GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER

Are you interested in talking about LGBTQIA+ books and issues?  Join the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program and MSA for a casual book club discussion on important works of LGBTQIA+ literature. Sign-ups will open at the the end of fall and winter quarter for the book club in the following quarter. Queer Book Club is only held in Winter Quarter and Spring Quarter. Contact Matt at matthew.abtahi@northwestern.edu for details or questions.

Winter Book Club

Join us for the Winter Queer Book Club Book! Sign-up to join us for the discussion and receive a free copy of the book if you need one! Voting on the Winter Book will begin mid-fall quarter and will be posted in the GSRC newsletter.

Winter '24 Book :

All the Hometowns You Can't Stay Away From by Izzy Wasserstein

Discussion Date: Thursday, Feb 15th

Discussion Location: Hybrid (GSRC OR Zoom)

Sign-up to attend: Sign-up form

Spring Book Club

Join us for the Spring Queer Book Club Book! Sign-up to join us for the discussion and receive a free copy of the book if you need one! Voting on the Winter Book will begin mid-winter quarter and will be posted in the GSRC newsletter.

Vote on the Winter Book: Coming Soon

Discussion Date: TBD

Discussion Location: Hybrid (TBD on Evanston Campus OR Zoom)

Sign-up to attend here: Coming Soon

Past Reads!

Each quarter LGBTQIA+ partners from across campus host office hours in the GSRC. Their hope is to connect with LGBTQIA+ as an additional resource and a chance for you to learn about their role at NU and how you might be able to get involved in their work! Each visitor hosts office ours weekly/monthly/quarterly in the GSRC. Find their exact dates and times on the GSRC's LGBTQIA+ Events google calendar! Learn about the GSRC visitors:

Winter 2024

Qiu (Social Justice Education)

• Things to chat about: SESP 251 course, SJE Programs (Sustained Dialogue, Peer Inclusion Educators, Social Justice Dialogues), Identity, Social Justice, How things are going at NU
• Learn more about Qiu

Sasha (Multicultural Student Affairs)

• Things to chat about: Intersections of Blackness and Queerness; Queerness in the American South
• Learn more about Sasha

Bradley (Student Assistant and Support Services)

• Things to chat about: Campus Resources, Medical Leave of Absence, DoS Units, Etc.
• Learn more about Bradley

SaShay (Student Enrichment Services)

• Things to chat about: Resources my office provides, Work The Room programming, 1:1 advising
• Learn more about SaShay

Rev. D'ana (Religious and Spiritual Life)

• Things to chat about: 1:1 (confidential) conversations, resources my office provide, alternative spirituality practices (tarot, crystals, aromatherapy, etc.), African traditional religions and diasporic spiritualities, and Queer theology.
• Learn more about D'ana

Liv (Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance)

• Things to chat about: What happens to a report after it comes to OCR, what policies impact OCR and how, what options exist outside of investigations, resources and units OCR partners with, options for outreach and engagement with OCR.
• Learn more about Liv

Eli (Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Weinberg College Advising)

• Things to chat about: Courses I am teaching, trans-related courses, Weinberg student advising, Weinberg curriculum requirements, preparing for graduate school, etc.
• Learn more about Eli

Katelyn (CARE)

• Things to chat about: Supporting survivors in their lives; questions and feelings about sexual health and pleasure; resources and reporting for sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking
• Learn more about Katelyn

Joseph (Residential Services)

• Things to chat about: Living on campus, care and support in relation to conduct
• Learn more about Joseph

Spring 2024

Taking nominations

Fall 2024

Coming in summer 2024

Bromley, the GSRC puppy, hosts weekly paw-fice hours in the GSRC. During the Winter 2024 quarter they will be Tuesdays 12pm-4pm every Tuesday in the GSRC Makerspace.

Additionally,  Bromley will host a Pause with Paws event around midterms, finals, and other stressful times of year. Pause with Paws events are announced in the GSRC newsletter!

