The mission of the Department of LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Ally) Services is to support, educate, advocate, create visibility, and improve campus life for sexual/affectional minorities, gender-variant individuals and LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Ally) students, staff, faculty, alumni and community.

The LGBTQIA Awards Banquet Winners:

The Model Ally Award:

Xochitl Mota

LUGALA Award:

Rich Sypeck

Outstanding Service to the Community Award:

Chris Diggs

Exemplary Leadership Award: Charles Jensen

Faculty/Staff Award for Distinguished Comitment:

Tara Frank, Elvira Pimenta

Upcoming Events
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Safe Zone Training!

Come learn about heterosexism, homophobia and how to be a stronger ally to the LGBTQA community.

Safe Zone Training:

Monday, May 12th

1:00-4:30pm

U. C. 408

The dates and times of the trainings this Summer:

To be Announce please check back later  

ALL SESSION ARE OPEN TO THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY 

Please call LGBTQA Services at 610-758-4126 or e-mail us at RainbowRoom@lehigh.edu to register.

The Brown and White
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One-Man Performance Celebrates Gay Historical Figures

3/25/2007 Gay Latin-American comedian and actor Jade Esteban Estrada performed a one-man show depicting famous gay and lesbian figures in history in “ICONS: A Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 2”.  To read more about Jade's performance click here.

Illusions - Lehigh's Second Annual Drag Show
4/10/2006 Building on the success of last year's show, Lehigh presented it's second annual "Illusions" Drag Show.  Part of April's Awareness Days, the performance helped kick off an exciting month of events.  To read more about the show click here.

Rev. Irene Monroe addresses Lehigh campus.
2/5/2006 Out lesbian, African American, feminist, theologian, scholar, motivational speaker, columnist... all describe the Rev. Irene Monroe.  Yet, lists of labels don't do her justice.  If you didn't have a chance to hear her lecture on Racism, Sexism and Homophobia in person, you can read all about it here.

Anti-hate vigil promotes respect by sharing light, unity, song
11/16/2005 Residential Life Coordinator, John McKnight, accompanied by guitarist Christina Diggs, ’07, led the crowd in a song titled “We Shall Overcome” during the Stop the Hate vigil in Packer Memorial Church. To read the Brown and White's article about the event, click here.