The Fourth Annual Grose Family LGBTQIA+ Lecture Series is scheduled for October 8-9, 2025 as part of the celebration of LGBTQIA+ History Month. This year’s theme will focus on the Role of Religion and Faith in LGBTQIA+ Culture and Community. Drawing upon the college’s distinctive Lutheran heritage which is both ‘Rooted and Open’ the lecture intends to illuminate this important topic.

The Grose Lecture is the Taylor Center’s signature LGBTQIA+ event annually which focuses on LGBTQIA+ public policy and brings to campus a noted and outstanding LGBTQIA+ individual to give a keynote address during LGBTQIA+ History month in October.

The Lecture aims to amplify the voices of LGBTQIA+ students and the community bringing attention to public policies and issues that affect this community with careful attention to the issues faced by the transgender community.