Cal Poly is observing LGBT History Month this October with events hosted by the Pride Center and community partners, celebrating the resilience and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community.
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“P” vandalized with black paint after painted rainbow for Pride Month
After the Pride Center team commemorated the start of Pride Month by painting the “P” rainbow colors this week, it was vandalized with black paint.
The vandalism was reported to Mustang News this morning. San Luis Obispo visitor saw the vandalism at 9:30 a.m. this morning when the black paint was still wet.
MN Now: April 14, 2023
Mustang News reporter Gabrielle Downey brings you the top stories from this week…
Cal Poly Pride Center hosts first ball: ‘Spaces like these are our liberation’
For Agustin Garcia Badillo, a coordinator for the Pride Center, holding Cal Poly’s first ‘house ball’ was a time for BIPOC and queer communities in San Luis Obispo “to feel more than just tolerated.” The Pride Center Ball on March 16 marked a first for the Black and Brown, queer, trans and nonbinary communities on […]
Cal Poly’s LGBT Campus Life and Pride Center now fully operating from University Union
After having a temporary location in yakʔitʸutʸu to help freshman students acclimate to college life, Cal Poly’s Pride Center has made a full shift to operate primarily from the University Union (UU). During fall quarter it operated from two locations: the UU in Room 209 and the elewexe commons in the yakʔitʸutʸu dorms. Pride Center […]
New MultiCultural Center opens in University Union
The MultiCultural Center (MCC) unofficially opened Feb. 13 in their new location downstairs in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU).
The Butterfly Project: Dismantling discrimination against the LGBTQ community
The Butterfly Project featured Jessica Lynn’s story as part of a bigger conversation to actively dismantle transphobia in everyday life.
Pride Center without lead coordinator for more than a year
Although leadership is actively looking to fill the position, some students are feeling neglected.
Pride Month encompasses a celebration for each unique identity
Cal Poly’s LGBTQIAP+ community celebrates their most significant and impactful event: during the month of April: Pride Month. The Pride Center was created to support and advocate for the unique academic and social needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and pansexual (LGBTQIAP+) students to promote personal growth and success, according […]
Student models embody diversity at the Cross Cultural Center’s Fashion Show
The show’s theme, I Am Here, allowed students from diverse backgrounds to assert their presence on campus.
Pride Center receives $10,000 donation
The money will be used to help homeless or low income students who need financial support.

