Celebrate LGBTQ+ folks and identity as we learn more about the CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center, create art for our lounge, and enjoy activities!

It’s the 5th Anniversary of the CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center! Join us for our National Coming Out Day Open House as we Celebrate LGBTQ+ folks and identity!

Learn more about the CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center, CUNY-wide and city-wide LGBTQ+ programs and resources, create art for our lounge, meet new and returning folks, and enjoy activities!

This event is open to all CCNY and CUNY students, staff, faculty, and alum.

We will also be collecting and unveiling new additions to our growing Queering CCNY Mural Project (est. Fall 2022) - currently featuring over 130 stories!

• When: Two opportunities to join us
  - (Party Mode) Thurs. Oct. 8th, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | Mini-presentation at 1PM
  - (Chill Mode) Fri. Oct. 9th, 2026 | 10AM-12PM | Mini-Presentation at 11AM
• Where: In the following locations
  - (Main space) CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center | NAC 1/101B
  - (Additional space) CCNY Gender Resources | NAC 1/106
• RSVP TO GET A FREE LGBTQ+ STUDENT CENTER T-SHIRT & CARABINER
• Questions?: Email lgbtq@ccny.cuny.edu
• FREE FOOD PROVIDED
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE BETWEEN 11AM AND 3PM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026 AND BETWEEN 9AM-1PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026 - VOLUNTEER SLOTS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2026 BY 11:59PM.

_____

Leading up to National Coming Out Day and the day of, we will be collecting new additions to our Queering CCNY Mural Project!

The Queering CCNY Mural (est. Fall 2022) is a growing project to share community and storytelling among CCNY's LGBTQ+, questioning, and allied students, staff, faculty, and alum. Created by the LGBTQ+ Student Center's Student Advisory Board and inspired by queeringthemap.com.

How it Works:

CCNY's LGBTQ+, questioning, and allied folks share their stories or identities on the construction paper and marker provided. Choose your favorite color paper, write, and drop it in the lavender box. An online form to submit your story is also available. Feel free to be completely anonymous or sign your name.

Where can I share my story?

Drop-off boxes are in the following locations until Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• The CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center | NAC 1/101B (available all year)
• The Towers at CCNY | Lobby
• CCNY Gender Resources | NAC 1/106
• Colin Powell School Student Center | NAC 6/289
• CCNY Immigrant Student Center | NAC 6/204
• CCNY Black Studies Department | Shepard Hall 279
• Spitzer School of Architecture | 2nd Floor Cafe
• You can also submit online via bit.ly/queeringccny (available all year)

What can I write about?:

It can be a sentence, or two, a paragraph, an essay, or a drawing about:

• Stories of coming out
• Stories in the closet
• Stories of support
• Fond memories
• Encounters with violence
• Moments of rapturous love
• Anything that tells your LGBTQ+, questioning, or ally story

How do I see the mural?:

The Queering CCNY Mural Project is already on display in the LGBTQ+ Student Center (NAC 1/101B). Additions to this mural will be revealed on CCNY's National Coming Out Day (Thursday, Oct. 8th, 2026 and Friday, Oct. 9th, 2026) and remain a permanent and growing display on our campus. After National Coming Out Day, submissions are welcome year-round online and within the LGBTQ+ Student Center drop-off box.

About the CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Student Center (est. Fall 2021) is a collaborative resource dedicated to celebrating, empowering, and supporting LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty at CCNY. We are committed to leading with a social justice lens, offering and connecting LGBTQ+ communities at CCNY with accessible support services, relevant programming, engaging events, paid internship/job opportunities, and general guidance navigating college, home life, and futures outside of higher education for those who identify as LGBTQ+ or questioning. The LGBTQ+ Student Center is also dedicated to increasing awareness about LGBTQ+ issues, gender, and sexuality at City College. The LGBTQ+ Student Center is a safe space for all LGBTQIA+ students and allies to meet and build community. You all are welcome here!

Co-sponsors: CCNY LGBTQ+ Open Alliance Club, CCNY Office of Student Life and Leadership Development, CCNY Division of Student Affairs, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, CCNY Gender Resources, The Towers at CCNY, The Spitzer School of Architecture, The CCNY Immigrant Student Center, The CCNY Black Studies Department, CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initiatives and the CUNY LGBTQI+ Council.

This event is made possible by generous funding from the New York City Council to the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Institute, and supported by the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives.

The City College of New York and the CCNY LGBTQ+ Student Center are proud members of the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Institute.