We support trans and queer students, staff, and faculty. While gender and sexuality are foundational, our broader commitment is to create safer spaces on campus and work in solidarity to build an inclusive and equitable environment where all members feel valued and have agency over their own experience. We serve as active engaged members of our larger WCU community and work within an ethical framework to not only provide resources for those who may not have equal access, but to stay accountable to supporting underrepresented and underserved community members. 

We are dedicated to celebrating and validating the intersections of everyone’s identities and working towards dismantling the structural inequalities that disproportionately affect communities. Through education, action, advocacy and accountability we work to uplift queer and trans people living in discriminatory conditions, so they can freely live their lives. Ultimately, we aim to work in solidarity to reimagine a globally and socially just environment.

We utilize an intersectional framework as a foundation. Intersectionality is rooted in Kimberle Crenshaw’s work addressing the relationship between race and gender. Intersectionality highlights how our social identities are woven and interconnected to power structures and systemic oppression, which impacts people’s identities. To create a just campus and world, we advocate for all people. 

Wholistic Wellness: We are committed to the personal and professional well-being of our WCU community. We care about the entirety of their experiences and acknowledge that prioritizing self-care within our communities is often overlooked, devalued, and neglected. We believe reclaiming self-care is an action towards self-love. We offer opportunities to deepen one’s individual sense of wellness, and encourage communal engagement in learning, development, fulfillment, and academic success.