LGBTQ+ History Month
LGBTQ+ History Month (LGBTQ+HM) at UMD is celebrated during the month of October, marking a time to honor and observe the history and civil rights movement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, celebrate community, and dream collective futures into existence.
The Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (MICA) is proud to facilitate the creation of a campus-wide calendar of events for LGBTQ+ History Month. In the 2026-2027 year, we are excited to share a unified theme for programming throughout the school year so that we can dive deeper in the inherent ties between communities and the interconnected nature of our collective liberation.
If you are interested in hosting a program, event or initiative for LGBTQ+Heritage Month, please submit it to our calendar via this form.
"Tend to Community"
Nestled here within the hills, bricks and train tracks of our campus we cultivate a special kind of garden. Our place is one of curiosity, connection and creativity, all grown from years of advocacy and gardened by multitudes ot students, staff and faculty just like you. We invite you to join us to sit, have a meal or a meeting, and share out bounty. This year, MICA's programming theme reminds us how working and building in coalition bears fruit only when we tend to it actively—side by side, hands together in the rich earth. The challenge is to reach beyond our own familiar plot of land and ralize that if our neighbor flourishes, so do we. So come, roll up your sleeves with us, and tend to community.