Celebrating National LGBTQ+ Pride with Disability Awareness

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:19:20 -0400
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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.

Join their free virtual event Celebrating Disabled LBGTQ+ Voices in Media 6/4 at 4:30 via Zoom.

For a deeper dive on this dual identity check out the Disability and LGBTQA Resource Guide (link)

Resources at UMBC include:

LGBTQ Student Union - for all students (undergrad, grad, part-time, full-time)

LGBTQ+ FSA - Faculty and Staff group

The Pride Center via i3b (check out their Pride Month post)

Spectrum Discussion Group via The Women's Center

Trans Support Group at The Counseling Center (+Pride Month awareness and resource post)

LGBTQIA+ Resource Page via the Office of Equity and Inclusion

We celebrate with you! You matter! 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.

UMBC's 2021 Accessible Route map is linked here.

Accessibility Concerns may be reported via this online form.