In September 2024, nearly 150 LGBTQ+ alumni, students, faculty, and staff returned to Grounds for a 3-day weekend celebrating QVA’s 25th anniversary.
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It was a heart-warming opportunity to meet and reconnect with UVA friends, celebrate the incredible accomplishments of QVA and the entire LGBTQ+ UVA community over the past 25 years, and commit to continue moving forward together. Highlights included:
- Friday evening LGBTQ Center tour and Rotunda wine tasting with sommelier Erin Scala of Market Street Wine shop
- Small group Saturday gatherings at Jefferson Vineyards, Decades Arcade, and Snugglebutts Petting Farm
- Evening gala at the Omni Hotel on the downtown mall, celebrating our award recipients John Polly, Theresa Davis, Jasmine Hall Ratliff, and Alex Winkowski
- Sunday brunch on the rooftop of the Doyle Hotel featuring QVA with Mayes Award honoree John Polly, Executive Producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race
We thank everyone who helped us recognize and celebrate the incredible progress that we’ve made in building queer community for UVA over the past 25 years, and we recommit to continuing that momentum into the next 25!