Gender and Sexuality Programs

Our mission is to increase the understanding and appreciation of how gender and sexuality influence and frame our daily lives and social interactions.

Gender & Sexuality Programs housed under the Office of Intercultural Development seeks to eliminate harm, violence, and oppression through the intersectional promotion of gender equity and social justice by increasing the understanding and appreciation of how gender and sexuality influence and frame our daily lives and social interactions. To accomplish this, we work with campus constituencies to create safe and welcoming spaces for all students, faculty, and staff; advocate with and on their behalf for social justice and equality; and enhance critical inquiry into diversity and inclusion through programs and discussions.

Gender equity and inclusivity are the roots of all our services, programs, and efforts. Gender & Sexuality programs design culturally competent, pertinent curricula grounded in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s public health and social-ecological models. This model considers the complex interplay between individual, relationship, community, and societal factors. It allows us to understand the range of factors that put people at risk for violence or protect them from experiencing or perpetrating violence. The overlapping rings in the model illustrate how factors at one level influence factors at another level.

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center

Lafayette’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is a central hub of activity and information for students and student organizations on campus.

Lafayette Safe Zone Program

Lafayette's Safe Zone Program is designed to help facilitate conversations around LGBTQIA+ advocacy. It's also designed to educate the community on LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and students.

Lavender Lane: LGBTQIA+ Living Group

Lavender Lane is our LGBTQIA+ centered Living group house. The house is for LGBTQIA+ students and allies dedicated to creating an inclusive and queer affirming living space on-campus.

LGBTQIA+ History Month

Celebrated in October, Lafayette College annually organizes programs, workshops, and events to commemorate the rich history, culture, and trailblazing icons of our LGBTQIA+ community.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

Women's History Month

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8.

Queer Archives Project

The Queer Archives Project at Lafayette College is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative designed to illuminate Lafayette’s Queer history, advance teaching, learning, and research in the area of Queer Studies, and promote positive institutional transformation.

Prospective and New Students

If you are a new or prospective student of Lafayette, there is tons of information here about LGBTQIA+ issues, programs, and resources.