LGBTQ+ Resources
Welcome to the Office of Student Life’s LGBTQ+ Resources page.
Here you will find a list of on- and off-campus resources that provide information and support for all Baruch students who identify as LGBTQ+ or are allies of the community. These resources are available to all students without regard to sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other protected class.
Please check back regularly for new announcements.
Baruch College Counseling Center
LGBTQIA+ Group Counseling
Mondays at 2–3 pm in person
This group is led by a LGBTQIA+ therapist from the Baruch College Counseling Center and provides a safe, supportive and confidential space to explore topics such as connecting and building community with other LGBTQIA+ students at Baruch, navigating family dynamics related to your LGBTQIA+ identity, exploring your LGBTQIA+ identity, exploring your LGBTQIA+ identity in the context of your religious or spiritual identity and getting support for coming out.
If interested, please contact Dr. Shenette Scille-Tye at shenette.scille@baruch.cuny.edu.
Baruch College Counseling Center | 137 E. 25th Street, 9th Floor
SAGE Internship for Undergraduate Political Science Students
SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older adults. Our Government Relations team advocates for policies and legislation that support LGBTQ+ older adults and older adults living with HIV, addressing their unique needs in areas such as healthcare, housing, and economic security.
Internship Overview
The Government Relations Internship offers undergraduate students majoring in Political Science or related fields the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in public policy, advocacy, and government affairs. Interns will assist in legislative research, policy analysis, and advocacy efforts, and they will gain insight into the legislative process at local, state, and federal levels, focusing on the needs of LGBTQ+ older adults.
Location
In Office (305 7th Ave – 6th Floor, New York NY 10001). Note, this is an in-person internship. Based on conversations with your supervisor, you may be able to be remote part of the time.
Duration
- 12–16 weeks (flexible based on academic calendar)
- Part-time (10–15 hours per week)
Deadline to Apply
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but early applications are encouraged for the fall, spring and summer terms.
Please check back regularly for new events.
Transgender Day of Visibility
April 1, 2025
12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
NVC 2-125
Bearcats,
Join us for a celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility! Celebrate each other, our community and our resilience!
This event will be a time to honor the vibrant and diverse transgender community, share stories, and raise awareness. Everyone is welcome to attend as we come together to celebrate visibility, strength, and pride.
Presentations • Food • Networking • Discussions • Giveaways
We look forward to seeing you there! 🌈
Brought to you by the Baruch College Counseling Center, CUNY LGBTQ+ Consortium, Baruch College Sexual and Gender Minority Health Lab, Baruch College Health and Wellness Office.
4th Annual CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference
Queer Care: Unleashing Our Power!
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Bronx Community College
REGISTRATION & MORE INFORMATION
The CUNY LGBTQI+ Council invites you to the fourth annual CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference at Bronx Community College! Join fellow CUNY LGBTQI+ students for a free day filled with community, learning, and pride. Registration is required.
Caring for one another is not only essential to our community’s success, but a radical act of love. Many are navigating difficult times, and it’s crucial we must come together and foster our love for one another. Through community care, we find the strength to amplify our collective power. We must continue to advocate for our community and others, especially our transgender and immigrant loved ones. This conference will offer a space to help us explore ways to care for ourselves and each other, unlocking our shared potential for both personal and collective transformation. Join us to connect, heal, and empower one another.
Free Buses
There are three buses available to get to Bronx Community College. They will be leaving from Queens College, Brooklyn College, and the College of Staten Island. These are available to any current student, faculty, or staff.
Being Authentic in Your Career and at Work
Tuesday, April 8 | 1:00–2:30 PM | Via ZOOM
Please join us for a conversation about authenticity in the workplace. We all have moments of struggling to be ourselves and to overcome imposter phenomenon feelings. Determining how best to be YOU requires awareness and strategy. Learn how to increase your awareness and develop the strategies to make it all easier in this workshop.
In this session with career coach & DEl Consultant Tanuja Ramchal, we’ll dissect authenticity using a human-centered lens to help you increase your awareness and start making career choices that more closely align with whom you are while protecting yourself.
