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Functions of the Center
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To create a safe and nurturing environment with referrals and
information to social and psychological support services.
The office is designated as a “safe space” for students to
enter to address their concerns around coming out,
experiences of homophobia, heterosexism, and transphobia in
addition to other forms of discrimination. Issues include
race, gender, religion, and/or culture, difficulties within
families and/or in relationships because of sexual identity,
concerns about career choices and interests, and the
connection of sexual identity to the broader context of
inequality and oppression.
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To Encourage visibility, education, and outreach
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Resources offered on LGBTQ specific issues, particularly ones that
would help the broader community to understand the
underlying systemic issues of homophobia, heterosexism, and
transphobia. Exploration is encouraged as to the systemic
issues connection to racism, sexism, xenophobia, anti-semitism
and biases. In addition we work to create strategies that
support LGBTQ individuals and to build a more respectful and
welcoming environment to everyone.
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Campus and Community Outreach is initiated to make LGBTQ issues
and resources more visible to LGBTQ-identified students,
staff, and faculty. Resources include academic,
professional, and community resources in the area that
address the multiple needs and concerns of LGBTQ.
c.
Arts and Culture programming that would feature the contributions
and work of LGBTQ-identified artists and cultural workers,
and that would make visible the wide breadth of expressions,
identities, and experiences of LGBTQ people across cultures,
races, ages, genders, classes, and nations.
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To act as a referral service for students to other resources and
services within the University that will be sensitive to the
needs and concerns and questions of a diverse group of LGBTQ
students at DePaul.
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