The LGBT Resource Center at Kansas State University is dedicated to supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) students, staff, and faculty at our campus and surrounding communities. The Center was established in August of 2010 and is currently located in 207 Holton Hall. It is the goal of the Resource Center to promote equity, respect, and social justice through programs, outreach, and education. The Center is open to all and provides information regarding resources available to those of differing sexualities and gender identities and helps to build and nurture a diverse and inclusive campus community that supports all aspects of the curricular and co-curricular lives of our students, faculty, staff, and community members.
LGBTQ students and their families at K-State are an important part of the K-State community. The Center and the departmental student organizations; Sexuality and Gender Alliance, Gender Collective, and Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; host many events throughout the academic year. Events include social and educational and advocacy programming such as the Kansas LGBTQ Leadership Conference, Ally Cats, Red Ribbon Ball, Annual K-State Drag Show, and Lavender Graduation. Events are open to all and welcome your student, your family, and all allies to the LGBTQ community.
The LGBT Resource Center also administers several scholarships and other financial aid opportunities. One of the most outstanding programs provides financial assistance for your student to acquire mental health care. In addition, the Center helps to connect students and families to many additional resources both on and off campus. Additional opportunities for mentorship, career development, and community engagement are also available.
The Resource Center and Coordinator, Dr. Brandon Haddock have been awarded many accolades and awards. These include a Five Star Premiere Campus rating based upon the Campus Pride Campus Climate Index and Dr. Haddock as the 2013 Campus Pride Voice and Action National Advisor Award. The Center has also been recognized as a Top 25 LGBT Friendly College by College Consensus in 2019 and as a Top 10 Trans-Supportive College by the Advocate Magazine in 2017. On October 13th, 2020, K-State was named one of Campus Pride’s “2020 BEST OF THE BEST LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities!”
The LGBT Resource Center is included within Intercultural Learning & Academic Success within the Office of Diversity & Multicultural Student Affairs (DMSA) reporting structure.