About Us
- We commit to justice, equality, and respect for all persons in all of our endeavors.
- We value equally people of all sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions and honor whatever label they may choose to self-identify.
- We value equally those who question their sexual or gender identity.
- We seek a better sense of community among LGBT students, staff, faculty and alumni, and a more secure sense of their belonging to the campus community.
- We serve every member of the student body, and all staff and faculty.
- We believe that by graduation all students should possess a base of authoritative knowledge pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
- We support heterosexual allies and seek their development.
- We aspire to become a model for other universities, especially those within the University System of Maryland and our official peer institutions.
We connect the needs of LGBT students, staff, and faculty with on- and off-campus resources.
We assist service providers within the university as they address the needs of LGBT people.
We provide unique support services specific to LGBT students.
We disseminate authoritative information about LGBT people and assist the institution in providing opportunities for students to learn about this population.
We collaborate with campus citizens to improve the climate for all people with marginalized identities.
LGBT Fall Kickoff Reception, the Monday after Labor Day - Event designed to bring LGBT people together, especially new students, with representatives of selected resource providing units
National Coming Out Day, October 11 - Support and coordination of the annual Out List and Ally List, published in mid-October in The Diamondback
Holiday Fund-raisers - Various activities in late November and early December to raise funds for the LGBT Scholarship Fund
Pride Days - Promotion of activities focused on LGBT people during the weeks immediately following Spring Break
Lavender Graduation - Spring community celebration for LGBT and allied graduates
LGBT Community Pride Events - University presence at various spring celebrations including DC Black Lesbian and Gay Pride, one of the largest African-American LGBT events in the United States, and Capital Pride, the major Metro DC LGBT spring festival
LGBT Scholarship Fund - Annual student award(s) of $1000
Staff/Faculty Awards - Coordination of LGBT Staff and Faculty Association awards
Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity
0119 Cole Student Activities Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
tel: 301.405.8720
email: lgbt@umd.edu
Click here on the word archive for selected current and historical documents of interest to the LGBT community at the University of Maryland.
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