
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.
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
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.
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)
Campus Life Offices/Resources
Center for Women at Emory
Office for (Racial and Cultural Engagement) RACE
Student Health Services
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Office of Health Promotion
Conferences/Intiatives
REAL Conference
Critical Juncture
Racial Justice on Campus
Social Justice, Race, Identity
James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference
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
- African Students Association
- Candler African Theological Students Association
- African Caribbean Student Union (Oxford)
Black/African American
- Black Student Alliance
- Black Student Alliance(Oxford)
- Black Graduate Student Association
- Black Law Students Association
- National Black MBA Association
- Black Student Caucus(Candler)
- Brotherhood of Afrocentric Men
- NAACP
- National Council of Negro Women
Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi American
- Arab Cultural Association
- Emory Asian American Law Students Association
- Asian Cultural Club(Oxford)
- Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
- Asian Student Organization
- Bengali Association
- Chinese Student and Scholar Union at Emory
- Chinese Student Association (Oxford)
- Chinese Undergraduate Student Organization
- Emory Korean Graduate Student Association
- Filipino Student Association
- Indian Cultural Exchange
- Indian Cultural Exchange (Oxford)
- Japanese Culture Club
- Karma Bhangra
- Korean American Student Association (Oxford)
- Korean Emory Graduate Students
- Korea International Students at Emory
- Korean Undergraduate Student Association
- Liberty in North Korea
- Middle Eastern Organization
- Organizacion de la Lengua Espanola (Oxford)
- Pakistani Students Association
- Pakistani Student Association (Oxford)
- Taiwanese American Student Association
- Taiwanese American Student Association (Oxford)
- Thai Student Association
- Vietnamese Student Association
- Rollins Association of South Asian Health
Latinx/o/a
- Brazilian Student Association
- Latin@ Graduate Student Association
- Latino Student Organization
- Puerto Rican Student Association
- Candler Latin American Community
International
- Candler International Student Association
- French Club
- Italian Club
- Turkish Student Association
- International Student Organization
Other
- Minority Premedical Society
- Students for Social Justice
- Table Talk
LGBT Student Organizations
- Emory Pride
- LGBTQ+ Grad Student Coalition
- Emory OUTLaw
- Queer/Trans* Collaborative at Rollins
- Goizueta Pride Alliance
- Emory Medical Alliance
- Sacred Worth
- Oxford Pride
- Aces and Aros
Atlanta Black Gay Pride
Southerners on New Ground (Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality)
Southern Fried Queer Pride
The Phillip Rush Center
Atlanta Queer & Trans People of Color Only Group (Private group)
Atlanta Queer Exchange
Atlanta Queer Organizers
National Resources by Race/Ethnicity/Culture
Black/African American
National Black Justice Coalition
The Center for Black Equity (DC)
Black Lesbians United Retreat (LA)
Black Trans Advocacy
Black Lives Matter
First Nations, Indigenous, Native America
NativeOUT
Native Youth Sexual Health
Latinx
Unity Coalition – Equality
TransLatin@ Coalition
Somos Familia (San Francisco)
The Wall-Las Memorias
Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
Galaei
Asian, Asian-American Pacific Islander Resources
NQAPIA (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance)
Gaysi (The Gay Desi Blog)
Muslims for Progressive Values
Immigration Equality
National Conferences
Creating Change
Social Justice Training Institute
Queer & Asian Conference (UC Berkeley)
Mental Health
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
Rest for Resistance