Programs and Support Services

Find a program that’s right for you in the Oakland University Gender and Sexuality Center. Here, we provide services and resources to help educate students, faculty, staff and community members about LGBTQIA, including information and referral services, an extensive lending library, and space for studying and socializing.

Support

QTPOC @ OU is a weekly discussion and social group cosponsored by the Gender & Sexuality Center and the Center for Multicultural Initiatives. This group aims to provide space for OU students to discuss how they experience the intersecting impacts of racism, heterosexism/homophobia/queerphobia, and cissexism/transphobia/sexism.

Gender Together is a weekly support group cosponsored by the Gender & Sexuality Center and OU Counseling Center. This group aims to provide space for students to freely explore their gender, to grow in their understanding of their relationship to gender, and to find community amongst others with similar experiences. Those interested in joining this group should complete this form prior to their first intended meeting.

Community Nights offer the OU community opportunities to connect with people who share their identities, and to learn more about diverse queer experiences. We currently offer monthly community nights focused around five identity categories: sapphic/lesbian, multisexual (bi, pan, queer, etc.), asexual/aromantic, achillean/gay, and transgender/nonbinary. 

Education

Training Opportunities for OU students, staff, and faculty are also available - more information can be found here.

Day of Learning is a day-long educational experience focusing on a specific LGBTQ+ identity or intersection which takes place once each Fall and Winter semester.

The Queer Agenda is a weekly meeting for LGBTQ+ and ally students, staff, and faculty to build leadership skills, learn political and media literacy, and work together to build a more just world. Join us Wednesdays from 3 -5 PM in the GSC.