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Wesleyan has a deeply held commitment to diversity. The issues pertaining to sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are an integral part of this commitment to education, communication, and understanding. Students, faculty, administrators, and staff strive to create a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ…) students at Wesleyan. Many queer faculty, staff, and administrators also make themselves available to serve as resources to LGBTQQ… students.

Many people in the Wesleyan community use the word “queer”, a non-gender specific and inclusive word, in place of other terms that do not fully encompass the variety of sexual and gender identities of our community members. While this term was used as an epithet against LGBTQQ… people in the past, many have sought to reclaim it and now use it with pride. There is, however, space at Wesleyan to self-identify with any words that best validate one’s identity.

LGBTQQ… students are vocal, active, organized, and respected members of the Wesleyan community. While some students choose to become involved in political and social organizations that exist on campus, there is no universal or typical way of being queer at Wesleyan.

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