Students must register with a CUNY email.
Register for the Being Authentic workshop
2025 Lavender Graduation Celebration
Thursday, May 1, 2025
12:00—3:00 PM
ITB 750 (Library building)
We are thrilled to invite the Baruch community to Baruch’s 3rd Annual Lavender Graduation, a special ceremony dedicated to honoring and celebrating our LGBTQIA+ graduating students! This event is a time to recognize their achievements, resilience, and contributions to our campus community—and to show your support!
In addition to recognizing our graduates, we are inviting students to showcase their gifts in two ways:
- Performance: Showcase your talents—whether through singing, musical instruments, dancing, juggling, magic, poetry, or any other talent. We are looking for 3-4 acts to keep everyone entertained. Each act will need to include at least one Baruch student.
- Speech: Offer words of congrats and celebration—whether a traditional speech, spoken word, or poem. We are looking for students to audition to provide a graduation speech. We are looking for 1-3 speakers who can offer their inspiring words to our graduating students. Students do not need to be graduating this year to speak.
Selected performers and speakers will receive special prizes as a token of appreciation.
🎤 Want to perform or give a speech? Auditions are now open! If you’re interested, please sign up and submit your video audition by the April 7 deadline.
I would like to PERFORM I would like to give a SPEECH
🎟 RSVP Now! Seats are limited, so be sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot.
Student RSVP Faculty/Staff/Alumni RSVP
Let’s come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our LGBTQIA+ graduates in a joyous and affirming space. At this time, due to capacity limitations, we are unable to invite guests.
- Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum – Baruch’s undergraduate LGBTQIA+ student organization.
- Graduate Pride Society – Baruch’s graduate LGBTQIA+ student organization.
- LGBTQIA Resource Center – A safe space for Baruch’s LGBTQIA+ students located in NVC 3-216.
- LGBTQ+ Job Search 101 – Video of a Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Career Services CUNY-wide presentation.
- Newman Library Guides – Selected LGBTQ resources available in the Newman Library.
- LGBTQI+ CUNY Council – The LGBTQI+ CUNY Council is a collective of CUNY campus representatives who collaboratively work to celebrate, support, and advocate for LGBTQI+ students, faculty, and staff CUNY-wide. Students, faculty, and staff can contact their campus representative to share information about LGBTQI+ activities and events, gain support on their campus, and champion issues and advocate for change for the LGBTQI+ community. Baruch Campus Representative: Gary Dillon, PhD
- Student Emergency Grants – Through generous donations from alumni, outside agencies, foundations, and other individual on- and off-campus donors, Baruch College is pleased to provide emergency grants to its students who are beset by financial difficulties.
- Immigration Lawyer Consultation – A free service for Baruch students brought to you by Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Student Assembly, and the Office of Student Life.
- LGBTQ Alumni & Allies – A network for Baruch alumni and allies.
- Baruch Title IX – Baruch is committed to cultivating a culture where students, faculty, staff, administrators, and visitors, are able to learn and work in a safe environment, free from harassment and misconduct.
- Baruch Scholarships – Baruch’s scholarship information and application page.
- External Scholarships – CUNY’s resource page for external scholarships.
Also check under Announcements on this page for any special scholarship listings.
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) was founded in 1991 as the first university-based research center in the United States dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities. By sponsoring public programs and conferences, offering fellowships to individual scholars, and functioning as an indispensable conduit of information, CLAGS serves as a national center for the promotion of scholarship that fosters social change.
CUNY LGBTQI+ Leadership Program
The CUNY LGBTQI Student Leadership Program brings together undergraduate students within the CUNY system for a year-long leadership training experience. The purpose of the program is to cultivate the next generation of LGBTQI leaders. The program utilizes a social justice framework to engage student leaders in a variety of training, experiential, and mentoring activities.
