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LGBTQIA+ Resources and Research

This guide provides a listing of on-campus and off-campus resources related to gender and sexuality resources and coursework at OU, and local resources for the LGTBQA+ community.

Programs, Resources at OU

Gender & Sexuality Programs and Resources at OU

Oakland University is committed to creating an atmosphere of advocacy, understanding, and support for all students, faculty, and staff.

The Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) supports the retention and graduation of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, intersex, and asexual or otherwise non-heterosexual and non-cisgender) students through education and retention initiatives for all members of the OU community. Click here to visit the Gender and Sexuality Center's homepage.

Connect with GSC
  • In person: North Foundation Hall, Room 104J, 318 Meadow Brook Rd., Rochester, MI 48309-4454
    • The GSC office is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Tuesdays from 8am to 8pm.
  • By phone: (248) 370-4336
  • By email: gsc@oakland.edu
  • GSC is on social media! Check out their pages here.
  • GSC has their own lending library! Click here to learn more.
SAFE On Campus

Students, Administrators and Faculty for Equality (SAFE) On Campus empowers students, staff and faculty to provide support to LGBTQIA colleagues at Oakland University. Training includes sexual orientation versus gender identity, defining LGBTQIA, includes group activities, campus resources, and guidance on making referrals. Training is now available in introductory and advanced levels.

To learn more about SAFE training or to request a session, click here.

Gender & Sexuality Programs and Resources at OU

Oakland University is committed to creating an atmosphere of advocacy, understanding, and support for all students, faculty, and staff.

The Women and Gender Studies (WGS) program at Oakland University investigates the systems of gender, power, and representation that shape the lives of women and men, girls and boys. As an interdisciplinary field of study, WGS scholarship puts gender - what it means to be masculine or feminine - at the center of analysis. Click here to visit the WGS program's homepage.

The WGS program enables participants to better understand the intersections between gender, gender identity, sexuality, culture, and social dynamics. For more information about the program, click here. Participants can obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree or a minor concentration in Women and Gender Studies during their time in the program; course requirements for each level can be reviewed at the links included above.

The LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) minor cuts across disciplinary boundaries and investigates what is means to divide people into social categories of "male" and "female," "straight" and "gay," or "bi" and “queer.” The minor in LGBTQ studies combines historical, social science, interpersonal and institutional investigations of sexualities, sexual identities and gender identities in U.S. and global contexts. Click here to visit the LGBTQ minor's homepage. For program requirements and coursework, click here.