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The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center enriches the experience, fosters success, celebrates victories, and affirms the existence of Penn's LGBTQ+ undergraduates, professional and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni using the lenses of social justice and intersectionality.

 Through education, support, and advocacy, the Center cultivates a campus climate where all students, regardless of their gender or sexual identity, can live authentically.

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ALOK named first Scholar in Residence at Penn’s LGBT Center

The University of Pennsylvania announced a $2 million commitment to create the first residency, at any university in the United States, dedicated to championing LGBTQ+ communities and scholarship.

The LGBTQ+ Scholar in Residence provides new resources to bring prominent leaders to Penn’s campus. The residency will launch this April with inaugural scholar ALOK, an internationally acclaimed author, poet, comedian, and public speaker, whose work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. ALOK is the author of “Femme in Public” (2017), “Beyond the Gender Binary” (2020), and “Your Wound/My Garden” (2021), and has toured more than 40 countries over the past decade.

“University Life is deeply appreciative for this impactful gift,” said Tamara Greenfield King, Interim Vice Provost for University Life and Senior Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs. “The Scholar in Residence program complements the incredible work of our Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center to make visible the experiences of Penn’s LGBTQ+ community. We are honored to lead the inaugural program, and we are committed to demonstrating, on a national level, how this program can bolster the LGBT Center’s efforts to create inclusive cocurricular experiences for our students.”

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  • Come learn about queering fertility, pregnancy, and lactation! 🍼🌈 Join us for this informative session on Tuesday, April 4th from 5-7:30pm at the LGBT Center, led by Leo Rosas Saffari (They /Them/Elle) BFA, ABSN '23. This presentation...
  • Watch till the end for a special message! 🥰 March is coming to a close — there are only 2 days left! — which means we’re almost at the end of Women’s History Month, a time...
  • Celebrate QPenn with QSA's annual Drag Show🌈 Join us on Saturday, April 1st at 7:30 pm in the ARCH building auditorium (3601 Locust Walk) for our annual drag show featuring Philly & Penn students, and faculty...
  • Check out this video from our #QPenn2023 ice skating party hosted by @pennqanda! 🌈⛸️ We have a lot of exciting events happening this week in celebration of QPenn — So be sure to visit the pinned...
  • 🏳️‍🌈 Let’s talk about queer and trans pleasure! 🏳️‍⚧️ Join @WellnessAtPenn and @PennLGBT on Friday March 31st from 3-4:30 pm in the LGBT Center (3907 Spruce St) for the second session of our queer sex, sexuality,...
  • Our ice skating party was such a blast!! ⛸️🌈 Thank you so much to everyone who attended and celebrated QPenn with ice skating & friends 🥰 And thank you to @PennQandA for hosting this fun night!! We...
  • Friday, March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility!!🏳️‍⚧️💗✨ TDOV is an annual day to uplift and honor trans people of all identities and experiences — and in celebration, @PennLGBT and @PennGenderEquity are hosting a table full...
  • 🏳️‍⚧️ Learn about trans-affirming pedagogies with @PennGSWS! 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us at this symposium on Friday, March 31st from 10 am - 4:30 pm at the ARCH building (3601 Locust Walk) in Room 108. This event is part...
  • Thank you so much to everyone to stopped by the QPenn 2023 opening picnic! 🧺🌈🥳 We had such a blast kicking off our annual LGBTQIA+ Pride Week with our community at the LGBT Center. There are lots...
  • Join PennAces & NeuroQueer for a Game Night! 🎮🃏♟️ Stop by the LGBT Center’s lounge on Thursday March 30th from 6:30-8:30 pm to celebrate QPenn by relaxing with fun friends and fun games. We'll have pizza, snacks,...
  • All Penn graduate and professional students are invited to attend Queer Prom! 👑🌈 Join us for this celebration on Wednesday, March 29th from 7-10pm at Cockatoo Bar (208 S. 13th Street) There will be a taco bar...
  • Celebrate with fellow queer staff and faculty! 🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍⚧️💙 The LGBT Center is hosting a re-launch party for LEAP (LGBTQ+ Employees at Penn) this upcoming week during QPenn, Penn’s annual LGBTQIA+ Pride Week 🥳 Stop by the LGBT...
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