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MC Pride and Allies

Fostering a welcoming environment for our LGBTQIA+ employees and students at Montgomery College.

Pride and Allies

We are an employee affinity group that works to foster a welcoming environment for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA)+ employees and students at 蘑菇视频. Our vision and goals include:

  1. Offer safe and welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies to connect and support each other
  2. Serve as a resource for LGBTQIA+ students and allies seeking information and guidance
  3. Affirm the urgent need for defending/supporting LGBTQIA+ people in our College community and beyond
  4. Affirm the continuing need for Safe Zone, Bystander, and Consent training 

To learn more about our group structure and leadership, please review our Bylaws (PDF, )

Join MC Pride and Allies:  to be added to the group's email distribution list to receive future updates and be added to our monthly meetings.


Safe Zone Training
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Gain new understanding of gender, gender identity, gender expression and the diverse range of sexual and affectional orientations. Acquire resources and referral information and practice communication skills for classroom or office discussions or unexpected disclosure. It's your choice about how visible and active to be as an ally after class.

By taking the Safe Zone training, you help foster a welcoming academic environment for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender--or questioning identity. LGBTQ students often feel unsafe at school, resulting in reduced attendance to avoid risk, bullying, or bias. Additionally, you can empower students to cope with ignorance or discrimination, build community among peers, and focus on their studies.

Visit the Safe Zone website for additional information.


 Queer Tango Weekend at MC - June 12 and 13

DC Queer Tango Collective, in collaboration with 蘑菇视频, will be holding a Queer Tango Weekend this coming June 12th and 13th. 

We have assembled an excellent group of visiting tango teachers, organizers, and DJs for the Weekend's activities. The main event will be a Saturday evening (June 13th) tango dance (a milonga) at the Cultural Arts Center Lounge, in the Takoma Park Campus (7995 Georgia Avenue). The dance will begin at 8:30pm, and there will be a "tango taster" class before the dance (beginning at 7:30pm). This dance event, which we call the "Be Here Queer! Pride Celebration Milonga," will be a great opportunity for MC students and the larger community to learn and experience queer tango.

In addition, we will have four tango workshops, a dinner/discussion Friday night (June 12th), a tango sing along, and a tango dance practice session Saturday afternoon (June 13th).  You can find more information on the workshops, the schedule, and how to register for certain events at the .  Everything is free of charge. However, the capacity for the workshops and the Friday dinner is limited and registration is required for those. The Saturday evening dance and "tango taster" class do not require registration.

We hope to see you and many students at this event.  Please do not hesitate to reach out via reply email, or via text to my number below if you have any questions or need more information.  We would very much like to spread the word amongst the MC student body and welcome any suggestions on how to best do so.

Updates from MC Pride & Allies
2026 Pride Events & Volunteer Opportunities

Happy Pride! Check out the range of opportunities to celebrate Pride in the community this month and volunteer with us - more info below. We hope you can stop by our table at Rockville Pride this Sunday! We are actively seeking volunteers to help run our table in Silver Spring and hope to have that finalized by the end of next week. If you are available, fill out the form linked below or reach out to us by email with questions. 

Pride and Allies is 100% volunteer run by and for the LGBTQIA+ and ally community at MC - we appreciate your support! 

2026 Pride Month Events & Volunteer Opportunities
  • Sunday, June 7: , 2:00-5:00 p.m.,***Table with us!*** .

  • Saturday, June 13, 2026: , 1:00?PM 2:00?PM - support our very own Nghi Nguyen and check out the MoCo Pride Center (Bethesda)!

  • Saturday, June 20: , 3:00 p.m., contact Antonio Monta?o for more information.

  • Sunday, June 28: (Silver Spring), 12:00-5:00 p.m., ***Table with us!***
Monthly Virtual Meeting Dates 

  • Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m., via Zoom
  • April 9, May 7

Fill out the  or send us an email to be added to the Zoom meeting invitation.


Event Schedule

April

  • Thursday, April 9 : Pride & Allies Meeting, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

  • Mid-April: Pride Prom on the Rockville campus with the Pride+ student club in mid-April (date TBA) - contact Lucy for more info

  • Monday, April 20-23: Equity Week new window + Safe Zone self-paced training launch

  • Friday, April 24: (co-listed as part of Equity Week) new window, which will feature a keynotes session on accessibility by a queer speaker. More details coming soon!

