{"id":1208,"date":"2015-01-22T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T23:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2015-02-23T17:42:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T00:42:53","slug":"outweek-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/01\/22\/outweek-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the flag for Outweek 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1209 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/01\/outweek.png\" alt=\"outweek\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/01\/outweek.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/01\/outweek-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/files\/2015\/01\/outweek-427x300.png 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Post by Hannah Barath, Access &amp; Diversity Co-op Student Assistant<\/h1>\n<p>The first couple months of the year are usually pretty grey, but from February 6 \u2013 14 there will be a colourful addition to our campus. During this week the Rainbow flag will be raised for Outweek. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cSowing Seeds and Setting Roots\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1970s the Rainbow flag has been a symbol of pride, hope, and diversity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, two-spirit, and intersex (LGBTQ2I) communities. It symbolizes pride in standing\u00a0up for and being the person one is; hope for progress and equal rights in society\u00a0and around the world; and diversity within LGBTQ2I communities.<\/p>\n<p>The flag raising ceremony that will kick off Outweek 2015 will be held at 12.30pm on Friday, February 6. It will take place at the flagpole plaza between the Student Union Building and Brock Hall. Rainbow cake will be served and there will be both gluten-free and vegan alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker designed the first Rainbow flag\u00a0with eight stripes: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, and violet.\u00a0According to Baker, the colours represented, respectively, sexuality, life, healing,\u00a0the sun, nature, harmony, art, and spirit. Over time, the flag has evolved to become\u00a0a symbol of solidarity and strength for LGBTQ2I communities. The current flag\u00a0consists of six colours and is recognized by the International Congress of Flag Makers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, LGBTQ2I communities still face discrimination. UBC\u00a0flies the Rainbow Flag\u00a0in support of our\u00a0LGBTQ2I students, faculty, and staff. Please join us in celebrating the diversity of our campus.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prideubc.com\/content\/outweek2015\">PrideUBC.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information regarding Outweek 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post by Hannah Barath, Access &amp; Diversity Co-op Student Assistant The first couple months of the year are usually pretty grey, but from February 6 \u2013 14 there will be a colourful addition to our campus. During this week the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/2015\/01\/22\/outweek-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23597,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[576,119,8202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-gender","category-sexual-orientation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23597"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}