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Our Facebook and Instagram pages are also updated with our programs, events, and additional connections.

Volunteering

Check here for the Fall 2021 Volunteer Application near the beginning of the semester!

Contact Alex Winkowski (they/them), Assistant Director - Multicultural Student Services ([email protected]), if you have any questions.

The LGBTQ Center is staffed Monday through Friday by student volunteers. Volunteers work to maintain the Center, answer questions, and help to maintain updated materials and resources.

Internships

Every year, student interns work with the Program Coordinator for LGBTQ Student Services and help run some of the major functions of the LGBTQ Center. The internship positions include:

Education Intern
Operations Intern
Outreach Intern
Programs Intern

Community Groups

The LGBTQ Center hosts three community groups that meet multiple times each month during the academic year. E-mail Alex Winkowski (they/them), Assistant Director - Multicultural Student Services ([email protected]) if you have any questions about these groups and getting connected!

Trans/GNC Group

A space to gather in community and uplift the voices of Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and Gender-Diverse students.

QTPOC Hangout

A space to gather in community and uplift the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Aro/Ace Space

A space to gather in community and uplift the voices of students who are part of the Aromantic- and/or Asexual-spectrum.

UVA LGBTQ+ Organizations

HISE - Hoos for Inclusive Sexual Education - HISE is a group of students advocating for LGBTQIA+ sexual education in public school systems on the local, state, and federal level.

oSTEM at Virginia: oSTEM's purpose is to empower and celebrate LGBTQ+ STEM majors at the University of Virginia through professional and social programs and initiatives.

The Q* Anthology of Queer Culture: Q* is a student-run, annual literary magazine and online platform that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art related to LGBTQ (or queer) culture at the University of Virginia.

Queer Grads: A social group for LGBTQ+ graduate students at the University of Virginia. Each semester, we organize several social events, all of which are open to members as well as friends, significant others, and allies. Our past events have included wine tastings, mixers, happy hours, brunches, and more. For more information, contact Alex Winkowski, Program Coordinator for LGBTQ Student Services.

Queer Student Union (CIO): Instagram page or email at [email protected] - As the largest LGBTQ group on Grounds, QSU works to educate, represent, and advocate for LGBTQ students' concerns at UVA.

Sigma Omicron Rho (Queer & Allied Gender-Inclusive Fraternity): Follow on Instagram or email at [email protected] -- ΣΟΡ is U.Va.'s only LGBTQ and Allied Gender-Inclusive Fraternity, whose mission is to promote LGBTQ visibility, friendship, social events, service, awareness, and pride.

UVA Pride (LGBT Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Network)