Campus Resources
UNH President's Commission on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender Issues
The mission of the UNH President's Commission on the Status of Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender Issues is to facilitate the development of a
university community that is equitable and inclusive of all sexual orientations
and gender expressions through advocacy, education, assessment, and activism.
TAG News List
This is an internet bulletin board on the
UNH server that enables interested members of the GLBT community and
their allies to communicate with each other. To subscribe to this list, send
a message to ListProc@lists.unh.edu with the message: Subscribe tag.news (your
email address) your name. For any questions or comments about this GLBT
community bulletin board contact Judy
Spiller at 862-2165.
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA)
The mission of OMSA is to provides services and advocacy to Black,
Latino/a, Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans,
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning students, in order to
assist in elevating their academics success rates, and therefore their retention
and graduation rates. In addition, OMSA works to support, promote, and assist
students and student groups that contribute to making the university a
diverse, multicultural community. In pursuit of this vision and mission, OMSA
is dedicated to fostering the full participation of these student groups in
all facets of the UNH community and assuring that they have equal and fair
access to all academic, social and recreational groups and activities. OMSA
is located in the Memorial Union Building, Suite 327. Contact Sean McGhee
at 862-2050 or via email for more information.
The Alliance »
The
Alliance is a social organization directed toward exploring issues affecting
students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allies. The
Alliance traditionally meets weekly. Meeting
venues will be posted in the table tents in the dining halls, in the
student newspaper (The New Hampshire), and on the Diversity Support
Coalition door (MUB 147). Email the Alliance for
more information.
Diversity Support
Coalition (DSC) »
The Diversity Support Coalition is an organization open to all students
whose goals are to educate and expose the campus to issues of multiculturalism
and variations of the human identity. The DSC is an umbrella organization
comprised of six groups, one of which is the Alliance . The DSC is located
in the Memorial Union Building Room 147. Contact the DSC at 862-3550 for
more information.
Counseling Center »
The
University of New Hampshire Counseling Center provides a wide range of services
to students, faculty, and staff. Seven certified psychologists and three
pre-doctoral interns staff the center. They have considerable expertise
with a wide range of issues. As one example, read "The Self-Discovery
of Being Queer" by Paul Cody Ph.D., which contains advice for the journey
of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people into becoming themselves
on the Counseling Center Web site . The Counseling Center is located
on the first floor of Schofield House and can be reached at 862-2090.
Affirmative Action Office »
As much as the university may intend to conduct business in a
nondiscriminatory manner, sometimes individuals in the system do violate university
policy. Any student, faculty or staff member who feels they have been discriminated
against or treated disrespectfully, based on their sexual orientation
or gender identity, is encouraged to contact the Affirmative Action Office
at 862-2930 or via email for assistance in resolving this complaint.
The office is located in Thompson Hall, Room 305.
The Office
of Health Education and Promotion, Health Services »
This office offers educational programs on various sexuality, gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender issues; physical and emotional health issues, including
homophobia/heterosexism. The office has a resource library, and makes available
information and referral to social activities, support groups and services/programs
available on campus and within the local community. Contact the Office of
Health Education and Promotion at 862-3823.
Off-Campus Resources
Blithe House Quarterly »
Blithe House Quarterly, the leading journal of LGBT literary periodicals.
Rainbow Resources of NH, Inc. »
Rainbow Resources of NH, Inc. The Gay Info Line. Educational and referral information to and about the LGBT and Allied Community of NH.
NH PFLAG »
PFLAG -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays -- promotes
the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people,
their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society;
education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination
and to secure equal civil rights. Seacoast PFLAG meets the first Tuesday
of every month at Stratham Community Church on Emery Lane near the Stratham
Traffic Circle from 7-9 p.m. Programs follow each support group meeting.
Call 772-5196 for more information.
Seacoast Outright »
Seacoast Outright is an educational, social service, advocacy organization
that offers services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and questioning youth
(21 and under) in the greater New Hampshire, southern Maine, and northern
Massachusetts Seacoast region. Seacoast Outright's mission is to help gay,
lesbian, bisexual, trans and questioning youth develop into healthy, caring,
productive citizens. Seacoast Outright provides a support group for gay,
lesbian, bisexual, trans youth, and youth who are questioning their sexual
orientation or gender identity. Call 431-1013 for up-to-date meeting information
and to leave a message for the director. There is a Crisis Teenline available
24 hours a day at 1-800-639-6095.
AIDS Response-Seacoast (ARS) »
AIDS Response Seacoast is a non-profit, community-based HIV/AIDS
service organization dedicated to providing education, direct assistance and
advocacy to people and communities affected by HIV infection. It provides
direct service to clients at all stages of HIV infection who live in Rockingham,
Strafford and southern York counties, and to education programs throughout
New England.
Women Singing Out
Looking for music students interested in joinging us. Lesbian-based chorus in Portsmouth, NH, welcoming all women regardless of race, religion, age or orientation. Now entering our eighth season, we are lesbian and straight together singing OUT to bring positive, proactive change through music and visibility.
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