The CUNY LGBTQI+ Advocacy Academy is rooted in the belief that CUNY LGBTQI+ students, in all their diverse intersectionality, are uniquely positioned to take their rightful places among the next generation of leaders in government, industry, art & cultural institutions, science, finance and nonprofits that are critical to our city, state, and nation. With this in mind, the Academy will focus explicitly on identity and leadership development through political advocacy, policy development, community organizing, and civic engagement.
LGBTQ Studies
Diverse issues of lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) law, health, media, psychology, activism, and cultural production have risen to prominence nationally and globally, making the lives of LGBTQ people increasingly central to all social analysis. The City University of New York is committed to offering students the opportunity to develop careers in this dynamic and emerging field of inquiry through a variety of programs and courses, including the CUNY Baccalaureate (CUNY BA).
LGBTQ Courses
A sampling of some of the LGBTQ-inflected courses available across the CUNY campuses. Some are offered on a rotational basis. Please go to CUNY Class Search for current offerings and schedules.
CUNY Policies and Procedures
General Healthcare
- NYC Health + Hospitals – NYC Health + Hospitals is committed to empowering Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) New Yorkers to live the healthiest life possible. This health system provides responsive, compassionate, and respectful care in a welcoming environment.
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center – Callen-Lorde provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBTQ health issues.
- Apicha Community Health Center – Apicha Community Health Center’s mission is to improve the health of our community and to increase access to comprehensive primary care, preventative health services, mental health, and supportive services for underserved and vulnerable people, especially Asians and Pacific Islanders, the LGBT Community, and individuals living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
General Health Information
- NYC Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary and Gender Expansive Health – Resources for transgender and gender nonconforming people: gender-affirming medical care, HIV prevention and treatment, suicide prevention and crisis intervention and services for trans youth.
- Healthcare Bill of Rights – LGBT people suffer from stigma related health issues like smoking or mental health problems. When we fear a chilly welcome, we avoid doctors, which means we also don’t get well-person care like cancer screenings. The first step in breaking this chain is getting LGBT people in regular healthcare; this tool can help you be confident of your rights.
- HRC Healthcare Equality Index – Sets standards for promoting equitable and inclusive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer patients, and their families.
Mental Health
- NYC Well – NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.
- The Trevor Project – The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
- Gaylesta: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender & Sexual Diversity – Provides mental health services including therapist referrals, education and consultation.
Glassdoor – Lists out some affirming companies to work for and their reviews on Glassdoor, a job and recruiting site.
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index – Lists out companies based on their equality across LGBTQ+ experiences.
Your Guide to Professional Attire – General tips, do’s and don’ts about dressing for an interview provided by Starr Career Development Center. (Text version available.)
Organizations
- Sylvia Rivera Law Project – The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence.
- LeGal (LGBT Bar NY) – Focused on the greater New York metropolitan area, LeGaL is dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community.
- New York Legal Assistance Group – Provides legal assistance to individuals and communities experiencing poverty, and to provide the highest quality free legal services to those who need an attorney.
- NYC Anti-Violence Project – Provides direct client services to LGBTQ & HIV-affected survivors of all forms of violence, including hate violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, pick-up violence, and institutional violence in all five boroughs of New York City.
- Immigration Equality – Works to secure safe haven, freedom to live openly, and equality for individuals and families in the LGBTQ community. Through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation, they advocate for immigrants and families facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
- National Center for Lesbian Rights – NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.
- Lambada Legal – Lambada Legal works to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund – TLDEF is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
- American Civil Liberties Union – The ACLU of New York is one of 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states’ priority civil rights issues.
General Legal Information
- LGBTQ+ Travel Information – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. Legal protections vary from country to country. Many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage. More than seventy countries consider consensual same-sex sexual relations a crime, sometimes carrying severe punishment.
- New York State Division of Human Rights – The Division of Human Rights was created to enforce the Human Rights Law, which affords every citizen “an equal opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life.” This law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, credit, places of public accommodations, and non-sectarian educational institutions, based on age, race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status, and other specified classes.
- File a complaint with the Division of Human Rights – If someone feels they have been discriminated against they can file a complaint with the Division of Human Rights.
Know Your Rights
- Know Your Rights – A guide on New York State Human Rights Law.
