Lavender Lane: LGBTQIA+ Living Group
Lavender Lane is our gender-inclusive living-learning house dedicated to creating an inclusive and affirming space for LGBTQIA+ students and allies at Lafayette. Lavender Lane has many social and educational events for both residents and non-residents. Residents and visitors of Lavender Lane can take part in a community that uplifts and supports each other in their identities.
Photo of the ‘Lavender Lane’ living group house located on Lafayette College’s campus. Taken by Alex Granville ‘25.
Initiated by members of OUT in 2022, Lafayette’s student organization concerned with creating a safe, inclusive space for all LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies, Lavender Lane (2 West Campus Lane) is Lafayette College’s newest living group housing!
- As a living-learning community, residents are required to complete 2 service hours per semester and attend a minimum of 3 Lavender Lane events per semester.
- Lavender Lane has an executive board that plans events, assists in managing building access and roster, creates initiatives for inclusion, and advocates for the LGBTQIA+ student community at Lafayette College. Lavender Lane also has a Resident Advisor.
- There are 24 spots available for residents.
- The house is made up of 17 singles and 4 doubles. The first floor is a large common room space with lounge and study spaces, as well as a kitchen. The second and third floors are residence hall style housing.
- This is a gender-neutral living space, meaning students share the living space regardless of students’ sex, gender identity, or gender expression.
- All restrooms in the building are gender-inclusive, meaning they are not separated by binary gender markers. Residents will have access to and are free to use any restroom within the building.
- Non-residents can apply for 24/7 building access to Lavender Lane. Click here to apply for access for the 2024-2025 academic year.
To learn more about Lavender Lane, you can contact the current Co-Presidents: Jess Heske ‘25 and Alex Granville ‘25 at heskej@lafayette.edu and granvila@lafayette.edu. You can also read the Lavender Lane Constitution here.
Lavender Lane is advised by the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Ken Burns, and the Assistant Director of Intercultural Development for Gender & Sexuality Programs, Gabby Hochfeld. Lavender Lane works closely with LGBTQIA+-centered student organizations on campus and off campus as well as identity and cultural organizations generally.
Please click the link below to find out more about Residence Life.