Queer and Trans Students of Color

The Office of LGBT Life is committed to supporting the needs and experiences of queer and/or trans students of color (QTSOC). We define those students as members of the LGBTQ community who identify racially and/or ethnically as Latinx/a/o, Black/African American, Bi/Multiracial, First Nations/Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi American, and other non-white students. We understand that experiences of students at the intersection of underrepresented racial, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation identities pose unique challenges. Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality”in the late 1980s to speak to these challenges and the ways in which multiple forms of oppression impact those caught in its crosshairs. As we continue to create more inclusive and equitable spaces in our office, we are committed to do the work to support our QTSOC.

As such, we strive to include all QTSOC identities in the following resources. However, if you are unable to find applicable resources on our website, please contact us at lgbt@emory.edu. We will do our best to answer any questions you may have and include these answers in this growing resource page.

Office Resources

With a growing number of initiatives for QTPOC students, the Office of LGBT Life is committed to supporting students at this intersection of identities.

Queer Discussion Groups (QDGs)

QDGs are weekly, hour-long groups focusing on topics related to sexual and gender identities and are a great way to get connected to the office and other queer and trans students on campus. While QDGs are open to all students who identitfy with the group, the office hosts several groups specifically for queer and trans students of color. Those groups are below:

Queer and Asian
BlackOUT
Queer Trans Latinx

QTSOC Community Series
The Office offers monthly mixers for queer and trans students of color across cammpus to meet, connect, and build community with each other and with QTPOC staff.

Library Resources

The Office of LGBT Life has a variety of books and DVDs available to students, faculty, and staff. Our materials range from educational documentaries and theoretical works on, to comedies and TV series.

To browse our library, feel free to stop by our office (located at AMUC 132) or visit the online library here.

Campus Resources

There are a host of opportunities to connect in and with the Emory community regarding racial and sexual identities. You can find specific information regarding Student Organizationsto join (or learn more about) on the tab to your left.

Please find the non-exhaustive list of Campus and Campus Life Resources below.

Space on Campus

Office of LGBT Life (AMUC 132)
Emory Black Student Union (AMUC 106)
Centro Latinx (AMUC 116)

Student Organizations

Below are a list of Emory Student organizations based in different race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality identities. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but a glimpse into the offerings here at Emory.

Race/Ethnicity Based Student Organizations

African

Black/African American