We highlight the academic, social, and cultural opportunities supporting this month and these communities.
*Transgender is an umbrella term describing a person whose gender differs from their sex assigned at birth. Trans is shorthand for transgender. Nonbinary is an umbrella term for genders other than woman or man, including genders with aspects of both or neither.
Spotlight: Trans Resource Hub
The Trans Resource Hub is designed to connect campus communities with trans and nonbinary affirming resources and services. From healthcare and housing to advocacy and community spaces, the Hub is a one-stop guide for support, empowerment, and belonging.
Transgender and Gender Diverse Care: UHS offers affirming, comprehensive services with practitioners specializing in transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse care — supporting your health, wellness, and identity.
Campus Advisory Committee on LGBTQ+ Communities at Cal: A committee advocating for an inclusive and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ individuals at UC Berkeley. The committee has actively engaged in initiatives, policy reviews, and community concerns, driving significant positive change for LGBTQ+ staff, faculty, and students.
Staff and Faculty Resources
LavenderCal: A network for LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, fostering a supportive and affirming workplace environment. Through various initiatives and events, it champions inclusivity and diversity within the UC Berkeley community.
Administrative Departments, Organizations and Student Groups
Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq): Serves as UC Berkeley's inclusive campus hub around gender and sexuality, offering resources, support, educational programs, and leadership initiatives for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to foster a welcoming and inclusive Cal experience.
Queer Alliance Resource Center (QARC): A student-run organization that provides social, educational, and safer sex programming that centers the needs of queer and trans community on campus, and also acts as an umbrella organization for all active queer/trans student organizations on campus. QARC is one of the oldest student orgs on campus, one of the oldest queer student orgs across the country, and is at the forefront of this movement, fostering a culture of acceptance and celebration. QARC maintains a resource center located in the Hearst Field Annex A15.
Transgender Students at Cal (T-Cal): Student organization providing a vital platform for transgender and nonbinary students, offering a supportive network and resources for navigating campus life. The organization actively promotes awareness and understanding of Trans experiences and challenges.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Advocacy Project (SOGA): A Graduate Assembly Project that seeks to improve the lives and experiences of queer and gender-diverse graduate students at UC Berkeley, led by the SOGA and Trans & Gender Diverse Advocacy Project Directors who serve as advocates to address specific needs and concerns of the community to ensure their success in higher education and beyond.
The Trans and Gender-Diverse Advocacy Project (TGDA) is dedicated to improving the lives and academic experiences of trans and gender-diverse graduate students at UC Berkeley. Led by project directors who advocate on behalf of the community, TGDA identifies and addresses the unique challenges faced by trans and gender-diverse grads. The project also collaborates with other Graduate Assembly initiatives, including the Sexual Orientation and Gender Advocacy Project, to ensure inclusive support, community-building, and resources that empower trans and gender-diverse students to thrive in graduate school and beyond.
Registered student orgs in CalLink - There are multiple student orgs supporting trans and nonbinary student involvement and community building at UC Berkeley. Get involved today! If you are looking to start your own group, you can reach out to OASIS
Haas Distinguished Chair in LGBT Equity and an associate professor in Gender and Women’s Studies
Eric’s award-winning first manuscript Atmospheres of Violence: Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable (2021) follows their co-edited award winning books Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility (2017) and Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex ( 2011/15) and co-directed films Criminal Queers (2019) and Homotopia (2008).
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (October 25, 1946 – October 13, 2025)
often referred to as Miss Major, was an American author, activist, and community organizer for transgender rights.
"Miss Major (Griffin-Gracey) [was] active in revolutionary struggles for the last 50 years, and she continues to transform possibilities. She [was] a friend and a family member that I have learned a lot from. And the kind of space that she [made] for so many other people is really powerful. She’s somebody that gives me hope, or as close as I can get to it."
