Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies (GSMA) Celebration 2025
“We’ve Always Been Here”
GSMA Kick-Off Event
Monday, October 20 | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | In front of Lee Hall
(Rain Location: Chandler Ballroom, Cedric Rucker University Center)
Kick off PRISM’s annual celebration and join members and friends of PRISM to enjoy some delicious food (including mac ‘n cheese, fried rice, etc.), good music, get familiar with PRISM, and get pumped for the awesome events scheduled for this celebration!
Fredericksburg Area Museum “Out and About” Exhibit Field Trip
Tuesday, October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Meet at 3:30 p.m. at the Bell Tower | Fredericksburg Area Museum, Downtown Fredericksburg
Join PRISM on this field trip to visit the FAM exhibit, “Out and About.” This exhibit showcases and celebrates individuals of the LGBTQ+ community who are members of the local community. You will learn about their journeys and how the LGBTQ+ community has evolved in Fredericksburg through the years. Please sign up here (Coming soon).
Rainbow Dessert Celebration
Wednesday, October 22 | 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Restaurants at the Top Of The Cedric Rucker University Center
Rainbow Desserts are included with dinner. Cost of Dinner with Campus Meal Plan: 1 meal swipe or $13.85 Flex. Cost with EagleOne or credit card: $16.45 plus tax. Rainbow Desserts are included with dinner. Cost of Dinner with Campus Meal Plan: 1 meal swipe or $13.85 Flex. Cost with EagleOne or credit card: $16.45 plus tax, and $5.25 plus tax for children ages 4 – 10. Cost for UMW faculty and staff: $7.57. Cost for UMW faculty and staff: $7.40.
University Dining, in partnership with PRISM, will be hosting “Rainbow Celebration” in the Restaurants at the Top of the CRUC (4th floor), from 5 pm to 8 pm. The event will feature a delicious array of rainbow cakes, cookies, and sherbet, and members of PRISM will be on hand to tell guests about their group and the programs they have planned for the GSMA celebration and the coming year. For additional information please e-mail Dining@UMW.edu.
Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies (GSMA) Cultural Celebration Major Performance: Shenandoah
Thursday, October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Chandler C, Cedric Rucker University Center
Come see local Fredericksburg drag queen Shenandoah perform a one-woman show about queer history in the United States! Inspired by her Drag Me to the Museum shows at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, the program will be both educational and entertaining, with song and dance, audience participation, and lessons about where the LGBTQ+ community has been and where we are now.
PRISM Prom:
Saturday, October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Chandler Ballroom, Cedric Rucker University Center
Cost information: UMW Community – $3, General Public – $5 at the door
Join us for our annual PRISM Prom and come enjoy dancing, food, and drinks at this epic event!
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, please contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at (540) 654-1044 or visit students.umw.edu/multicultural. Please email us at jfmc@umw.edu if you have any questions regarding disability-related accommodations.