Pride Festival at La Trobe
Across our campuses, we come together each year to celebrate Pride Week and support all members of our LGBTIQA+ community.
Pride Week happens in August. Keep an eye out on My La Trobe for updates on events and activities during Pride Week!
Why we celebrate Pride
The LGBTIQA+ community consists of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex, queer, questioning, asexual, fluid, and many other words that can describe our complex experiences of sexuality and gender. This diversity also includes different ethnicities, cultures, abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religious and spiritual beliefs, politics and personalities.
Our Pride celebrations are a visible reminder that the university acknowledges and supports its LGBTIQA+ students and staff, and that we belong here as valued members of the university and the community. Given the challenges LGBTIQA+ people often face, it is important that the university shows its support through making the whole campus safe for everyone to be who they are and want to be, whatever their sexuality or gender.
Resources from previous Pride weeks
Please note, some of these resources may contain content that could be upsetting to some viewers. Support is available through our Wellbeing Services.
Family Violence and the LGBTIQA+ Community 2021
What is Family Violence? Do you know the signs? How do you help a friend who has an abusive partner? Do police need to be involved? Where can I go for help? How does all this relate to the LGBTIQA+ Community? View our talk with Safer Community from PRIDE week 2021.
Trans and Allies on Campus and Beyond 2021
This workshop from PRIDE week 2021 is hosted by Transgender Victoria, where we reviewed the basics of transgender people and issues, as well as discussed ally tips on campus.
Bisexuality at the Intersection of Gender 2021
Every community has diverse needs, and while we have many things in common, the people living in the intersections of multiple marginalised groups may have very different life experiences from others. The multi-gender attracted community, comprising bi, pan, and other identities, has many common needs, but when you dig deeper you find that even this community is richly diverse. In this panel discussion, we talked about how the bi+ experience can be different for a range of intersectional groups, with a focus on gender identity.
In March 2019, our Student Wellbeing and JOY Radio collaborated in the creation of a series of mini-podcasts about the experience of being an LGBTIQA+ student at La Trobe University. A group of students went on a tour of JOY Radio station and then sat down with Lisa, a 25-year-old cisgender lesbian and producer at JOY 94.9 in Melbourne. They shared their personal stories about being queer at La Trobe.
We have a lot to be proud of in the LGBTIQA+ space all year round.
View our LGBTIQA+ resource page to check out what we get up to.
We have a dedicated LGBTIQA+ support program with our very own queer counsellors that is free and confidential for students.