Can creative storytelling improve mental health? Queer researcher Dr. Jennifer Tran, postdoctoral fellow at Penn Nursing , set out to answer this question in her latest study on LGBTQ+ young adults of color—exploring how storytelling through photography and video impacted mental…

This paper takes up the parallel lives of two Jewish middle-aged women photographers, one in Italy, the other in Brazil, and the role of their photographs of the Genoa and Sao Paolo trans scenes for the way they presaged the visibility politics of the gay, lesbian, and feminist…

Join us for a conversation about the unique experiences at the crossroads of queerness and sobirety. T his event is open to all UPenn community members including students (undergraduate, graduate, and postdocs) and staff/faculty.

LGBTQ+ Employees at Penn (LEAP) is a group dedicated to the retention and edification of Penn’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer employees of the University of Pennsylvania. This group is open to all staff, faculty, and postdocs, exhibiting a diverse range of…

Come kick off QPenn week with the Psychology Society!

QPENN Monday we will have the following activities: 10AM-11AM CEREAL BAR 11AM-2PM CARTOONS & COLORING 2PM-5PM MOVIE SCREENING

Stop by the LGBT Center for a delicious free meal and a chance to connect with lots of different folks. The LGBT Center is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive space. No matter how you identify, you are welcome to be a member of the LGBT Center family! And what does…

Please join us to celebrate the distinguished careers of Professors Suvir Kaul and Ania Loomba on the occasion of their dual retirement from the University of Pennsylvania. "Postcolonial Dreams" is a conference-fête that gathers new and life-long colleagues, students, comrades…

Take Back the Night is an international campaign designed to take a stand against interpersonal and sexual violence. On Penn’s Campus, Take Back the Night includes a full afternoon of awareness events. This day includes a resource fair in Huston Hall, speakers on College Green, a…

In this talk, drawing from my new book Trans Technologies (MIT Press, 2025), I discuss how technology creates new possibilities for transgender people, and how trans experiences, in turn, create new possibilities for technology. Mainstream technologies often exclude or…