Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ)

"The VCU Division for Inclusive Excellence is responsible for institutional initiatives that create and nurture a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences and cultural backgrounds are welcomed, valued and supported."

The OMSA is a resource for VCU students, faculty and staff. The primary mission is to assist traditionally underserved and/or underrepresented student populations (i.e. race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender) through a variety of means.

Side by Side's mission is "dedicated to creating supportive communities where Virginia's LGBTQ+ youth can define themselves, belong, and flourish." They have a variety of useful resources for sexual minority youths and supporters, including links to other national and local resources.

CLAGS, a research center operated by City University of New York (CUNY), is "dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals." They have a variety of online resources of use to researchers.

The ACLU works to extend rights to segments of the population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people.

GLAAD "is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation."

PFLAG "promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights."

The Human Rights Campaign is "America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality."

"A youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training."

A resource that maps gender neutral bathrooms, unisex restrooms, and accessible toilets.

A site about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and heterosexual U.S. history.

National listing of colleges and universities in regards to LGBTQ campus issues, student life, safety, and more.

This guide provides an overview of resources for learning about and researching many different diversity issues.

This map identifies the single-stall, gender-neutral restrooms on VCU’s Monroe Park and Health Sciences campuses. You can find out which restrooms are open 24/7 and/or accessible by clicking the arrow icon below and selecting the layer that applies.

This guide is designed to help you to evaluate and request changes to technology-related systems at the university. We now offer two processes to serve you better. The process you will need to use depends upon whether you have changed your legal name.

An online transgender history hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.

Governmental and non-governmental surveys, statistics, reports, and related content.

A site in support of trans-friendly barbershops and hair salons.