LGBTQIA: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex Association
Mondays at 7 PM
Email: lgbtqia@gmail.com
Website: http://www.lgbtqia.org
AIM: UCSD LGBTQIA
Provide safe environment for LGBTQI students
and allies at UCSD through intellectual, social, emotional
support and consciousness-raising activities.
QPOC: Queer People of Color
Thursdays at 7 PM
Email: ucsdqpoc@gmail.com
Website: http://www.qpoc.org
Bring awareness of the needs of queer people of
color and educate others regarding these needs.
The UCSD LGBT Staff and Faculty Association
First Tuesday and Third Thursday of each month at 12 PM
Email: Fred West at fwest@ucsd.edu
Website: Click Here
The UCSD LGBT Staff and Faculty Association is the official faculty and staff association for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender folks at UCSD. We provide the opportunity for faculty and staff to meet new people at the University and make connections that will last your entire career. All of our events are open to faculty, & staff regardless of one’s sexual orientation and gender identity. To join the electronic mail list for the UCSD LGBT Staff and Faculty Association, go here. To join the Yahoo group, go here.
Men's Group
Wednesdays at 7 PM
Men's Group is a space for male-bodied and/ or male-identified members of the UCSD community to discuss what it means to be bisexual, gay, transgender, queer, straight, or questioning within the context of UCSD and beyond. The setting is personal and confidentiality is a prime objective. Thus, a safe discussion space is created for discussing these issues with trained and friendly facilitators. Please contact Jamal (jessayli@ucsd.edu)
or Kade (kbrittai@ucsd.edu) for more information.
Women's Group
Meetings to be determined
Women's Group is a space for female-bodied and/or female-identified members of the UCSD community to discuss general, specific, or personal issues in an informal and comfortable atmosphere. We meet in a respected space, so all information and identities are kept confidential. If you identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, straight or are questioning your sexual orientation, stop by Women's Group to meet other like minded women and gain support from your peers. For more information, please e-mail Teresa at ttrout@ucsd.edu.
Queer By Nature
Tuesdays at 6 PM
We are a Queer wilderness collective of friends interested in
experiencing the beauty of the natural world through means of
exploration. We hike, bike, surf, swim, camp, climb and kayak and
anything else outdoorsy you can think of. Our goal is to provide a safe
and fun wilderness experience for LGBTQI students of UCSD and other
colleges in the San Diego area (State / Private / Community all
welcome).
Queer Peer Support Program (QPSP)
Meetings determined by program participants
Email: qpsp@ucsd.edu
QPSP is a student organization that broadens queer and questioning UCSD students'
support networks by developing an individual mentoring relationship with another
queer UCSD student. It is for queer UCSD students by queer UCSD students. The
mission of QPSP is to help queer and questioning students at UCSD succeed during
their time at the university, reach their full potential as individuals, and connect
with other queer UCSD students in an intimate and confidential setting. Participants
will meet with Peer Supporters (PS's) once every two weeks for the academic year and
attend quarterly socials.
Queer Womyn's Coalition
Thursdays at 6 PM
Email: For more information,
please e-mail Jan at jeestrellado@Ucsd.edu.
The coalition's mission is to create a space that is inclusive
and representative of queer womyn and queer womyn of color.
The coalition works to actively create change and opportunities
for womyn in the queer community.
Fluid Sexuality
Wednesday at 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Women's Center Conference Room
Email: stravers@ucsd.edu
OR ucsdfluid@yahoo.com with "Fluid" in the subject line
Phone: (858) 822-3493
This group is an open discussion on bisexual and questioning identities/labels, attraction to multiple genders, and the fluid nature of sexual attraction, sexual orientation and sexual identity that we may experience in our community. Meetings are considered “safe space” to ensure confidentiality and a comfortable atmosphere in which to share experiences and learn from the experiences of others.
For more information about "Fluid Sexuality" e-mail ucsdfluid@yahoo.com
OR e-mail Shaun Travers at: stravers@ucsd.edu
with "Fluid" in the subject line.
Transgender Intersex Alliance
Winter Quarter meetings: Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm
LGBT RC Heritage Room
Transgender Intersex Alliance is a safe supportive environment to
discuss gender, the gender/sex matrix, sexuality,
female/male dichotomy, transgender identities, and anything
else that comes to mind... All identities are welcome.
Please join us!
For more information, e-mail Ariel: aikidoariel@yahoo.com
Coming Out Group
Tuesdays at 5pm Starting 04/01
Cross-Cultural Center
The Coming Out Group is a place to meet and gain support while
discussing your sexual and/or gender identities in a confidential
setting. This group is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
straight or questioning folks who are coming out and who may already be
out. Topics are determined by group participants, and can include
coming out to yourself, coming out to family, coming out to friends,
coming out and the work place, and coming out at school.
For more information, e-mail Mark Kurai at mkurai@ucsd.edu or Sean Boileau at sboileau@ucsd.edu
Day of Silence
Starting January 17, 2008: Thursdays, 5:00pm-6:00pm
LGBT RC Conference Room
Email: alliance.ucsd@gmail.com
Day of Silence 2008 is Friday, April 25. Day of Silence is the largest, national student-led action
towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual
orientation, gender identity or gender expression. It brings
attention to and protests the discrimination, harassment, and
abuse (in effect, the silencing) faced by lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex (LGBTQI) people and
their allies.
What Are You Going To Do To End The Silence?
Get Involved!
- Come to our planning meetings
- E-mail us your name, college, and e-mail address to stay up
to date on the planning process and volunteer opportunities
- Spread the word about the event!
