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#HBCUOutLoudDay
HRC Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program established HBCU OUTLOUD Day, a day for HBCU students, administrators, faculty, and staff to reaffirm their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.
HRC's HBCU program is proud to present an exclusive with Jay Jones, Howard University's first openly trans Student President, for HBCU Out Loud Day 2024.
This year we’re taking our HBCU Pride to the Polls, and asking students to #VoteOutLoud!
#VoteOutLoud
to show your pride in where you live and where you learn.
#VoteOutLoud
to celebrate our Black culture and our contributions to the voting movement.
#VoteOutLoud
to demonstrate the power of LGBTQ+ voices in this election.
What You Need To Know
Who is it for?
Studies suggest that Black LGBTQ+ students choose to attend HBCUs because they desire a college experience that centers their racial identity and cultural perspective (Squire & Mobley, 2015). At times, however, there can still be tension in these chosen Black spaces around how they affirm and accept their students’ diverse sexual and gender identities.
This is why HBCU OUTLOUD Day exists — to emphasize that LGBTQ+ students belong and are part of the beautiful mosaic of the HBCU legacy.
When is it?
HBCU Out Loud Day is held annually on the third Wednesday of October. It is held in October because that is when the LGBTQ+ community commemorates LGBTQ+ History Month.
This year, HBCU OUTLOUD Day will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
HBCU Out Loud Day 2024 Call to Action: #VoteOutLoud!
Young Americans make up 1/5 of the electorate in the 2024 election and 16 million Americans will have their first opportunity to participate in a presidential election this year!
HBCUs and LGBTQ+ Student Organizations on college campuses have and will continue to play a vital role in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and the fight to preserve inclusive and affirming BIPOC spaces, LGBTQ+ spaces, and spaces (and campuses) that affirm those at the intersections of the two.
Engaging in electoral politics and voting is a critical step towards positive change for our community. OutVote and HRC Foundation have partnered on the College LGBTQ+ Student Group Toolkit for campus organizers to engage their communities and help get out the vote this year. They tried for so long to silence our Black vote. Now is the time to #VoteOutLoud!
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