Blegen House

The Campus Life LGBTQ Center is the Campus Life Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities and Social Justice Education. The Center hosts social and cultural programs, collaborates with student organizations, and provides leadership opportunities to enhance the campus life experiences of LGBTQ students – all while addressing greater issues of social justice and creating an inclusive and educational campus environment. The LGBTQ Center located in the College Center, Room 213. As part of the Campus Life Office, the center works with all students to promote cultural pluralism and positive intergroup experiences. All are welcome here.

Hours

Open Drop-in Hours:
TBD – look for a sign outside the center, or e-mail curious@vassar.edu to find out!

LGBTQ Center Facilities

Library of LGBTQ-interest books, music, and film

Subscriptions to various LGBTQ-related magazines

Community room and media center with TV, VCR/DVD player, and sound system.

Shared office space for student organizations

Administrative office for the Assistant Director for Campus Life/LGBTQ Programs.

Campus Outreach

The Campus Life LGBTQ Center offers shared office space for queer-related student organizations, as well as event space for small, discussion-based programs. Some of the affiliated organizations are CARES, QCVC, Intersextions, Act Out!, and TransMission. The student leadership from these groups meet together with the SAVP intern, and other related organizations to form the Spectrum Leadership Council, which has produced publications such as From the Margin to the Center: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality at Vassar College.

Affiliated Organizations

ACT OUT – Student activism group dedicated to gaining Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights through on-campus awareness and off-campus activism.

CARES – Vassar’s 24-hours a day, student-run, non-judgmental, confidential listening service for anyone affected by abuse.

Intersextions – A student organization formed to create a safe and confidential meeting space and network that promotes unity through intellectual dialogue. It’s the coming together of different student of color communities including, but not limited to: groups of LGBTQ people, groups of racial minorities, and people who may fall into some or all of the previous.

QCVC – Queer Coalition of Vassar College is a student organization created to help various projects by and for Vassar’s transgender, queer, lesbian, bisexual, gay, and allied students.

SAVP – Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Program is committed to helping prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, relationship abuse, and stalking crimes on Vassar’s campus. They are also here to enhance victim services that exist on campus and in the local community.

TransMission – A group dedicatd to making the Vassar experience everything it should be for transgender, genderqueer, intersex, and all binary-breaking students. Through activism, cooperation, and education we aim to dispel myths, raise awareness, and create a secure and comfortable campus for the entire student body. All are welcome.

Spectrum Leadership Council – Consists of a representative from each of the above organizations, as well as a Campus Life/LGBTQ Center Intern and the Assistant Director for Campus Life/LGBTQ Programs. This group was established to improve communication and foster collaboration between the LGBTQ Center and all queer-related student organizations. If you would like your organization to join this council, please e-mail Steve Lavoie.