Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A logo for the UNT Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity with a green back ground. The words "Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity" are at the top in white with a white rectangle symbol next to it. The letters "UNT" are at the bottom in big white letters and the background of the logo is green.

Photograph of Herbie Moore at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. A young African American man in a deep purple suit, with a green name tag on his coat with the name Herbie Moore on it. Around him stand other people in the crowd, in the background is a giant black curtain.

Photograph of African American graduates from Spring 2018, held by UNT Special Collections. The photograph shows a big group of African American men and women on a stage in their green graduation robes and caps, as well as their stoles with a traditional striped African print on it. They graduates stand on a stage in front of a white screen titled "Spring 2018 Graduates" with twelve columns of their names. Some of the audience is seen watching them, taking pictures.

Photograph of the audience from the presentation standing at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows rows of tables/chairs in a big classroom with the people in the rows standing up. Image 2, closeup of members of the audience that are standing up. Image 3, closeup of a row of men in the audience standing up straight.

Photograph of three people at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three people sitting close to each other at a round table. The person on the left is a girl with long blonde hair wearing a dress, in the middle is one of the graduates wearing a purple stole, and the person on the right wears a black t shirt. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds of …

Photographs of the "What's YOUR Cost Per Hour" presentation from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration. The image shows an African American man standing in front of projector screens with the title on it.

Photograph of Damian Torres and others from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows a young man wearing a suit and bow tie, with a green name tag on his front that says "Damian Torres". He is talking to a woman in a pale blazer. Around them are other people mingling with each other at the event.

Photographs of a man in traditional African clothing from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary celebration, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows an African man in traditional African clothing that has bright stripes. He is seen from the back with two other performers in traditional clothing in the background of the photo. Image 2, different view of African man in striped clothing with three other performers in traditional clothing behind him. On the left side of the photo behind them is a TV screen with a photo displayed on it. The African man holds a bigger drum than the rest of the performers. Image 3, closeup of man in traditional striped clothing.

Photograph of eagle awards from the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is focused on a bronze award shaped like an eagle that is highly detailed in its structure. On the right of the photograph another eagle award can be seen blurred out with a plaque on the front of it.

Photograph of a man in a crowd at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. A young African American man stands in the middle of a crowd, holding a plate with two cupcakes and a drink in his other hand. In the background behind the crowd is a giant green banner with the letters UNT on it.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a speaker at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image show a speaker behind a podium with a green plaque in front of it. On the plaque are the letters UNT in white. On the right side the projector screen can be seen with the Lavender Graduation title on it, surrounded by a circle of lavender. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds of institutions across the nation …

A logo for the Multicultural Center UNT green light bar, held by UNT Special Collections. The thin green bar has the words "A green light to greatness" inside the light green part of the banner. The rest of the banner is a darker green with the letters "UNT" on the far right, and next to it is the Multicultural Center with dots in white.

Photograph of Neal Smatresk speaking at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary. The photo shows Smatresk, a man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a black suit with a dark striped tie. He stands in front of a green background, and a microphone on a stand is in front of him.

A logo for What Drives You APAEC9, held by UNT Special Collections. The banner background is dark blue with an orange circle starting in the bottom left corner then echoing out into orange lines, fading out the closer it gets to the right side. In the orange circle are the words "What Drives You?" in dark blue and over the right side are the big letters "APAEC9" in white, with "Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference" under it in small white letters.

A logo for the Multicultural Greek Council, held by UNT Special Collections. The logo is a pale blue square with the letters MGC in big blue letters with the words "Multicultural Greek Council" under it in smaller letters. In the pale background of the logo are white Greek letters.

Photograph of crowd mingling at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. Standing around a round table are three woman and one man, with plates of fruit and drinks in front of them. Behind the group, other people can be seen mingling in a room with white walls and five windows, the sun shining brightly through.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A logo for the Multicultural Center UNT green light bar, held by UNT Special Collections. The thin green bar has the words "A green light to greatness" inside the light green part of the banner. The rest of the banner is a darker green with the letters "UNT" on the far right, and next to it are the words "Multicultural Center" and under that "Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity."

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photographs of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of people socializing at the Multicultural Center 20th Anniversary, held by UNT Special Collections. The photograph shows a group of about five young African American men and women smiling, and mingling with each other. They are surrounded by other people in a crowd. In the background a TV screen can be seen with a blurry photo.

Photograph of a group of people at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows one of the graduates and a friend sitting by each other at a table. On the left is the graduate with brown hair and a purple stole around their neck. On the right is a friend with blonde hair. Behind them rows of empty chairs can be seen. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds …