Check out our Q Center Calendar for all the days, times, and locations of our student group meetings and/or events!
Gender Discussion Group
Gender Discussion Group is a group intentionally focused around conversations with one another about our genders. This group is intended for people who think about their gender on a regular basis, including, but not limited to, people who identify as genderqueer, trans*, or gender non-conforming in any of its fabulous manifestations. This space prioritizes personal struggles with gender, and is intended primarily as a social support group for those interested in connecting with people who have also thought hard about their gender. This group does not gender police, and as everyone has a relationship to gender, everyone is welcome here.
Send Questions to: kai3@uw.edu
Time: Thursdays 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Q Center [HUB 315]
Queer People of Color Alliance (QPOCA)
We aim to provide a safe space for queer people of color and allies to discuss GLBT issues as they intersect with culture, sex/gender, ethnicity, race, religion, or ability. We hope to share our experiences and to further inform and educate the greater community to respect and understand diversity.
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Queer Student Commission
(Formally Known as the ASUW GBLTC)
The QSC is one of eight diversity commissions under the Associated Students of the University of Washington. We are an umbrella organization for gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender, queer, and ally students on campus.
Purpose -
The mission of the Queer Student Commission is to first support, educate, and offer safe space to gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender UW students. In addition, we aim to provide non-hetero-sexist, anti-racist, non-ablest and non-sexist programming and services. We aim to create an anti-oppressive community by funding, sponsoring and endorsing events, ideas, and information that share these anti-oppressive principles, promote community and work to increase a nurturing environment for all students.
History -
In 1971 the first GBLT group was established, the Gay Students Association (GSA). The name of this group was changed in 1974 to the Gay People’s Association (GPA), and then changed again to the Gay Men and Lesbian Association (GMLA), and finally to the Gay Bisexual and Lesbian Association (GBLA). Then in May of 1991 the ASUW Board of Control passed bill #144 which granted commission status for the Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian Commission. The name of the commission was changed again in September of 1997 to the Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender Commission (GBLTC). Most recently, in the fall of 2011 the commission was renamed the Queer Student Commission to include the most students possible under the large umbrella term “queer.”
Send questions to the current commission director: Nicole
By email: asuwqsc@u.washington.edu
In person: HUB first floor
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oSTEM UW
(Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, at the University of Washington)
The Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) chapter at the University of Washington is a professional organization aimed at educating and fostering leadership among LGBTQA students in the STEM fields by providing education, outreach, and professional resources to its members. oSTEM UW holds social and professional networking events several times per quarter. oSTEM provides an excellent means for STEM students to network and connect with other LGBTQA industry and student leaders.
Send questions to: ostem@uw.edu
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Q Grad Coffeehouse
The Q Center’s afterhours venture, the Q Grad Coffeehouse, will re-open the Q Center space as the Q Grad Coffeehouse every Monday night from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Bring your books, your grading, your labs, your games, your movies, and your ideas every Monday night to spend time in the Q Grad Coffeehouse space with other grad students. It’s up to us how we use it. Just get to the Q Center every Monday to hang out with us!
Send Questions to: kai3@uw.edu
Time: Mondays 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Q Center [HUB 315]
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RainbowGrads
The purpose of Rainbow Grads is to serve as a social network for the community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, two-spirit, asexual, queer, questioning and allied graduate and professional students of the University of Washington.
Emails: (this is all the board members)
sperber@uw.edu, leelingc@uw.edu, jeanm5@uw.edu, jkotas@uw.edu, oscaragm@uw.edu
Time/Location: varies, but announcements are made on the mailing list
ahead of time.
Other Department Specific Grad Groups:
Med School
Law School
School of Social Work
Evans School
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Femspace
Femspace, a subgroup of UW’s Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy, is held every week discussing all matters of Female Sexuality.
Each weekly meeting will concern a different topic, supplemented by group discussions and activities.
For any and all open-minded female and/or female-identified persons, Femspace offers a safe place for questions, ideas and support in some fun and hopefully enlightening sex talks.
We would love for any and all to join us!
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Time/Location: Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Place: Q Center [HUB 315]
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foQus
To unite the queer community at UW and to enlighten the campus of queer and gender through education and unity. For more info email: foQus@uw.edu
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Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy
The CCSL is a nationwide campus student group that promotes vibrant, visible groups of faculty, students and community. The goals of UW’s CCSL chapter is to bring together students, professors, researchers and advocates in order to advance sexual literacy, improve sexuality education, promote training and research in sexuality across disciplines and fields, and to inform policy and practices that promote sexual health and well-being throughout the life span.
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Ace Space
Ace Space is a safe space for asexuals and allies to meet and hang out. Anything from board games to movies to long discussions over romantic and sexual orientations while eating cake may ensue. We also aim to raise awareness of asexuality around UW and Seattle.
Time/Location: Tuesdays 5:00pm-6:00pm
Place: Q Center [HUB 315]
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