QGrads is a graduate student organization focused on building a strong queer community at Cornell, by creating spaces for graduate students of all sexual orientations and gender identities to feel seen, heard, and supported. We serve approximately 150 graduate students in various fields of study, with exciting programs throughout the year including professional development events, community discussions, and social gatherings. In addition to planning events that promote personal and professional development of LGBTQIA+ graduate students, we work with other organizations at Cornell to facilitate activist training, social justice events, and events focused on diversity and inclusion. We are affiliated with the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE), the LGBT Resource Center (LGBTRC), and Diversity Programming in Engineering (DPE) at Cornell University.

​Due to current restrictions on in-person gatherings, all of our events are held online. Check our events page and/or sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay updated on our upcoming events!

site last updated on march 12, 2021.

March is Queer Month! We're collaborating with Haven (Cornell's LGBTQ+ Student Union) to host lots of events, including...
  • Film screenings:
    • Paris is Burning - Sunday 3/7, 7pm [register]
    • The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson -
      Sunday, 3/28, 7pm [register]
  • Personal branding workshop
    3/12, 12-1pm [register]
  • 'Pre-burn' Flame Night Fever social hour
    3/18, 7-8pm [register]​

upcoming events:


"pleasure is your birthright" workshop
sunday, march 21, 8-11pm

[ register here ]

What do sex toys have to do with social justice, sexual liberation, and political resistance? Join Sarah Holliday (they/them) for this interactive workshop and learn about how pleasure is your birthright! We’ll cover body-safe sex toy basics and why sex toy materials are a key part of sexual freedom, what we should expect from sex toy companies, the importance of supporting feminist sex shops in this political moment, and how we can see pleasure as resistance.


flame night fever pre-burn social
​thursday, march 18, 7pm

[ register here ]

Join Qgrads to hang out, catch up, and get all warmed up for Ithaca's Premier Drag and Burlesque show Flame Night Fever! ​​

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson screening
Queer month | sunday, march 28, 7pm
[ register here ]

 A 2017 American documentary film directed by David France. It chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. The film centers on activist Victoria Cruz's investigation into Johnson's death in 1992, which was initially ruled a suicide by police despite suspicious circumstances.


wilderness skills workshop
​details tbd

Stay tuned!

recurring events:

POSE watch parties
(co-hosted with BGPSA & LGSC)
fridays 8pm

Join us for a weekly watch party of the show POSE! Check our newsletter for the link, as well as updates on which episode we'll be watching each week. POSE is an American drama television series about New York City's African American & Latino LGBTQ drag ball culture scene in the 1980s.
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writing & working group
tuesdays 2pm-4pm
​fridays 10am-1pm

Are you working on writing projects and want some company or community support while you write? Drop in during our new writing group hours! You can find the Zoom link in our weekly newsletter.

Reach out to us with any questions or concerns!
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monthly craft night
​every second tuesday, 8-11pm
[ register here ]

Come hang with your favorite Qgrads crafty fam! Monthly Craft Nights will have a theme, but feel free to bring whatever project you want to work on, or just come and socialize and get to know your Qgrads fam and have a fun Tuesday! ​

qgrads executive board meetings
​wednesdays, 6-7pm

Our executive board meets weekly to discuss the present and future of QGrads (events, advocacy, collaborations, and more). All meetings are open to the public, so join us any time to say hi or help us plan events!

You can find our meeting link in our weekly newsletter. We look forward to meeting you!


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