LGBTQ resources on campus

Fine By Me (Previously GALA). To provide support as well as resources to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community at SCU. Also to provide the entire SCU community with information concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. Primary Contact: Matt Martin, e-mail: mmartin4 at scu.edu

GASPED is gay and straight people for the education of diversity. GASPED meets weekly on Mondays at 7pm in the SCCAP office. Primary Contact: Julie Arcaro, e-mail: jarcaro at scu.edu

There is a list of out staff and faculty, along with a member of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, who are willing to talk to LGBTQ students.

Campus ministry is a supporting office of this project. They are located in Benson 105; phone: 554-4372.

The counseling center is also a supporting office of this project. They are located in Cowell Health Center; phone: 554-4172. By including this office as a resource, we do not mean to imply that all LGBTQ students need counseling.

On Our Way Out: Staff and Faculty Alliance is a group of LGBTQ staff and faculty who meet for lunch monthly. This group runs the Safe Space Project. If you are interested in attending these lunches, contact Ed Schaefer: eschaefer@scu.edu.

If you are a LGBTQ alumnus of Santa Clara University, please click on SCU alumni link.

Links for LGBTQ resources

The Billy de Frank Center is the LGBTQ community center for Santa Clara County and is located in San Jose.
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is at (202) 319-7596.
The website for Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays (PFLAG) includes links to local chapters and their meetings.
Dignity is a group of LGBTQ Catholics and is at 408-977-4218.
The Gay, lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is at (212) 727-0135.
National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is at (800) GAY-MEDIA.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is at (202) 628-4160.
The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is at (212) 809-8585.
The National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian & Gay Ministries (NACDLGM) is at (510) 708-5762.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is at (202) 332-6483.
The Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization (LLEGO) is at (202) 466-8240.
A site of interest to African-American LGBTQ people is Blackstripe ; the above sites are national.
The sites South Bay Queer and Asian, Trikone for LGBTQ South Asians and Gay Asian Pacific Alliance are local.