Education and Support Services (LGBTESS)
The mission of LGBTESS is to promote a safe, equitable, accessible, and affirming campus for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender (2SLGBTQIA3+) students at the University of Oregon through resource navigation, education, community building, and event implementation.
Connect with LGBT+ Education and Support Services
SJ
Program Director, LGBT Education and Support Services
To schedule a meeting with SJ, please email sjwil@uoregon.edu.
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Located in Oregon Hall, Suite 380
- Email lgbtess@uoregon.edu for questions about LGBT Education and Support Services events and initiatives.
- Email lgbtessentials@uoregon.edu for questions about food and/or housing insecurity and accessing healthcare.
- Email uooutreach@uoregon.edu for questions about on- and off-campus resources and community.
- Email qtgrads@uoregon.edu for questions about 2SLGBTQIA3+ graduate student support.
Events
6:30–8:00 p.m.
In the ten years since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which made marriage equality the law of the land, the LGBTQ+ community has achieved unprecedented progress and experienced unfathomable loss. This panel recounts the struggle for marriage equality—at the ballot, in the courts, and in the streets—the immediate response, and the setbacks and new fault lines that have emerged in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.
Navigate Campus
We are committed to creating an equitable and accessible environment for students, whether that be via all-gender and gender-expansive housing options, name change processes, or all-gender restrooms.
Connect with Resources
Resources for 2SLGBTQIA3+ students encourage holistic well-being and academic success through mental, medical, and community care. Scholarships and other financial assistance are based on need and/or merit. Students are also invited to apply for LGBTESS-sponsored conferences. In addition to our programs and services, there are off-campus organizations dedicated to advocating and resourcing 2SLGBTQIA3+ folks.
Build Community
Our student-driven outreach teams celebrate, educate, empower, and support 2SLGBTQIA3+ students. Whether organizing events, developing new initiatives, or collaborating with campus organizations, one of the priorities of the LGBTESS staff is to support students in fostering community.
Support 2SLGBTQIA3+ Students
Effectively supporting 2SLGBTQIA3+ students is an on-going process which requires self-awareness, knowledge, and skills. LGBTESS hosts Queer+ Accomplice Coalition (QAC) training once a term to jump-start faculty and staff in this process and provides resources to support continued learning and advocacy practices.