Mission Statement

The mission of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center at UW-Milwaukee is to connect with various student populations and the community at large by:

• Embracing the diversity of the UWM student community
• Increasing the awareness, education, and presence of LGBT issues on the UWM campus,
• Providing a resource for students and community members wanting to learn about and advocate for LGBT issues,
• Providing a safe-space for all LGBT students and their allies at UWM to give and receive social and emotional support, and
• Fostering student leadership, and personal, academic, and professional growth through collaborations on and off campus.

The LGBT Resource Center is a student led and funded initiative to serve UW-Milwaukee students and the general University community.

Resource Library
The resource center has books, magazines, videos and other materials that can be referenced in the center or checked out. The center gladly accepts donations.

Speakers Bureau
Speakers are available for events and meetings both on and off campus. Contact us with your topic and we will arrange for speakers from the university community.

Safe Space
The safe space program enlists allies from UWM faculty and staff to identify themselves and their space as a "Safe Space". "Safe Space" is identified by a 7" by 5" card that says UWM Safe Space on top, with a group of people surrounding a pride triangle below the text. Students and other university members can feel free to be themselves and talk about lgbt issues when in a "Safe Space." Please call the center or email uwm-lgbt@uwm.edu to become a safe space participant.

Mentoring
Programs to connect students to one another on campus, to other schools and to the community at large.

Support
Groups are sponsored fully or in part by the LGBT Resource Center. Call to join or if you would like to start your own group. Groups include "Coming Out Support Group", "LGBT Students of Color" "Transgender Students and their Allies."

Events/Meetings Calendar...CLICK HERE

Get Involved
The LGBT Resource Center works best when you work with it. Help out by staffing the center as a Peer Outreach Coordinator, answering phones, managing the lending library, and distributing flyers. Start a social networking group. Be a mentor, speaker, and/or participate in a panel discussion. Plan and staff events. Work on email updates and publicity flyers with your desktop publishing and graphic design skills. Join a community or national group. Engage in political advocacy with LGBT-friendly student organizations such as Students for a Fair WI. However you want to get involved the LGBT Resource Center is here to guide, support and advocate for you!