June marks National LGBTQ+ Pride Month
and offers the nation the opportunity to reflect on the incredible
contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. Our nation is at its best when it
welcomes, represents and includes people of all backgrounds. This
includes people with disabilities and the intersections shared with the
LGBTQ+ community. According to a study published in 2012,
fully 36 percent of women in the LGBTQ+ community and 30 percent of men
in the community also self-identify as people with disabilities. Learn more about the intersection via RespectAbility here, especially with Leah Ilana's essay on the need for safe refuge. More Disabled LBGTQ+ Profiles, in their own voices, are profiled here.
We celebrate with you! You matter! UMBC Resources include:
LGBTQ Student Union - for all students (undergrad, grad, part-time, full-time)
LGBTQ+ FSA - Faculty and Staff group
The Pride Center via i3b is centrally located on the second floor of the UC and has upcoming SafeZone training.
Retriever Integrated Health has an LGBTQ Group, and additional mental health supports.
LGBTQIA+ Resource Page via the Office of Equity and Inclusion
For question about disability or accessibility at UMBC, undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities connect with Student Disability Services online (link) or via disability@umbc.edu.
Accessibility & Disability Services (link) administers employee (faculty, staff, graduate assistant and student worker) accommodations.