  • Monday, April 27: Yoga Flow & Affirmations hybrid class in Rockville & Zoom with LaTonya from MC Wellness. This is a custom session created for Pride & Allies to relax and reset in community.

  • Tuesday, April 28: , 10:00–11:30 a.m., at the Rockville Campus, Science West 301. MC Pride & Allies President, Anna Donohoe, will be featured as a panelist in one of the three discussions during the event.

May

June

  • Sunday, June 7: , 2:00-5:00 p.m.,***Table with us!***

  • Saturday, June 13, 2026: , 1:00?PM 2:00?PM - support our very own Nghi Nguyen and check out the MoCo Pride Center (Bethesda)!

  • Saturday, June 20: , 3:00 p.m., *** Join the MC/Ellucian float*** 

  • Sunday, June 28: (Silver Spring), 12:00-5:00 p.m., ***Table with us!***

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please reach out to the leadership team is by emailing us at prideandallies@montgomerycollege.edu.

  • Wednesday, March 11: Women's and Gender Studies Program Scholarship Award Ceremony
  • Thursday, March 12:  Pride & Allies Meeting 1:00-2:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 18: Stop by our joint table with MCRPA at Staff Enrichment Day!
  • Tuesday, March 31: Trans Day of Visibility interactive activity and info table in TPSS 
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Federal actions of the Trump Administration, including presidential Executive Orders attempting to limit the rights of LGBTQIA + persons, have created fear and confusion. Among these are Executive Orders and agency actions that have been designed to eliminate programs that address discrimination in federal and federally funded programs, deny transgender youth necessary health care, make schools unsafe for transgender and gender non-conforming students, deny protections for LGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, and other measures. Maryland law, however, continues to provide protections from discrimination for persons based on sexual orientation and gender identity and federal policy can only override state law in limited circumstances.

View the Guidance Memorandum: Guidance to the LGBTQIA+ Community Concerning Protections Under Maryland Law (PDF, )

Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) has been observed annually on November 20 for over two decades and caps off Transgender Week of Awareness. It is a time to honor the memories of transgender people who have lost their lives to anti-trans violence. The day is often marked with vigils, community gatherings, and celebrations of life. MC Pride & Allies holds the memories of those we've lost close as we work towards uplifting trans folks while they are still alive. 

MC and Community Resources

  • Contact MC Pride and Allies via email
  • to be added to the group's email distribution list to receive future updates and be added to our monthly meetings
GNDS 102 - Understanding LGBT Identities

The College offers the Gender Studies 102: Understanding LGBTQ+ Identities course for students.

Spring 2025: Distance Learning Format, March 31-May 18, CRN: 31625

GNDS 102 is an inter-disciplinary, cross-cultural examination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identities in contemporary United States society that draws from history, literature, sociology, philosophy, psychology and communications studies to understand the diversity of gender expressions and sexual orientations. This course surveys who LGBT people are and how academic study of these identities has developed. It explores the connection between women’s studies and gender studies, and the ways women’s studies has grown to include analysis of how gender and sexual orientation interact and intersect, and how heterosexism and homophobia function in various contexts and affect everyone in society. This course requires students to engage both written and visual texts, to apply and connect material from the course to life outside the classroom, and to investigate sexual minority identities in terms of communities, cultures and political movements. Assessment Level(s): ENGL 101/ENGL 101A, READ 120 or consent of program coordinator. Three hours each week. Formerly GS 102. 

for additional information, or contact Dr. Lucy Grinnell.

MC Pride & Allies meets regularly. This is an informal meeting with the purpose of getting to know one another and discussing what we want from the group. The meeting is held on Zoom.

If you are an MC employee and/or student who is interesting in being part of the MC Pride & Allies group and want to join the meeting, please email us. We will forward you the Zoom meeting information.

Queer Club Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

Meetings: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

E-mail: Tony Tran, ttran332@montgomerycollege.edu


MC PRIDE+ Club Rockville Campus

Meetings: Fridays, 1:00-2:00 p.m., SC 459

President: Ruth Ella Karo

For more information, students should email or communicate with group leaders via or . If you have questions, send an email.


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