For Rainbow Alliance's excursion, students went to Beatnix, a vintage costume store in Boystown. 
Rainbow Alliance’s staff members and many other participants at the barbecue promote kinship after an LGBTQ+ week scheduled with various activities.
Weinberg freshman Sarah Bier looks at the covers of sex technique guides.
Members of Rainbow Alliance gathered around the rock to put finishing touches on the rock. 
Medill freshman Katie Pach helps paint the rock. 
The final rock is painted with “Make America Gay Again.” 
"I've been to previous Rainbow Alliance organized events the past few years and this year definitely has the largest turnout." says dual-degree Beinen and McCormick student Kyle Walcott.
One of the events of the week was a mixer, where participants played games such as one where students passed around Skittles and answered corresponding questions based on the color.
Bienen junior Nick Wagner paints the rock as other members of Rainbow Alliance help illuminate it with their cellphone flashlights.
Photos by Jackie Tang, Jimmy Yook and Lim Li Keen / North by Northwestern
Rainbow Alliance, Northwestern’s LGBTQ+ student group, had a week of events from Monday to Saturday leading up to National Coming Out Day on Sunday. To celebrate various identities, the student group planned painted the rock, held a candelight vigil, hosted a barbecue called "BBQueer" and planned an excursion to Boystown. The events were programmed to let students know more about the LGBTQ+ community at Northwestern University.