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     The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies (LGBTQA) Student Services at DePaul University exists to serve the needs of self-identified LGBTQA students at DePaul by providing LGBTQA-specific services, programs, and events to the entire university community. 

     A belief in the resilience of LGBTQA individuals underscores all that we do. This belief reflects a commitment to challenging traditional deficit-based approaches to serving the needs of LGBTQA individuals.  Instead of focusing exclusively on how LGBTQA individuals at DePaul are struggling, we give equal attention and effort to learning about and supporting how they are succeeding.  In all we do, we recognize the multiplicity of human sexual expression and gender identity and their interplay with other identities, including race, ethnicity, class, and religion.   

     The ultimate goal of our office is to help make DePaul University a safe, welcoming, validating, and nurturing educational and professional environment for all people, regardless of sexual attraction, orientation, and/or identity and gender expression and/or identity.  We envision a DePaul where bias and prejudice (e.g., homophobia and heterosexism) do not undermine the educational experiences of its students or the tenets of DePaul University’s Vincentian mission.  Our services, programs, and events are open to all members of the DePaul community regardless of sexual attraction, orientation, and/or identity or gender expression and/or identity.  

     I hope that you find your visit to our website informative. Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions for making this website even stronger for you. Thank you and take care.