The LGBTQ Resource Center is both a welcoming space and supportive network.
LGBTQ Resource Center
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The LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning) Resource Center is both a welcoming space and supportive network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual and/or ally (LGBTQIA) students, staff, and faculty at Brooklyn College. By fostering a culture of respect, advocacy, and empowerment, the center promotes an inclusive community where everyone is celebrated for who they are and has the opportunity to learn, work, and grow in a supportive environment. The center aims to bring together the talents of students, faculty, and staff for the express purpose of educating the campus community through academic programming, the arts, and entertainment about issues that affect the LGBTQIA community.
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Statement from the Director of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center
It is difficult to find words that are not pithy sounding after the violence experienced in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs near midnight November 19, 2022, on the eve Trans Day of Remembrance. The pain from the violent murders of at least five and injuries of at least 25 will last forever. Transphobia and homophobia are deeply held attitudes and beliefs against the rights of LGBTQIA+ people’s lives. These beliefs injure and, in this case, destroy the lives of other human beings.
As we move towards the holiday season and the end of the year, we might all work to face our fears and come to understand better what seems unknown and threatening. Let us have time to heal, then allow this act of violence to further embolden us to stand together, to educate each other, and to be proud.
We send out our condolences to those who have lost someone, and we send our thoughts and compassion to everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community at large who have all been affected by this. Please stop by the Center if you would like to talk or to simply light a candle and look out at the sky. We are here for you.
Students, staff at Brooklyn College discuss support for LGBTQ+ community on campus
Staff and faculty at Brooklyn College spoke with News 12 about the support and resources they are making available to students and members of its LGBTQ+ community.
Statement by Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez on the Federal Department of Education’s Guidance Regarding Discrimination Against Gay and Transgender Students
"The City University of New York applauds the U.S. Department of Education’s affirmation that the workplace protections extended to gay and transgender people by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County also safeguard students under Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools."
The LGBTQ Center Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Bell Hooks
September 25, 1952 - December 15, 2021
