About Us LGBTQ* resource center on UKs campus. Founded in 2007.
Entirely student ran. Only center on UKs campus without a full time
staff member. We serve two primary functions: Operate as a physical
resource center/safe space on campus. 9-5 Monday through Friday
Offering academic, interpersonal, cultural resources. Referral
services and resource linking. Operate as an activist organization
working for community/cultural change. Specialized trainings.
Awareness campaigns. Lobbying efforts.
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The Community The LGBTQ* Community on campus: Estimate of
student population alone: 2,500 LGBTQ* identities are not included
in demographic questions. Center Statistics: Consumer Info: Average
Daily: 24 Peak Hours: 11-2 (Avg. 11 people) Average Daily
First-Time: 3 Resource Info: 1) Safe Space 2) Condoms 3) Volunteer
Opportunities 4) Crisis Referrals 5) Promotional Materials Outreach
Statistics: Average Reach: 54 Top Reach: 1,067 Over 400 page
likes
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Issues LGBTQ* as a Vulnerable Population Bullying/Harassment
(GLSEN 2011) Hate Crimes (FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2004-2012)
Sexual Assault (Michigan Coalition to End Sexual Assault &
Domestic Violence 2011) Suicide (Center for Disease Control 2009)
HIV/AIDS (Center for Disease Control 2012) Homelessness (Williams
Institute 2011) UK Paper Hearts Campaign (2012-2013) Data from our
ALLYne Together Research: 1:4 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced
an incident of extreme power-based community violence in their
lifetime. 7:10 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced patterned
power-based community violence within the past year.
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ALLYne Together Being a safe space isnt enough! In order to
provide the services the community needs, we needed to become
PROACTIVE. ALLYne Together Campaign Primary Prevention Resource
Toolkits Ally Networks Anonymous Reporting
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Spring Events OUTsource Events: ALLYne Together APO Ally
Training Ally Training: 3-Part Series Ally Training: Train the
Trainer Partner/Sponsored Events Queer and Now Film Series (LNFS)
TransParent Race and Sexual Orientation (MLK Center) Queer Take
Back The Night (VIP Center) Pride Week AVOL Free HIV Testing Safe
Space Report LGBTQ* Pray-In Gayla 2014
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Proposals Two primary proposals Full-Time Staff Member The
center is currently entirely student run. All programming
(research, design, and facilitation) is student run. Only center on
UKs campus open 9-5 that does not have a full time staff member.
VIP Center MLK Center Catalyst Center for Student Involvement
Student Government A draft is on the desk of OID. Larger Space The
OUTsource center is only fire code approved for 18 people. 24
walk-ins a day. 11 at a time during peak hours. Data shows we are
growing. Multiple functions Office Resource Center Safe-Space