Celebrate our Spring 2022 Lavender Graduates!
Celebrate our incredible Lavender Graduates this semester by reading what graduating as an LGBTQ+ person means to them.
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Celebrate our incredible Lavender Graduates this semester by reading what graduating as an LGBTQ+ person means to them.
Before visiting our social space, please review our new social space guidelines to see how you can help keep our office safe.
The LGBTQ Student Resource Center is a tri-institutional office serving students, faculty, and staff of all genders and sexualities on the Auraria Campus. We are a resource for those experiencing issues with sexuality, gender identity, and discrimination or harassment. We are a community for all.
Since its founding in 1992 as Colorado’s first campus LGBTQ+ support organization, the LGBTQ Student Resource Center has fostered acceptance, understanding, and personal growth through community education, engagement, and support services.
The LGBTQ Student Resource Center is located in the Tivoli Student Union, Room 213. Our business hours are Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During these times visitors can browse the more than 2,000 books and videos in our library, ask about training programs, seek additional resources or just relax in our social space.
Our dedicated staff includes the director, Tyrell Allen, and our student staff members. Input and involvement from the entire campus community is welcomed.
Our social space is available during office hours to students from all three institutions on campus to relax, study, and socialize with peers in an LGBTQ space. In addition to our couches, we have a refrigerator and microwave available for guest use throughout the day! Feel free to come by and make a cup of tea with the community mugs and electric kettle and take a break from the fast pace of campus life. Please make sure to review the social space agreements that help us create an affirming and positive space for everybody in it.
The LGBTQ Student Resource Center is a tri-institutional student fee-funded department that strives to improve the campus climate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer students. We do this by fostering acceptance and understanding through educating the campus community about issues related to this population and developing programming that unites diverse communities of people. Additionally, we provide support services and growth opportunities for LGBTQ students to realize their fullest potential.
Our library contains 2,000+ books and DVDs covering LGBTQ topics, ranging from fictional novels and poetry to biographies and reference material that can be checked out and read at your leisure! If you’d like to take a look at our collection more easily or search for a particular topic, click here to view our catalog online.
We make over 2000 buttons every semester displaying various pride flags, pronouns, LGBTQ themes, activists, and other miscellaneous designs. We always have plenty in the backspace of our office and at any events where we are tabling, so don’t be afraid to stop by and grab a few!
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The summer of 1992 was pivotal for the advancement of the LGBTQ+ community, both nationally and locally. As national attacks against gay and lesbian rights broke out across the country, a Presidential Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns was appointed.
During this time, Metropolitan State University’s Provost Council, a division of MSU Denver’s Student Affairs, and staff members from the Office of Admissions participated in an educational seminar on issues facing LGBTQ students. From this point on, MSU Denver began to require student clubs to sign a non-discrimination policy, which included sexual orientation, in order to be officially recognized by the college. Although the college supported the non-discrimination policy, ROTC and religious organizations were exempted from signing the policy.
At that point, ALAGA organized a rally and presented former MSU Denver president, Dr. Thomas B. Brewer, with a list of demands, including a task force to review campus climate issues for LGBTQ students, staff and faculty. Dr. Brewer appointed and charged the task force in the summer of 1992 and into the fall. The number one recommendation of the task force was the creation of an office to serve the needs of LGBTQ students. Shortly after the recommendations, the Student Affairs Board funded a temporary half-time position for a Coordinator of GLB Student Services.
Director
Tyrell Allen (pronouns: she/they) is a Fat Black Femme, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Tyrell loves R&B music, sci-fi/fantasy tv shows, poetry, and spending time with loved ones as much as possible. She graduated from University of Northern Colorado, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies and master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership.
Office Phone Number: 303-605-7621
Email: [email protected]
We are located in Tivoli 213
We have returned to the office! Our social space is open and we are also available during our remote hours by email or appointment.
Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Appointments can be made outside office hours by emailing us at [email protected].
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LGBTQ Student Resource Center
Campus Box 74
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217
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