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LGBTQ Center

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UNC-Chapel HIll Safe Zone

The purpose of the LGBTQ Center Safe Zone program is to create a network of allies for individuals who may be marginalized on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression. All UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students are eligible to become Safe Zone trainees. Training sessions take place several times a semester, and customized Safe Zone trainings can be scheduled with the LGBTQ Center on behalf of any department, group, or organization.

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Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!

Hello Tar Heels, and happy Spring!  Today, March 31, we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. TDOV was founded by Rachel Crandall-Crocker in 2009 to honor and uplift the transgender community outside of Transgender Day of Remembrance in November. TDOR is often seen as a day of mourning, so Rachel created TDOV as a companion…

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Happy Black History Month!

Happy Black History Month!  Black History Month began as Black History Week in the early 20th century, founded by the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History and,

Showing Out Despite the Snow!

Welcome back everyone! We here at the LGBTQ Center have dug ourselves out of the snow and ice and are happy to be back. We have a Spring calendar chock

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