The Cross-Cultural Center
LGBTQ Resource Area
Mission
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Resource Area assists the university in establishing an environment committed to diversity and provides a comprehensive range of resources, support, education, and advocacy to promote the personal and academic growth of students, faculty, and staff. We strive to prepare our students to contribute to progressive social change and build a campus that is free of hate, discrimination, gender bias and sexual oppression.
Vision
Our vision is to create a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment for the LGBTQ community and its allies. Therefore, all activities developed by the LGBTQ Resource Area will nurture healthy dialogues, active listening, and reflective exploration about LGBTQ life and culture for all individuals. In our commitment to fostering a campus climate that appreciates the wide spectrum of diversity within SDSU and the larger community, we acknowledge and accept that all sexualities and gender identities and expressions work in relationship with race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, faith, nationality, age, ability, and other social characteristics.
Goals
- Provide a welcoming, safe, and inclusive space for LGBTQ students, faculty, staff and their allies.
- Challenge existing beliefs about gender and sexuality through educational programming and active communication in an effort to work toward a campus that is free of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heterosexism.
- Provide students with educational opportunities that will strengthen ally behaviors and promote social justice for the LGBTQ community.
- Enhance the visibility of the LGBTQ community by promoting and supporting LGBTQ events both on and off campus.
- Connect to a network of communication among the LGBTQ community, allies and community groups.
- Engage in advocacy for the LGBTQ community to improve the overall quality of student life.
- Develop community and academic partnerships to facilitate an ongoing conversation about issues facing LGBTQ individuals.
Services
- Connect students to community and campus resources such as counseling services/referrals, LGBT community organizations, student groups and organizations.
- Implement a safe and accessible space for reporting incidents of harassment and discrimination.
- Conduct educational programming in the form of workshops, lectures, and panels to encourage critical thinking about LGBTQ related issues.
- Plan and support events that celebrate LGBTQ experience and culture.
- Contribute to the Multicultural Newsletter in the area of LGBTQ
- Maintain the LGBTQ Resource Area library