George Mason University Resources

• Counseling and Psychological Services

  http://counseling.gmu.edu/

  All of the counselers in the center have been though the Safe Zone Program. Adrienne Douglas, one of the counselers there is defined as a specific resource to our communities! She has scheduled hours, walk in hours, and runs 2 meeting groups on a regular basis!

• George Mason University Safe Zone Program

  http://lgbtq.gmu.edu/sz-who.html

  Contact Ric Chollar, Safe Zone Coordinator (703)993-2702
  Student Union Building 1, Room 225

  Safe Zone is a program that works to increase the number of allies to LGBTQ students. Safe Zone is a training and education program that takes place in an all-day workshop open to faculty, staff, and students. Mambers of the community outside GMU can usually attend the trainings on a space-available basis.

• Office of Alcohol, Drug & Health Education

  http://adhe.gmu.edu/

  Contact Susan Stahley, Director (Alcohol and Drug) (703)993-3687
  Contact Danielle Lapierre, Assistant Director (Stress, Tobacco, Sexuality) (703)993-3690
  Student Union Building 1, Room 219

  OADHE is one of our biggest allies on campus. They are big advocates of safe sex, and they always include LGBTQ interests in their health campaigns.

• Office of Diversity Programs and Services

  http://odps.gmu.edu/

  Contact: Ric Chollar, Director for LGBTQ Students. (703)993-2700
  Student Union Building 1 Room, 224

  ODPS is a big part of the LGBT presence on GMU's campus. ODPS is a big help in planning events, especially during Pride Week.

• Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning Student Services

  http://lgbtq.gmu.edu/

  Contact Ric Chollar, Safe Zone Coordinator (703)993-2702
  Student Union Building 1, Room 225 **NEW SPACE!**

  Starting in 2002, the Office of LGBTQ Resources has worked for and with the LGBTQ and ally community on George Mason's campus to create an environment that is welcoming and conducive to learning.

• Pride Alliance

  http://pride.gmu.edu

  (703) 993-2896
  Student Union Building 1, Room 225

  You're on our website! We're a student group on campus that welcomes and celebrates all people of all genders, sexualities, orientations, and expressions. We welcome anyone to our meetings, including people who are not students at GMU.

• Pride Office

  (703) 993-2896
  Student Union Building 1, Room 225

  This gets it's own bulletpoint! Pride Alliance and the Office of Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Questioning Student Services share this office. Come stop by! There are computers, a couch, resources, and lots of fun people hanging around! It's a great place to stop by on that awkward break between classes or to grab a bite to eat!

• Sexual Assault Services

  http://www.gmu.edu/facstaff/sexual/

  (SAS) is committed to providing direct services for anyone impacted by sexual assault, stalking and dating/partner violence. All services are available to survivors, and to their families, significant others, and friends at no cost. SAS is there to support everyone — regardless of age, ability, color, gender, race or orientation.

• Speak Out!

  email

  This is the LGBT activism group on campus that focuses on advocaty and education regarding LGBT issues locally, nationally, and internationally.

• Student Health Services

  http://www.gmu.edu/student/hcs/shs.html

  This is where you should go if you're sick, or have any health questions or problems. SHS has become more proactive in the last few years about LGBTQ Health and recently changed the gender bubble options on their forms!

• Women and Gender Studies Center

  http://wmst.gmu.edu/

  The Center, home to the WGST Minor, organizes a variety of lectures, workshops, and other activities relevant to campus life throughout the academic year. They have a very extensive library of books that might be of interest, as well as a REALLY comfortable couch, free computer use, and FREE PRINTING! Stop on by - there's usually a few friendly people working on papers, reading or eating. :)

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District of Columbia Resources

Locales

• Adams Morgan

  http://www.adamsmorgannow.com/

  Adams Morgan is a neighborhood surrounded by attractions like the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and the National Cathedral. Considered the heart of the Latino community in DC, Adams Morgan is ablaze with many cultures, perhaps best represented in the wide range of restaurants. Adams Morgan is a prime location for shopping, dining, and clubbing. It's accessible via metro - about just as far as a walk from stop Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stop on the Red line and the Dupont Circle stop on the Red line.

• Dupont Circle

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_Circle_Tunnel

  Dupont Circle is well known for being a center of LGBT life in DC. Along with museums, embassies, and fantasic restaurants, Dupont is the home of the national headquarters for the Human Rights Campaign and the Lambda Rising Bookstore, one of the most famous LGBT bookstores in the country. Youth Pride takes place within the circle itself every spring, and every year on the Tuesday before Halloween, 17th Street is the site of the unofficial-yet-traditional High Heel Drag Race. The night life is also hoppin. Dupont Circle is a Metro stop on the Red line, which is at the convergence of the SW corner of Connecticut Ave and Q Street NW and 19th Street NW.

• Georgetown

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Washington,_D.C.

  Georgetown is another popular LGBT neighborhood. One of DC's oldest neighborhoods, Georgetown is a destination for a day (and night) out shopping, dining, and clubbing. Georgetown isn't immediately accessible by metro, but you can get off at the Rosslyn station (Blue and Orange lines) and walk (or take the bus) to Farragut Square, NW, M Street, and Wisconsin Ave NW.

• U Street

  http://ustreet.net/

  U Street was the center of African-American culture before the rise of Harlem in the 1920's, and is still the heart of the music scene in DC. U street is the home of several performance and film venues, including the Lincoln Theater, the Howard Theater, the 9:30 Club, the Black Cat, and Busboys and Poets. Among several restaurants is Ben's Chili Bowl, famous even without Bill Cosby stopping by now and again. U Street is a metro stop on the Green and Yellow lines, at the SE corner of 1th and U Streets NW.

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