Date: Everything Tuesday while classes are in session (Except Feb 20 abd 27th)

Time: 12pm-4pm

Location: GSRC Makers Space (Foster Walker House 5)

Tuesday Tea is the GSRC's weekly open office hours where GSRC staff will be around to chat about ANYTHING! Questions about campus, having trouble accessing certain resources related to your gender or sexual orientation? Swing by and let's figure out how the GSRC can help! Each week we will have cold and/or warm beverages and the occasional treats! Got nothing to talk about but want a cup of coffee or tea? Still swing by!

Date: Everything Tuesday while classes are in session

Time: 1pm-4pm

Location: GSRC Makers Space (Foster Walker House 5)

Come through for a free bite to eat in the GSRC and meet with a visiting office to learn about the ways they serve LGBTQI+ students! Lunch and learns are on the second Wednesday of every month classes are in session! Drop by the GSRC boardroom 11:30-1:30 for a bite to eat and information about campus resources, offices and opportunities! Please be aware food is limited, so we might run out.

Fall '23

October 11th: Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL)

Topics: Learn about opportunities in FSL and their inclusion efforts.

November 8th: Alumni Relations and Development (ARD)

Topics: Learn about the Affinity Leaders and Learners (ALL) Mentorship Program and NEXT job shadowing program. The ALL program is your way to get an LGBTQIA+ alumni mentor!

Winter '24

January 10th: Global Learning Office (GLO)

Topics: Learning about study abroad programs & services out of GLO. They will be swinging by the GSRC before major deadlines in February.

February 14th: Office of Fellowships/Office of Undergraduate Research

Topics: Fellowships, research, funding, and advising all provided by these two offices!

Spring '24

April 10th: Center for Awareness Response Education (CARE)

Topics: Join to learn about the services offered by CARE (sexual health consults, survivor services, programming), student group events, and information and how to get involved on campus/ April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, so swing by to also learn about all the months events!

May 8th: Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance (OCR)

Topics: How OCR serves students. Learn more about processes and procedures the office follows and explore reporting and resolution options available through ORC.

Are you an office that is interested in hosting a Lunch and Learn in the GSRC? Please contact matthew.abtahi@northwestern.edu to connect and explore if a collaboration is possible!

The GSRC is currently exploring expanding Lunch and Learns to include student groups, and community organizations. If you are a student group or community organization that serve or engage LGBTQIA+ students please reach out to matthew.abtahi@northwestern.edu to explore this program expansion and requirements of hosting organizations.

Join the GSRC and partners from CARE, SHAPE, and OCR a 7 week non-credit cohort! A place to learn and converse about different sex education topics through a queer lenses. No experience necessary! Sign-ups will go out during the end of summer, end of fall quarter, and end of winter quarter. Meetings are an hour an a half once a week in the evening. Cohorts only take form if we have enough sign-ups. Cohorts range in size from 6-14 people. There is no Winter 2024 cohort. Check back in later!

Queers and crafting is an structured sponsorship opportunity for LGBTQIA+ students and student groups looking to host a queer-centered space (ie: Ace/Aro space, Lesbian Space, Bi+ space, queer anime fans space). The person or group will pick a date and time in collaboration with GSRC, select a craft that can be done in 20-30 min, create a shopping list of materials less than $200 for at least 10 participants, and create marketing to be added to the GSRC newsletter to open the event to the university community. If you are interested in hosting a Queers and Crafting event please email gsrc@nortwhestern.edu.

Born out of a desire to make Northwestern a more inclusive and supportive environment for LGBTQIA students, the LGBTQ Advisory Board (LAB) in 2016 with the GSRC was apart of MSA. Through relationships and partnerships across campus, MSA identified a need for LGBTQIA undergraduate and graduate students to be in community and to build coalitions together.

The Advisory Board meets monthly to discuss any issues and or needs LGBTQIA students deem important while also providing council and feedback about GSRC operation and events. Some of the Advisory Board’s work includes a Queer Wellness Retreat, sending a delegation to Creating Change, curating the ordinal suggestions for the GQNBT Task Force Report, serving as a space for feedback for various NU departments, and building all gender bathroom advocacy strategy.

The Advisory board is comprised of LGBTQIA+ students leaders involved in queer student organizations and/or the Associated student government. If you are an exec member of an LGBTQIA+ student organization or a queer member of ASG, please contact the GSRC at GSRC@northwestern.edu to get invited to LAB!