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BQIC is a grassroots community organization in Central Ohio that works towards the liberation of Black LGBTQIA+ people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices.

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We’re baaaaack! Come help make the 3rd annual Columbus Community Pride a reality! Community Pride is not possible without the work community puts in, so we invite you to this Organizers Meeting on Sunday March 1st @ 2:00 @ the Northside Library Branch if you want to learn more about leading Community Pride teams! ***There will be a larger general planning meeting in March for people who want to be involved but who do not want to take leadership roles.*** At this Organizers meeting, we’ll review the past two Community Prides, brainstorm ideas and themes for 2020, and start getting the ball rolling on event spaces and volunteer recruitment! All who are interested in taking on leadership roles within Community Pride are welcome to attend, but we are prioritizing the involvement of LGBTQIA+ Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color. Initiatives meant for us should be led by us. Northside Library is a wheelchair accessible building that has multiple floors and an elevator. There is a parking lot in the back, and the library is also on the COTA bus line. Please contact us or BQIC if you have any needs for ASL, childcare, transportation, etc. Snacks and drinks provided!

We are working to up the capacity of our Emergency Fund, meant to help BLACK LGBTQIA+ people throughout greater Columbus. No strings attached. Spread the word and help us meet our new goal of $3,000! #bqic - - LINK IN BIO #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2020

Join @bqic.ohio for FREE RESOURCE FRIDAY this week! It’s a monthly donation initiative to provide free resources like food, clothes, and hygiene be items to folks living in predominantly black, low income neighborhoods. - - All are welcome but QTPOC take priority within the space.

OSU Against Police Brutality, BQIC, and the Columbus Freedom Coalition (@cbusfreedomcoalition) are circulating two petitions demanding that Dr. Drake with @theohiostateuniversity cancel the Force Science training scheduled for the OSU Police Department AND release a public statement acknowledging the cancellation. You can find the links to both petitions in our bio. “The Ohio State University Police Division hosting this event under OSU’s name is irresponsible and will directly contribute to the hostile environment Black members of the OSU community and Black people across Columbus are subjected to daily. Since the initial writing of this petition and broader outcry from the OSU and Columbus community, the event link has been removed from the Force Science Institute website. The concerns voiced in opposition to the training, however, remain unaddressed. Erasing the online presence of this event is not the same as openly cancelling it or voicing solidarity with those the Force Science Institute works to endanger. The people of Columbus come together now to tell you, President Drake, that we will not stay silent as discredited pseudo-scientists are allowed to spread their murderous, racist views on university grounds. Stand with Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color living in Columbus—those of us most likely to have these excuses for violence used against us—and cancel this training and release a public statement clarifying the university's stance. Choose your legacy, Dr. Drake. The entire city is watching.” . . . . #Ohio #Columbus #asseenincbus #OSU #OhioStateUniversity #OhioState #blacklivesmatter #ACAB

Important news and statement regarding @theohiostateuniversity and the OSU Police Division. In solidarity @cbusfreedomcoalition. SHARE WIDELY

In a world built upon homophobic, transmisogynist, and anti-Black violence, we must know how to protect ourselves. Black LGBTQIA+ people are invited to this FREE Each One, Teach One Self-Defense training to learn basic self-defense tactics! Join us on February 23rd at 7:30 PM — RSVP at the link in our bio to reserve your spot. Art Outside the Lines is a one-floor wheelchair accessible building that has no stairs for entry. There is limited parking behind the building. AOTL is on the COTA Bus Line. We are requesting that attendees refrain from wearing scented soaps, lotions, sprays, etc. Please let us know if you need accommodations like ASL interpretation, childcare, transportation, etc. Bring water and wear comfortable clothing! Fifteen spots are available. This training is for Black LGBTQIA+ people only. Self-defense training will be provided by Degenderettes Columbus, a local group that provides FREE self-defense training to LGBTQIA+ folks!

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