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| Abbreviation | CPC |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 28, 2021 |
| Legal status | Nonprofit Corporation |
| Purpose | LGBTQ+ Resource Center |
| Headquarters | Provo, UT |
President | Macey Gwynn |
| Website | cougarpridecenter.org |
Formerly called | BYU Pride |
| Not affiliated with Brigham Young University | |
Cougar Pride Center (CPC) — previously known as BYU Pride[1] — is an off-campus LGBTQ+ resource center created by students at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. The nonprofit offers resources, events, and pursues collaboration with the university to better the lives of queer BYU students. It is directed by a volunteer board of directors, president, and president's council. Their mission statement reads:
Cougar Pride Center aims to empower queer BYU students, celebrate progress, and advocate for change through collaborative activism.[2]
BYU is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both have a history of hostility towards LGBTQ+ people (See Brigham Young University LGBT history, Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Because of the university's history of claiming exemption from Title IX, failing to offer LGBTQ+ resources, and other actions of the university, Campus Pride has listed it on it's "Worst List: The Absolute Worst, Most Unsafe Campuses for LGBTQ+ Youth" for several years.[3] CPC addresses some of the pain caused by LGBTQ+ hostility on campus.[4] CPC does not have a history of condemning or antagonizing BYU, but attempts to collaborate with the university for LGBTQ+ progress.
Resources edit
CPC provides a number of resources that are largely targeted to BYU students. All resources, however, may be utilized by any individual.
- Resource Advising — CPC has on staff a "resource advisor" who helps individuals better understand the resources available to them and offers emotional support and connections to those in need.[5]
- Safe Housing Project — An initiative to connect queer students with accepting roommates. This is often constituted by surveys and mixers for people to meet.[6]
- Snack Time — CPC provides a weekly safe space for anyone to study and find friends.[5]
- Gender Affirming Open Closet — A collection of donated clothes that anyone may take from. One purpose being to help individuals more easily experiment with their gender identity. [5]
- Rainbow Chorus — Also known as "Queer Choir", CPC provides a choral environment for those wanting to participate.[7][8]
- Fruity Festivities (inactive) — A calendar of local LGBTQ+ themed events[9]
- Gaps in the Queer BYU Experience (inactive) — A research project to identify needs of the community
Events edit
CPC also plans a number of events that are largely targeted to BYU students. All events, however, may be attended by any individual.
- Pride in Progress — Held at the end of the school year, this event is a march which ends in a music festival. The purpose is to celebrate progress from that year.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Pattirini Pageant — Held during LGBTQ+ history month, this pageant includes drag performances interspersed with the telling of queer history. The event is named after Madame Pattirini, the drag persona of the son of Brigham Young, the name sake of Brigham Young University.[22][23][24][25][26]
- Chalk the Walk — To kick off each school year, CPC organizes the chalking of pro-LGBTQ+ messages on sidewalks adjacent to campus.[27]
- Queer Artistry Showcase (inactive) — This was an event to provide a space for queer artists to perform off-campus after being censored on campus.
References edit
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Home". Cougar Pride Center. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Worst List: The Absolute Worst, Most Unsafe Campuses for LGBTQ+ Youth". Campus Pride. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Skinner, Paige (2022-02-22). "A Religious College Banned LGBTQ Students From Dating, So People Made Out On Campus In Protest". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ a b c "2023-24 Allyship + Activism Resource Guide.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Porter, Christie (2023-05-30). "The State of LGBTQ+ Activism at BYU". Salt Lake Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Cougar Pride Center will start queer choir to be inclusive, welcoming for all participants". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Queer choir starting in Provo invites all to join". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Annual Pride march focuses on progress in Provo, BYU". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Porter, Christie (2023-05-30). "The State of LGBTQ+ Activism at BYU". Salt Lake Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Gadeski, Emma (2021-06-29). "LGBTQ community, allies host first BYU Pride March". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "'Unofficial' LGBTQ Pride march at BYU draws hundreds". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Villarreal, Daniel (2021-07-05). "BYU students organized a large Pride march despite their Mormon school's anti-LGBTQ policies". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Students attending a religious college participated in a Pride march in Utah—here's how it went". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Baska, Maggie (2021-07-06). "Mormon students throw defiant Pride at staunchly anti-LGBT+ university". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Goeckeritz, Joel; Schank, Nathan; L Wood, Ryan; L Roeder, Beverly; D Cook, Alonzo (2022-12-07). Use of Urinary Bladder Matrix Conduits in a Rat Model of Sciatic Nerve Regeneration after Nerve Transection Injury (Report). Science Repository. doi:10.31487/j.rgm.2022.03.01.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-07-02). "An Anonymous Group of BYU Students Just Held the Mormon School's First Pride". Them. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "SLUG Mag's Pride Guide to Drag Shows Outside of SLC - SLUG Magazine". www.slugmag.com. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "What You Didn't Hear About the LGBT Pamphlet at BYU". LDS Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Annual Pride march focuses on progress in Provo, BYU". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.