LGBTQ+ Student Resources!

Announced on: Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

Whether you're looking to understand LGBTQ+ issues, find support, or explore new academic interests, we invite you to engage with resources that explore identity, gender, and sexuality.

WellCat Health Center: Provides gender-affirming care, medication management, and low-cost prescriptions. Services include hormone treatment initiation, hormone injections, physicals, referrals, pelvic exams, health education, STI screening, HIV testing, birth control, and access to an on-site laboratory and pharmacy.

Chico State Pride Club: A student organization dedicated to creating a safe space for discussions on LGBTQ+ issues, promoting education, and fostering leadership among members.

Gender & Sexuality Equity Coalition (GSEC): A student-run activist organization providing education and advocacy on gender and sexuality issues. They host events like Take Back the Night and the LGBTQ+/Womxn's Conference.

Safe Zone Ally Program: Offers training to create a supportive environments for LGBTQ+ individuals by educating participants on related issues and resources.

LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Association: Provides support and networking opportunities for LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, fostering an inclusive campus environment.

Dive into LGBTQ+, Queer & Trans* Studies: Chico State offers a variety of courses to expand your knowledge on LGBTQ+ issues, check them out below!

• MCGS 310: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities

• MCGS 380W: Gender, Race, Sexuality, Science, and Society (W)

• MCGS 401W: Sexual Minorities Law/Politics (W)

• QTST 201: Queer and Trans Film

• QTST 310: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues and Identities

• QTST 320: Queer and Trans California

• QTST 370: Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities

• WMST 170: Introduction to Women's Studies

• WMST 230: Women in Contemporary Societies

• SOCI 133: Sociology of Sexuality

• SOCI 330: Sociology of Gender

• SOCI 433: Constructing Sexualities
  
  

Off-Campus Resource:

The Stonewall Alliance Center of Chico: Provides advocacy, support groups, Free HIV testing, and educational resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

National Support Lines:

The Trevor Project: Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth. Available 24/7 via phone 1-866-488-7386, text 'START' to 678-678

Trans Lifeline: A peer support hotline run by and for trans people. Available 24/7 for those in crisis or needing support via phone 877-565-8860