A photograph of a young woman at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing a serape stole with a colorful pattern. Behind her is a table with more stoles on it and a stage. Another woman is standing by the table to hand out the stoles and certificates.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing a serape stole and is standing in front of the stage.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the serape stole that she just received around her shoulders. There is also a table behind her with more stoles and the stairs to the stage behind that.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the blue stole that she just received, which has a green, yellow, and red striped pattern on it and orange designs. There is a table behind her with more stoles on it and the stairs and the stage are behind the table.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing the serape stole that she just received. There is a table behind her with more stoles on it and the stairs and the stage are behind the table.

A photograph of a woman standing behind a podium at a UNT awards event. She is on a raised platform and is wearing a tan coat and floral dress with a pearl necklace.

A photograph of staff and students walking around to different booths set up in the UNT Library Mall. There are green and white balloons and some people are carrying green and white streamer sticks. The Hurley Administration Building is visible in the distance.

Photograph of a group of people outside doing community service, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a couple of people kneeling on the ground outside on some dried up grass, an orange bucket by them. On the top left side of the photo two women are seen from the back by the red brick building. All these people wear the same white t shirts.

Photograph of a women at work in the Multicultural Center, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows an African American woman in a long sleeve jean shirt. She poses in front of a shelf filled with books.

A photograph of a man demonstrating a hold pose with a participant in a self defense course at UNT. It was hosted by the multicultural center on campus. He is standing with his arms around her stomach and is showing her how to break the hold.

A photograph of two men in a self defense course at UNT. One man is holding a fighting pad and the other is hitting it with his forearm. They are running drills in the class.

Photograph of a man and a woman making a shirt from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image a young man on the left sitting on a couch, with a woman leaning over a yellow shirt in front of her as she holds a bottle of blue paint over the shirt. In the background behind him a man leans against the couch wall on a giant pillow, a laptop open in front of him. The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

Photograph of a man on the floor at APAEC 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a man in a large room with shiny wooden floors, laying on the ground while holding a teddy bear. In the background a large group of people sitting against the walls can be seen. Four people are standing in the middle of the room. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual event held by UNT.

Photograph of volunteers outside from the Big Event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows several volunteers in white t shirts outside of a brick building by dry ground/plants.

Photograph of a crowd at APAEC 2011, held by UNT Special Collections. The crowd fills up a room. The image shows a room filled with an Asian American crowd, all of the walking around and mingling with different people. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual conference that happens every year at UNT.

Photograph of stoles from the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The purple stoles are laid out on a green surface. They have rainbow stripes at the top and bottom, as well as two triangles. 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 and the Pride Alliance is honored to add UNT’s name to that list.

Photograph of three people at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three people sitting closely together at a round table. In the middle is the graduate with short black hair and glasses, wearing a green graduation robe and a purple stole around their neck with rainbow stripes. To the left is a young man in a black long sleeve and to the right a girl with blonde hair in black. On the top right side of the photo another table of people 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 …

Photograph of people cleaning up a garden from the Big Event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a wide vies of a garden in a building's outside courtyard, with several people in white t shirts standing in various places around it cleaning it up.

Photograph of a group of people at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of six people sitting around a black table. The two furthest on the left are the graduates in their outfits with purple stoles around their necks, rainbow stripes on the ends of it. On the farthest right is a young man in a striped sweater, to his left another young man and the two people in the middle older woman. Behind them is a long table of refreshments, and on their right another table of people partially 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 …

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 …

Photograph of a woman by rocks from the Big Event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a young woman in a white t shirt and jeans kneeling by some rocks on the dry ground.

Photograph of people making shirts at tables from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three different people at tables with shirts laying in front of them as they decorate them with paint. The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

Photograph of a group of people having lunch at APAEC 2011, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a big group of people sitting on the floor or on steps, all nearby each other. The room is lit by the windows behind the, letting sun through. Some of the people hold Wells Fargo bags. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual conference that happens every year at UNT.

Photograph of a woman picking up trash from the Big Event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a woman kneeling on the ground picking up trash with a big black trash bag next to her. Another woman can be seen in the background also picking up trash.