Welcome to George Mason’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, & Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources!
WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING MASON STUDENTS
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, & Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources is part of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education in University Life at George Mason University. The official title of our overall office as of February 2018 is ODIME + LGBTQ Resources. Starting in 2002, LGBTQ Resources has worked for and with the LGBTQ+ and ally communities at George Mason’s campuses to create an environment that is welcoming and conducive to learning. Our Mission: LGBTQ Resources works to promote the academic success, health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students and their allies. We work to sustain and strengthen a campus climate of safety, equity, inclusion, and respect in which LGBTQ and ally students can succeed and thrive at Mason. We are also excited to tell you about a new initiative of ours, setting up a Trans Closet in our SUB I Suite 2200 space! We are now and in an ongoing way collecting donations of gently used or new clothing items to stock the closet!
ALL GENDER RESTROOMS AT MASON
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) Campus Climate Task Force, established in Spring 2011 by University Life and supported by the Provost’s Office and Mason administration, spent 18 months reviewing the issues and concerns across the university for students who are part of the LGBTQ community. One of the projects this task force undertook was locating the all gender bathrooms at Mason. The LGBTQ Campus Climate Task Force created a list of these bathrooms in order to make these facilities more visible to faculty, staff and students.
We are currently refining our list of single stall user locking restrooms that includes all of Mason’s Virginia campuses to work with facilities and signage folks to advocate for the all gender restroom signage pictured here (consistent with current transgender and nonbinary inclusive best practices), but in the meantime, we have checked the Fairfax campus Unisex Restrooms (these restrooms may be labeled Unisex in a variety of ways– including being gendered as both male and female or the half person from a couple years ago), here is a current listing. For more information about this project, please contact LuLu Géza Kelemen at ckelemen@gmu.edu
CAMPUS PRIDE INDEX
George Mason University has been ranked 3.5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride LGBTQ Campus Climate Index! We are among the top of the Virginia schools and aim to improve our ranking in the next year.
CONS
ORTIUM OF HIGHER EDUCATION LGBT RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS
We are a member institution of the National Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.
AFFORDABLE COLLEGES RANKING
AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information, resources, affordability, and rankings has recognized George Mason University as being one of the most inclusive campuses for LGBTQ students.
The general criteria used to identify the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges of 2018 include the following:
- Accredited, not-for-profit 4-year public or private institution
- The school offers students a professionally run LGBTQ support center staffed by at least one paid professional or graduate assistant directing LGBTQ resources
- LGBTQ scholarship or scholarship resources are offered
- The school has gender-inclusive housing
- LGBTQ clubs, organizations, and events are offered
CONTACT INFORMATION
We are located in Student Union Building (SUB) I, Room 2200. That’s the main (2nd) floor, across Patriot’s Lounge from the Info Desk.
Services are available on site, as well as through phone and email communication.
Please stop by or contact us.
Office Phone: 703-993-2702
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