• Space Operating Hours

    Fall 2024

    Monday to Thursday 11 am to 4 pm (In-Person)
    Friday 10 am to 4 pm (Virtually via Email)

    Staff is available Monday-Friday from 9 am – 5 pm via email.

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    To contact the GSC, send email to lgbtqa@uic.edu

  • Welcome! We're glad you're here.

    We are a cultural center serving the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual + students, faculty, and staff. Through the production, curation, and preservation of intersectional LGBTQIA+ culture we aim to inspire critical thinking, learning, and action on campus and beyond.

    Let’s work together to make a difference.

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Nov 19 2024
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Queer & Trans Drop-In Support Space: Holidays with Family

Tuesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm CST
GSC Flex Space, 183 BSB
Nov 20 2024
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Name and Gender Marker Change Info Session

Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm CST
via Zoom
Dec 3 2024
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Queer & Trans Drop-In Support Space: QTBIPOC Students

Tuesday, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm CST
GSC Flex Space, 183 BSB

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Billy’s Banter: Reflections from GSC Director (November)
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
"In a political climate that is increasingly hostile to Trans people all over the world, TDOR serves as an important reminder that transphobia is killing people."
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Billy's Banter: Reflections from GSC Director (October)
Thursday, October 3, 2024
"October was chosen for LGBTQ+ History Month in part because National Coming Out Day was already celebrated every year on October 11. In this post, I want to talk about (not) coming out. ...[it] is more complicated than many understand."
Bi Visibility Week
Billy's Banter: Reflections from GSC Director (September)
Monday, September 16, 2024
"Questioned and minimized by both straight and gay people, bisexual folks have historically had to fight for legitimacy, visibility, and pleasure on all sides."
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CCUSC Solidarity Statement
Monday, October 16, 2023
Statement from the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC)
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How to Find an LGBTQ-Friendly College
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Featuring GSC Director Dr. Billy Huff

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