Dr. Mary P. Koss is a preeminent expert on sexual assault for more than 25 years. She has focused expertise on sexual assault response in organizations including universities, the military, and business. In addition, she is a proponent of thoughtful restorative justice programs…

All undergraduate students welcome! GSWS Director Professor Kathleen Brown, Associate Director Gwendolyn Beetham, College Assistant Dean for Advising Rebecca Poyourow, and current majors will be on hand to answer questions about the GSWS major. RSVP here: https://www.college…

For Asian Americans, the body is a site of regulation that renders individuals racialized, sexualized, and gendered others in the United States. In fact, since Asians arrived, their bodies may be understood as “queer” in relation to white, heteronormative society, ultimately…

Pedagogy Seminar: Teaching Sexually Explicit Texts Featuring: Dagmawi Woubshet (Ahuja Family Presidential Associate Professor of English), Jonathan Katz (Visiting Associate Professor, Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies), and Jess Shollenberger (Doctoral Candidate in English)…

Penn Graduate Queer Women's Happy Hour returns on February 7th! Come meet other members of the LBT graduate community over drinks and snacks in a relaxed environment! Free drinks + flatbreads for the first 30 attendees! Join us at the Toasted Walnut, Philly's new queer-owned…

Join the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program, Penn LGBT Center, and Penn Women's Center for lunch with feminist artist Sophia Wallace, creator of the "Cliteracy" project. Sophia Wallace is an interdisciplinary artist with a BA in Political Science from Smith College…

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Mapplethorpe The Perfect Moment exhibit at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art, this panel discussion will use the conflict surrounding the exhibit as a launching off point to consider artist expression in our present moment.

The third workshop of our series focuses on support for trans educators in school, nonprofit, advocacy, and university spaces. With trans and allied discussants, "Supporting Trans Educators" aims to promote discussion on improved access, retention, and advancement of trans people…

The Men & Masculinities Summit will explore and unpack men's gender identity and highlight the work of men's engagement on Penn's campus and beyond. It will offer an opportunity to engage, share, and reflect on topics such as sexuality, power and privilege, emotional literacy and…

This year’s symposium will examine the systems that contribute to and reinforce the carceral state. State systems and institutions external to prisons use the same mechanisms of control, surveillance, and punishment in order to maintain racial hierarchy. How does policing, public…