Welcome to the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center!
Events
Open Door Discussion: ID does not = Identity - The Unexpected Politics of Legal Identification for Transgender People
November 6, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for this student-led and INT 100/201 approved Open Door Discussion about the political hurdles that trans people face to attaining legal identification in our society. There will also be a...
Wear the Rainbow: Free Clothing Pop-Up Shop!
November 16, 2024 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for a free clothing pop-up shop and workshops designed to help you pursue gender euphoria! Bring shopping bags for your use if you have any. Interested in volunteer at Wear the Rainbow?...
Open Door Discussion: Queer? Lit! - A Guide to LGBT+ Books
November 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for this INT 100/201 approved Open Door Discussion led by one of our fabulous LGBT Resource Center student workers! This event will focus on a historical lens of queer literature and facilitate...
Open Door Discussion: The Global Impact of K-pop
November 26, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join us for this student-led, Open Door Discussion about the global impact of K-pop! This event will be INT 100/201 approved.
SIGN UP for the General Queer Alliance!
The General Queer Alliance (GQA) supports LGBTQIA+ and allied students by helping them build community, learn, and have fun alongside peers throughout undergrad.
GQA will meet Mondays at 7:00 p.m. resuming September 9 for the Fall 2024 semester!
NeuroQueers is a club for students who are both LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent. It will be a space to make friends, have fun, and be supported. There will be social activities, sharing of experiences, and discussion about being queer and neurodiverse. Most importantly, it will be an affirming space for members to be fully themselves.
NeuroQueers will meet Mondays at 8:30 p.m. resuming September 9 for the Fall 2024 semester!
T2 (Trans Tuesdays) is a place for Trans and Non-binary students, as well as anyone who is questioning or exploring their gender, to safely and freely express themselves. Meetings include discussions, games, educational sessions and community building.
T2 will meet Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. resuming September 10 for the Fall 2024 semester!
Bi-Furious is a social group for students who identify as bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, sexually fluid, or otherwise non-monosexual. Meetings will include activities, discussion about all things that are "bi" the way, community building, and a ridiculous amount of punning.
Bi-Furious will meet Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. resuming September 10 for the Fall 2024 semester!
SIGN UP for First-year Queer Alliance!
First-year Queer Alliance (FQA) supports LGBTQIA+ and allied students by helping them build community, engage in shared learning on social justice topics, and develop strategies for a successful first year.
FQA will meet Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. resuming September 11 for the Fall 2024 semester!
Colors of Pride is a weekly program for LGBTQIA+ students of color. Meetings include discussions, resource sharing, community building, and peer-to peer education. Students in Colors of Pride will celebrate the unique experiences of LGBTQIA+ people of color while building community and strengthening connections to each other, the LGBT Resource Center, and the university.
Colors of Pride will meet Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. resuming September 12 for the Fall 2024 semester!
This is a program for all GVSU students who identify on the asexual or aromantic spectrums. Meetings include discussion, activities, and an overall supportive community.
Ace of Clubs will meet Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. resuming September 12 for the Fall 2024 semester!
Queer Connections mentoring program is designed to match LGBTQIA+ undergraduate students with mentors from a pool of faculty and staff who also identify in the LGBTQIA+ community and are out about their identities. Queer Connections is open to all members of the university community. Mentors and mentees are matched, usually by late October, and then meet regularly over a six-month period. During this time, they build connections, explore resources, and work toward collaboratively-constructed goals.
Complete your Queer Connections interest form now!