- Lambada Legal – Legal rights for those who identify as LGBTQ+ persons in the workplace, those living with HIV, in court, transgender, or teens/young adults.
- Stopped by Police – An ACLU guide on handling police encounters. (Also in Spanish)
- Sylvia Rivera Law Project – Tips for trans people dealing with cops and jail. (Also in Spanish)
Updating Forms of Identification
- How to change your name (NY)
- Updating your driver’s license (NY)
- Updating your birth certificate (NY)
- Updating your Social Security Card
- Updating your passport
LGBTQ Guide of Services and Resources by the New York City Comptroller (2019)
- Housing Works – Housing is available to eligible individuals living with HIV; people of transgender experience living with HIV; single men and women with active substance use issues; HIV-positive single women recently released from a correctional setting; and HIV-positive unstably housed LGBTQ youth (18-24). We also offer supportive, affordable housing for families where the head-of-household is living with HIV.
- NYC Housing Connect – New Yorkers’ portal to find and apply for affordable housing opportunities across the five boroughs of New York City.
- NYCHA – Public housing is government-owned housing that is available to certain low-income individuals and families through the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
- Section 8/Rental Subsidy Programs – Section 8, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, provides federal funding for subsidies that help eligible low-income families rent decent, safe, and affordable housing in a neighborhood of their choice.
- The Audre Lorde Project – The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area.
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center – Brooklyn Community Pride Center provides services and support to the borough’s LGBTQ+ community through original programming and partnerships with other organizations.
- Identity House – Identity House is an all-volunteer community that provides counseling services to support and encourage LGBTQ+ adults who are working through issues around sexual orientation and gender identity & expression, including among other things alienation, relationships, and family.
- The Center: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center – New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center empowers people to lead healthy, successful lives. The Center celebrates our diversity and advocates for justice and opportunity.
- Rainbow Heights Club – Rainbow Heights Club, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a support and advocacy program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers of mental health services. We provide socialization, peer support, and a safe place to take the next step on the road to emotional recovery and wellness.
- NYC Unity Project – The NYC Unity Project—which is the first-ever focused, citywide commitment to supporting and empowering LGBTQ young people—is a key part of that commitment.
- Pride Basketball League NYC (Women’s+ Division) – The New York City Gay Basketball League provides a safe and welcoming environment free from harassment and discrimination for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community to play basketball and build camaraderie.
- Pride Basketball League NYC (Men’s+ Division) – The PBLNYC strives to promote positive values in our community and continues to fight to eliminate any negative stereotypes associated with LGBTQIA+ athletics. Most importantly, the league is a fun way to meet great people in the community. With advanced and recreational divisions, there’s something for every level of player.
- Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club (Men’s+ Division) – We are a gay-inclusive rugby team. Our focus is to create an environment for gay athletes to compete. Gotham competes with non-gay teams in the tri-state as well as in international gay tournaments where we are one of the top five teams in the world.
- Gotham Volleyball – Founded in 1981, Gotham Volleyball is an LGBTQ sports league whose mission is to build community through the sport of volleyball. We offer league play, training, open plays, and tournaments from the beginning to advanced levels.
What is Sexual Orientation? LGBTQ+
Sex Assigned at Birth and Gender Identity: What Is The Difference?
Expressing Myself. My Way.
My Friend is Transgender
5 Tips for Being an Ally
- LGBTQ+ Americans Fight Back: A Guidebook for Action (Human Rights Campaign)
- COMING OUT: A Handbook for LGBTQ Young People (The Trevor Project)
- Black and LGBTQ: Approaching Intersectional Conversations (The Trevor Project)
- Negrx y LGBTQ: Sobre Conversaciones Interseccionales (The Trevor Project)
- Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health (The Trevor Project)
- How to Support Bisexual Youth (The Trevor Project)
- A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (The Trevor Project)
- Protect Your Space and Well-being on Instagram (The Trevor Project)
- LGBT Dictionary (Baruch’s Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum – G.L.A.S.S.).
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language (The Safe Zone Project)