News

Conversations Across Generations Help Unite Campus LGBT Community

UC San Diego undergraduate Joelle Victoriano has been more open about her identity as a bisexual woman over the past year, something she had previously only discussed among peers her own age. It wasn’t until she attended an Intergenerational Dialogues workshop at the campus Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center that she was able to meet and talk to faculty, staff and alumni who have been part of the LGBT community for several decades, discovering similar experiences and histories that have defined each generation. Read More »

"Know Thyself" UC San Diego Alumni Magazine Highlights Trans Expereinces

For Hillary Whittington, Marshall ’04, and Vivienne Ming, Muir ’00, the road to self-discovery was marked by courage, acceptance and the will to live an authentic life.“I’m a boy.” Parents hearing these words from their daughter may very well file such a statement along with all the other fanciful ideas that come from a child. Read More »

UC San Diego Physicians Head Clinic for Children With Gender Identity Issues

When Sarah was 3 years old, she turned to her mother and asked when she was going to get the same body parts as her brother. Sarah’s feelings of being assigned the wrong gender were strong and persistent over years. She is one of many children around the country with gender dysphoria, a medical condition in which a person’s biological gender and gender identity do not match. The Gender Management Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital provides care to children and adolescents experiencing gender identity issues. Read More »

Events

QT Fest

Wednesday, September 28, 5:00-7:00pm at the LGBT Resource Center and Thich Nhat Hanh Room and patio

QT Fest is our Fall Welcome event for our campus community at the LGBT Resource Center. Continuing and new students, staff and faculty are all welcome!  We'll have tours, a photobooth, and more!  RSVP on Facebook!

Welcome to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center!

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at UC San Diego provides a visible presence on campus and enhances a sense of connection and community among LGBT faculty, staff, students, alumni and the UC San Diego Community. Let the LGBT Resource Center be your home away from home. We encourage you to get involved by visiting the Center and connecting with members of our community. Subscribing to the Rainbow Newsletter will give you up to date information on queer life at UC San Diego. We encourage you to participate in the student groups, LGBT peer support groups, and the UC San Diego LGBT Staff and Faculty Association.