Open Door Discussions
Approximately four times each semester, the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center hosts Open Door Discussions (ODDs). These student-led presentations cover an LGBTQ-related topic and then encourage dialogue with participants. All GVSU students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend! ODDs are INT 100/201 approved, so students can attend and participate for class credit. Open Door Discussion are engaging, informative, and fun! We hope you can join us.
Winter 2025 Open Door Discussions:
Events
Open Door Discussion: Rainbows and Rhymes
April 4, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for this student-led open door discussion about poetry as a form of expression and connection within the queer community. This event will be INT 100/201 approved.
Open Door Discussion: Kept in the Dark
April 11, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This Open Door Discussion will discuss queer visibility (or lack thereof) and how it shapes our identity and beliefs. Come as you are! All are welcome in this student-led discussion. Virtual...
Open Door Discussion: Self Care Seminar
April 18, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This Open Door Discussion will be an interactive seminar about self care! Bring a journal if you'd like. There will be some art supplies available, but feel free to bring your own. Virtual option...
Past Open Door Discussions:
- March 2025: The Queer Burnout Breakdown
- March 2025: Rethinking Access: The Intersection of LGBTQ and Disabled Identities
- November 2024: The Global Impact of K-pop
- November 2024: Queer? Lit! - A Guide to LGBT+ Books
- November 2024: ID ≠ Identity: The Unexpected Politics of Legal Identification for Transgender People
- April 2024: The White Rainbow and the Intersection of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Identities
- April 2024: Spring into Self-Care, A Look into Self-Love for the LGBTQ Community in a Fast-Paced World
- February 2024: Why are Vampires so Yassified? Queries about Vampirism in Classical Literature and Adaptations
- February 2024: We're Here! We're Queer? Challenging How We Define the World and Ourselves
- December 2023: Were They...You Know?: A Thoughtful Analysis of Retrospective Identity Labeling
- November 2023: Local LGBTQ+ History, focusing on GVSU and Grand Rapids
- November 2023: Queer Mental Health
- October 2023: Gender Essentialism - You are more than biology
- October 2023: Disabilities and Chronic Conditions within the LGBTQ+ Community
- February 2023: The Pendulum Effect: How Hate Threatens LGBTQ+ Pride
- February 2023: Ace in Queer Space: The History of Asexuality in the LBGTQ+ Community
- March 2023: The Rainbow Infinity: Intersections of Queerness and Autism
- March 2023: Physical and Social Health in the LGBTQ+ Community
- November 2022: Roe v. Wade: An Attack on Bodily Autonomy and Trans Lives
- November 2022: More than Warhol: A Look into Queer Art History
- November 2022: Exclusion in the LGBTQ+ Community
