The OU Gender + Equality Center will host their third annual Lavender Graduation, an event that honors graduating LGBTQ+ students, on May 7.
Quan Phan, LGBTQ+ Programs coordinator for the GEC, said Lavender Graduation is a cultural celebration for LGBTQ+ students.
âLavender Graduation celebrates students of all races and ethnicities in order to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the university as students who survived the college experience,â Phan said in an email to the Daily. âThis celebration of the culmination of a studentâs undergraduate career is important to honor in the context of their identity.â
Phan said Lavender Graduation recognizes students with their chosen names and  correct pronouns in order to celebrate who they are.