The Office of Student Agencies & Institutes, in partnership with the Pride Student Union and Pride Alumni Network, hosts FSU’s Lavender Graduation.
Lavender Graduation is a celebration specifically designed to celebrate the accomplishments and identities of our graduating LGBTQ+ students. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply to participate. The Fall 2023 ceremony details are listed below.
Graduates will be celebrated on:
Friday, December 8, 2023
About our ceremony
The color lavender has been used as an important signifier in the LGBTQ+ community for many years as it is the "combination of pink and black," which are both colors that have been used to label LGBTQ+ individuals for the purpose of discrimination. The color lavender has been reclaimed by the community as a celebratory signifier of pride and community instead and is often used in LGBTQ+ spaces. As such, Lavender Graduations appear on college campuses across the country to celebrate the achievements and identities of LGBTQ+ graduates.
