LGBTQ Initiatives

The Center for Belonging and Social Change’s LGBTQ Initiatives supports and advocates for the unique academic and social needs of students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and any others with a minoritized sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity (LGBTQIA+) across Ohio State.

We nurture reflective thought and provide a welcoming and inclusive space for all members of campus to explore issues related to sexual and gender identity, learn more about LGBTQIA+ communities, and engage students in meaningful experiences that promote allyship and inclusion.

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For additional information about programs services, please contact Ari Grubaugh.

 Signature Events

• Welcome (Back) Mix and Mingle (August)

• LGBTQ History Month (October)

•  National Coming Out Day (October)

• Trans Awareness and Empowerment Week (November)

• Queer HoliGay Dinner (December)

• Welcome Back to Spring Fling (January)

• Transgender Day of Visibility (March)

• Gaypril Gayla (April)

• Rainbow Celebration and Graduation (May)

• One University, One Pride (June)

Get Connected

Note: The following groups are not an appropriate forum to fulfill class requirements for projects, papers, or other assignments. To find a program that could work for a class assignment, check out our calendar for anything that has a title followed by “DICE.”

• LGBTQ*mmunity: a weekly community group for LGBTQ+ students at Ohio State.

• LGBTQ Leaders' Consortium: an opportunity for LGBTQ+ student organization leaders to connect and collaborate.

• Check out LGBTQ student organizations at Ohio State

Education and Training

All LGBTQ workshops are eligible for DICE program credit.

• LGBTQ 101 -- 1 hour -- Register at go.osu.edu/lgbtq101

• Pronouns 101 -- 1 hour -- Register at https://go.osu.edu/pronouns101

• Trans 101 -- 1.5 hours -- Register at go.osu.edu/trans101

• Creating LGBTQ-Inclusive Classrooms -- 2 hours -- Register at go.osu.edu/inclusiveclassrooms

• Safe Zone -- 2.5 hours -- Register at https://go.osu.edu/safezone

For more information, check out the Identity Based Workshops page. To request a workshop, please email Ari Grubaugh at grubaugh.20@osu.edu

Resources

The LGBTQ at OSU website (lgbtq.osu.edu) is Ohio State’s one-stop resource for LGBTQ+ Buckeyes and allies. Resources include:

• Ohio State’s Preferred Name Policy

• Displaying pronouns on CarmenCanvas, CarmenZoom, and Workday

• QTPOC at OSU resources

• Trans at OSU resources

• Central Ohio resources

• And more!