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UMKC LGBTQIA Programs & Services envisions a campus which celebrates, develops, supports, and critically engages LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, staff, and community members. We work towards this vision through the following:

  • Create connection and community for all LGBTQIA+ students, including through partnerships with university and community members, to help students develop as citizens in our collective democratic project.
  • Critically educate LGBTQIA+ students and the larger university community about LGBTQIA+ experiences, culture, academic advances, and issues in order to do active allyship both with and within the community.
  • Create a culture of care on campus that routinely supports LGBTQIA+ students’ physical, mental, emotional, academic, and spiritual wellness.
  • Continue our history of advocating for the needs of the LGBTQIA+ student community as well as develop students into self-advocates, with the hope they become leaders outside of UMKC.

For Students

Student Organizations and Leadership

LGBTQIA+-affiliated student organizations are active on campus. Join an established organization or start your own. There are also ways to get involved outside of a student organization--find your path to leading on campus!

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Programs & Signature Events

View our programs and signature events that help us reflect on the history and culture of LGBTQIA+ people, as well as highlight current issues facing our communities.

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Rainbow Lounge

Located in Student Union 325, the Rainbow Lounge is the home-away-from-home for our Rainbow Roos! Follow here to learn more about the resources available through the Rainbow Lounge
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Trans at UMKC

Learn more about the resources and support for our trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming students at UMKC
Be authentically you

For Faculty and Staff

Policies

Policies are important because they show us we matter. View the university's nondiscrimination, name change and reporting policies.

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Campus, Local, and National Resources

Resources from on campus, Kansas City and throughout the country, which are intended to support students in their academic and personal success, as well as uphold the university values of inclusive excellence.
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