June 2023 Newsletter
Hi qtPhDs,
Happy pride y’all! Wishing you all many opportunities to celebrate yourself, your loved ones, and our beautiful community this month!
After work and coffee events
We will be meeting for our monthly coffee hour this Monday, June 5th at 2 pm at Area Four on their patio, weather permitting. Come join us for coffee, tea, and pastries!
Please sign up here by Monday June 5th, at 10 am so we have an estimate for coffee and treats: RSVP.
This month we will not have a qtPhDs after-work event, to make time for all the many Pride events listed below. Save the date for our next coffee hour, on July 10th at 2pm (moved because of the long weekend the week before).
Here’s a full calendar of local and other MIT pride events, details below!
QStaff events:
Our colleagues in QStaff have organized 3 awesome events for staff, postdocs, and faculty this month!
MIT Pride Parade
Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023
Beginning at Eastman Court, 3:00pm
- March through the Infinite in your best rainbow garb, be visible, be proud, be reasonably volumed. All are welcome to come out and show support.
Second Annual MITea Dance: 2Fierce, 2Furious
Wednesday, June 7
Following the parade, 4:00 - 6:00pm at Hayden Library Nexus, 14S-130
- Food, drinks, dancing, DRAG. Local artists bring the party to The Nexus. Come one, come all! Never experienced the art of drag? Now is your chance!
BBQueer
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023
Wood Sailing Pavilion, 3:00 – 5:00pm
134 Memorial Drive
- For members of MIT’s Queer staff/faculty community – a BBQ with all the fixins (and veggies/vegan options, of course). Gather and grill together!
Stay tuned for registration links, and as always, more info can be found on the ERG webpage.
Rainbow Lounge events:
Check out all upcoming events at the Rainbow Lounge here!
2023 Dyke March Celebration
Description: Join WXGS in kicking off Pride Month by celebrating the 2023 Dyke March! We will prep and party with decorating signs, socialize, have some food, and put together March gear and supplies at the Rainbow Lounge. We'll leave as a group to take the Red Line to Boston Commons and join the Dyke March festivities.
Please share the flyer with your networks and community!
Prep and Party Location: Rainbow Lounge (50-250)
Time: 5:00-6:15pm
Date: Friday, June 9th
2023 Dyke March Location: Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Commons
Time: 6:15-9:30pm
Date: Friday, June 9th
Intercollegiate PRIDE Mixer
June 24th, 2023
(4pm-7pm)
The Intercollegiate PRIDE Mixer will connect LGBTQIA+ identified graduate students, staff, and faculty from various colleges in the Boston/Cambridge area. Our goal is to build-up and celebrate our beautiful community!
The Mixer will take place in Central Square in Cambridge, MA. To ensure the safety of our community members, RSVPs will be required in order to attend the event. The location will be disclosed (to those that RSVP) closer to the date.
Pride 2023 events:
Boston’s pride celebrations are around the corner!
Trans Resistance March and Festival, June 3rd
As always, we are happy to hear from you at qtphds-owner@mit.edu (or at our personal emails!).
See you out there this month folks! Stay hydrated!
Warmly,
Senén and Rachel
*Each month we will be featuring a different pride flag in our logo! Our flag of the month is the Progress Flag, designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. This flag builds on the iconic rainbow flag by adding explicit representation of Black, Brown, and Trans members of the LGBTQIA+ community.