The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Center works to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for UNC-Chapel Hill community members of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. The LGBTQ Center offers support and advocacy programs and services designed to address identity development, leadership development, and relationship skills development, educational programs that strengthen allyship and on-campus support for LGBTQIA+ individuals, and community building through social and cultural events.
Your gift to the LGBTQ Center helps to create a safe and inclusive campus community by:
- Providing opportunities for LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff to gather and build strong, sustaining connections that support their work.
- Increasing awareness of services on campus that support LGBTQIA+ and allied individuals.
- Cultivating an up-to-date library where LGBTQIA+ campus members of all races, ethnicities, abilities, and interests can find themselves reflected across history.
- Continuing to develop a network of informed campus and community members of all identities with the tools to support people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions on campus.
Carolina Pride Alum Network
The Carolina Pride Alum Network (CPAN) seeks to foster community among LGBTQIA+ alums, faculty, staff, and students.
Our purpose is to build lasting structures for engagement that support our members, advance our community, and strengthen the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Upcoming Event:
April 10-11, 2026: SEQC50
SEQC50 marks fifty years since the inaugural Southeastern Gay Conference, hosted by the Carolina Gay Association in 1976. This event will blend history with the present through panel discussions, performances, a curated art exhibition, and opportunities to connect. All are welcome. For more information, please visit our website.
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Featured Initiatives
Student Support Groups
The LGBTQ Center hosts collaborative peer support and discussion groups in partnership with UNC Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) providing community and connection for students.
Graduate and Professional Student Program
The LGBTQ Center and the Graduate School’s collaborative program works to meet the unique needs of graduate students through professional development, graduate student resources, and community building events and programs.
Student Leadership Programs
The Student Ambassador Program is a student leadership and development program offered through the LGBTQ Center. Ambassadors gain empowerment and confidence from mentorship, career/personal development, events/programs, and connection to community agencies and networks.