Lavender Graduation 2025
GenEq and our partners are excited to invite you to the 25th Lavender Graduation Celebration, also known as LavGrad!!! LavGrad is an annual special event that celebrates the graduating LGBTQ+ community on our campus.
This year’s LGBTQ+ graduation celebration will be held on Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 6pm at Alumni House. To join us for LavGrad all graduates and guests must register. Capacity is limited and priority is given to those who register before April 18th, 2025 OR when capacity is reached.
Registration link: http://tinyurl.com/LavGrad2025Registration
Past Keynote Speakers:
- 2024: Juniperangelica Gia Loving (she/her), Co-Executive Director of the Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network.
- 2023: Nguyen Pham, President of SF Pride and Director of Philanthropy at Frameline
- 2022: Ken Harper, American Indian and Two-Spirit /HIV Activist, founding member of the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits
- 2019: Honey Mahogany, Drag Performer, Activist, co-founder of the Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco
- 2018: John A. Pérez, Chair UC Board of Regents
- 2017: Xamuel Bañales Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, CSU Stanislaus
- 2016: Alex Randolph (Board of Trustees, City College of San Francisco)
- 2015: Cara Stanley, M.A. (Director, Student Learning Center, UC Berkeley)
- 2014: Rafael Mandelman (Board of Trustees, City College of San Francisco)
- 2013: John A. Pérez (California Speaker of the Assembly)
- 2012: Judy Appel (Executive Director, Our Family Coalition)
- 2011: George Zamora (Policy and Program Analyst, Student Affairs, UC Office of the President)
- 2010: Christopher Cabaldon (Mayor, West Sacramento)
- 2009: Deb L. Kinney (Lawyer and LGBT Activist)
- 2008: Christopher Daley (Co-Founder of Transgender Law Center)
- 2007: Susan Stryker (Author and Filmmaker)
- 2006: Aleem Raja (Public Defender & SF Pride Parade Grand Marshall)
- 2005: Bevan Dufty (San Francisco City Supervisor, District 8, 2000-2011)
- 2003: Jackie Goldberg (California State Assemblywoman, 2000-2006)