Ucsd lgbtq building
Welcome to the LGBTQIA+ Living and Teaching Community (LLC) at Muir College
LGBTQIA+ Living Learning Community Mission Statement:
We at UC San Diego confess the need to provide an inclusive space for our diverse LGBTQIA + Community members. We focus on providing a supportive residential environment that helps to empower residents who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their allies through educational programming, social collective meetings, leadership opportunities, and inter-community relationships.
Part of our mission statement is to achieve a positive, inclusive and holistic community by practicing these principles:
- Building community
- Reclaiming History
- Storytelling of Individual and Collective History
- Celebrating the Independent Spirit
- Intersectionality with multiple identities and power-dynamic structures
- Fostering Safe/Brave Spaces to encourage dialogue
- Empowering society members
- Being student-centered and community-driven
- Leadership development
As a collective, we aim to make UC San Diego a place for LGBTQIA+ students to dial home. We grasp that the needs and struggles are diverse and one-of-a-kind for each individual. We strive to create a wel
Maps and Directions
The LGBT Resource Center is located on the UC San Diego main campus in La Jolla. Our building is located in between Mandeville Center and the First Student Center, and we are on the foremost floor. Here is a link to a PDF of the campus route with the location called out.
We have a immense common area and library, a community kitchen, conference room, our Heritage room for small groups and individual study, a gender neutral restroom, and offices for the staff. The large common area and library contains informational materials on LGBT issues, flyers of upcoming events, and desktop computers for your use as well as comfortable seating. Our library houses a variety of books, DVD's and videos on topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity. It also contains magazines and the Campus LGBT Historical Collection. For room reservations, please examine out our room reservation policies and procedures.
Hours and Accessibility
For the summer of 2025 the LGBT Resource Center is open from Monday through Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm. If you want to connect with a specific staff member please sense free to phone ahead to confirm their office hours (858) 822-34 Multi-Identity Art Collective For inquiries: miacucsd@gmail.com oSTEM Meeting digitally, inspect website for more information Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) is a national LGBTQ-affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to create a dynamic network between undergraduates and professionals in industry and academia. For more information, check out their webpage at http://ostem.ucsd.edu or their Facebook page! QTPOC Bob Lehman, Executive Director, San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus For nearly 20 years, Bob Lehman has been an advocate for San Diego’s LGBT community. Following his service as a combat Marine sergeant, Lehman became a nationally recognized commander in the fight to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” founding San Diego’s chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights, primary the first-ever contingent of gay veterans to protest in San Diego’s Veteran’s Day Parade and serving as the first openly gay appointee to the County Veteran’s Advisory Board. Working with local veterans, Lehman co-founded the highly respected Stonewall Citizen’s Patrol in reaction to the brutal attacks against lgbtq+ men outside the Event Festival. Lehman was also a leader in the brawl for marriage equality including providing major funding and campaign offices against both antigay measures, Prop 22 and Prop 8. In 2008, Lehman and his husband Tom Felkner made history as the first two men to legally marry in California. Today, Lehman serves as Executive Director and President Emeritus of the San Diego Same-sex attracted Men’s Ch While it is the goal that every area on the UCSD campus is a protected and supportive home for all members of our community, UCSD recognizes the unique needs and challenges facing the LGBTQIA+ collective. In order to greater support this community, each College/Residential area is making available housing options to create opportunities for assist, identity exploration, and group building for the LGBT community and those interested in this community. Priority will go to students eligible for on-campus housing at the time of room assignment. Students with a current on-campus housing guarantee may indicate a preference to live in this community during the housing contract process. All other eligible students may e-mail the Residence Animation Liaison at reslifeliaison@ucsd.edu. For specific information about this program, please see your Residence Life website or contact your Resident Dean. Transgender, genderqueer, agender, and gender nonconforming students are valued members of the on-campus living community at UCSD. In order to provide support for the needs of Organizations
Multi-Identity Art Collective is an intersectional art collective geared toward no one in particular because we accept everyone! Humans of all artistic technique levels, specialties, and identities are welcome to join us. We hold art workshops and other social events!
Queer/Trans People of Color is a student org that creates a safe space to dialogue, educate, and socialize around Gay identified people of color. For more information about QTPOC, contact qtpocucsd@gmail.com.Please follow this link for facts about our Graduate Student
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Resident Life Resources
Housing for UC San Diego’s trans person, genderqueer and gender nonconforming students