Queer Halloween event to offer scary movie, baked goods, costume contest
Courtesy of Central Michigan University's Center for Student Inclusion and Diversity.
The Center for Student Inclusion and Diversity (CSID) will be hosting Queer Halloween, an event with Halloween-themed activities and food. It is taking place at 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in the CSID Room (108) in the Bovee University Center.
The event will be coordinated with the help of Spectrum, a registered-student organization on campus that helps with programming and events that involve LGBTQ+ topics, according to Bee Taylor, director of LGBTQ+ Services and Gender Equity Programs.
"Queer folks love Halloween," Taylor said. "It’s a bit of a stereotype, but we do."
They said the event will include a lineup of scary movies to watch, baked goods to eat and a Halloween costume contest with prizes. They said they want a welcoming space free of pressure and full of fun and community.
"My hopes are that queer and trans students have a good time and find community together in a space without pressures of drinking, drugs, or other substance use," Taylor said. "No shame to those who engage with substances, but having a space where those things aren’t an expectation is also important."
They said that people coming to the event will find it to be a great introduction to the Halloween weekend with free food and wholesome community fun.
"I’m sure that folks will have lots of big plans for the weekend and I want to give a good send-off from an affirming space," Taylor said.
