and equal treatment for all people.
Celebration as resistance
On June 28, 1970, the first Pride marches commemorated the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, in which LGBTQ+ patrons of the Stonewall Inn, including key leaders such as Stormé DeLarverie, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera, fought against police brutality and state violence, issues that continue to shape conversations about equality, safety, and civil rights today. These marches brought LGBTQ+ communities together to demonstrate for equal rights and continue fighting against discrimination. In the face of institutional barriers and ongoing challenges affecting queer and trans communities, Pride was, and still is, resistance through visibility, joy, and celebration.
Spotlight: Trans Resource Hub
The Trans Resource Hub supports a more inclusive campus where trans and nonbinary students, staff, and faculty can thrive. The Hub connects community members to vital resources, services, and spaces that affirm and uplift gender-diverse experiences.
Explore the Trans Resource Hub to find support, build community, and advance inclusion at Berkeley.
General Resources
- Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq): Serves students, faculty, staff, postdocs, and alumni
- Gender Recognition and Lived Name (GRLN) policy
- New this year: Updating your pronouns in bCourses
- Increasing access to gender-inclusive restrooms along with the inclusive restrooms map
- Support local or national LGBTQ+ organizations and community spaces
Student Resources
- Queer Alliance Resource Center (QARC)
- Peer support and resources, including the Queer Cal Pals peer mentorship program and the Trans Student Wellness Initiative (TSWI) - a collaboration between MCC and GenEq. Watch for the Fall and Spring availability of:
- Graduate Assembly resources, including Sexual Orientation & Gender Advocacy Project (SOGA) and Trans & Gender-Diverse Advocacy Project (TGDA)
- Name & Gender Change Workshops with Berkeley Law student advocates and East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) – watch for Fall and Spring Clinic dates
- University Health Services specialized support for LGBTQIA+ student communities, including:
- LGBTQIA+ Counseling Services
- Group Counseling
- Let's Talk Drop-In Consultations are informal, brief, free consultations with UHS mental health counselors. They do not require any insurance or paperwork.
- Gender Inclusive & LGBTQ+ Affirming Housing Options
Student Groups
- Ace Space
- Amores Valientes
- Berkeley Law Queer Caucus
- Cal Athletics | Bears United
- Cal Queer & Asian
- Gamma Rho Lambda
- Gia Magazine
- Lavender Alliance at Berkeley
- oSTEM: Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Pride Business Association
- Q@Haas
- Queer + Allied Pre-Health / Pre-Med Association (QAPPA)
- Queers and Dykes for Liberation at Berkeley
- Queers in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (QICSE)
- Queer Grads
- Queer Lighthouse at Berkeley
- Sigma Epsilon Omega (SEO)
- T-Cal: A Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Space
- Zawadi: Black LGBT Community at Cal
Gender Inclusive Restroom Conversion Process: Any UC Berkeley community member is welcome to submit a request for a gender inclusive restroom conversion. The form is designed to be a starting point to explore feasibility and options for conversion and does not require complete information.
Submissions are encouraged even if only basic details (such as a location) are available. Requests are then reviewed through a Facilities Services process that includes feasibility assessment, scope development, approval, and project implementation in coordination with campus partners.
Faculty and Staff Resources
- LavenderCal: A member-based organization working to build community and belonging among all LGBTQ+ staff, faculty, postdocs, and visiting scholars at UC Berkeley
- QTBIPOC Staff & Faculty Listserv: A virtual community space for staff and faculty interested in QTBIPOC community, resources, and programming. Join the mailing list.
Taskforces and Advisory Bodies
- Campus Advisory Committee on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Communities at Cal: Heightening the visibility of the contributions and concerns of LGBTQ+ staff, faculty, and students among Berkeley’s initiatives for diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice.
Centers and Departments
Events
- June 19-June 26, 2026: Frameline50 at BAMPFA
- The largest international queer film festival by Frameline is coming to BAMPFA, screening four films with directors in-person. Student-discounted tickets are now on sale.
- June 28, 2026: San Francisco Pride Parade
- Look for UC Berkeley & The Cal Alumni Association community presence and participation throughout the parade festivities.
- August 16, 2026: Oakland Pride
- August 30, 2026: Berkeley Pride
- GLBT Historical Society Museum, Rainbow Honor Walk GenEq recommended activity.
- Tenderloin Museum Monthly LGBTIA+ History Walking Tour “Unspeakable Vice: Valley of the Queens” GenEq recommended activity.
- Transgender District Events GenEq recommended activity.
GenEq is open during the summer! Summer hours begin on Mon. 5/18/26! We will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am-4pm, and closed on Mondays and Fridays with staff available remotely.
Research and Faculty
Sonya Katyal
Roger J. Traynor Distinguished Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at UC Berkeley
Her scholarship explores the intersection of technology, intellectual property, civil rights, gender, and sexuality. A member of the Haas LGBTQ Citizenship Cluster, Katyal’s work examines how emerging technologies shape identity, privacy, and systems of power. Her article “The Gender Panopticon,” investigates the relationship between artificial intelligence, gender, surveillance, and design justice.
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