Be the Change!

Getting involved at UNL is easy! There are wonderful opportunities to share your time and talents and to learn valuable skills such as leadership, time management, program planning and much more. 

Queerteers: Resource Center Volunteers

LGBTQA Programs, Services & Resource Center Volunteers are supporters and volunteers who help staff the center, assist with program planning and implementation, staff booths and otherwise help or serve the UNL LGBTQA community.

Want to become a Volunteer?
The LGBTQA Resource Center welcomes all potential volunteers. Please complete the following information form and return to the LGBTQA Resource Center on the third floor of the Nebraska Union or email it to the Graduate Assistant of the Center.

Resource Center Volunteer Information Form or PDF Version.

What Do Volunteers Do?
The LGBTQA Resource Center Volunteers

• Donate their time to learn relevant information so they can be a change agent on campus
• Volunteer on at least one committee that aims to improve the UNL campus in one way or another. Examples include the Be the Change Commitee, History Month Committee, Outreach, etc.
• Staff the LGBTQA Resource Center, publicity booths, and programming
• And... most importantly, work to make UNL a more welcoming and inclusive place for everyone.

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OutSpeaking

To learn more about getting involved on the Speaker’s Bureau, please click here. 

Listservs

Email lists you can join for news, discussion, and event information:

• Committee for GLBT Concerns
• ALLY
• LGBTQA Resource Center
• LGBTQNews

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Campus Organizations

Spectrum UNL: LGBTQA Student Organization
Open to all UNL students, the office is located in the Nebraska Union, room 234. The office is staffed by student volunteers. Spectrum is dedicated to the betterment and wellness of all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied students and staff. Meetings are held during the academic year. You can find Spectrum UNL on facebook and twitter! @spectrumunl 

UNL Committee on GLBT Concerns
Consisting of GLBTA students, faculty, and staff striving to create a campus environment supportive of GLBT people. We support the UNL non-discrimination policy and work to make it a reality; meeting bi-weekly throughout the academic year. For more information contact Pat Tetreault, ptetreault1@unl.edu or 472-1752.

Progressive Student Coalition
The Progressive Student Coalition (PSC) is a coalition of students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln dedicated to social justice, equal access and opportunity, environmental sustainability, and community and youth capacity building. The PSC facilitates dialogue among progressive student groups and assists them to craft strategic campaigns that envision a broad, diverse, and interconnected progressive movement. For more information please email psc.unl@gmail.com or visit their website at http://www.unl.edu/psc/index.html.

Allies & Advocates for GLBT Equality at the Law College
The purpose of Allies & Advocates for GLBT Equality is to provide education on GLBT issues. Their activities include bringing in speakers and facilitating social events. The specific intent is to bring awareness of GLBT concerns. For more information, please email PrairiePride.UNLLaw@gmail.com or visit their website at http://alliesandadvocates.blogspot.com/.

Students for Sexual Health
Students for Sexual Health promote accurate, inclusive and comprehensive sex education at UNL and in the Lincoln community through programming, outreach and education. Students for Sexual Health (SSH) has a facebook page and a listserv.

Other RSOs
If your RSO would like to be added to the list, you can take the survey by clicking here.

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Community Organizations and Groups

PFLAG Cornhusker
PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a national non-profit organization with a membership of over 80,000 households and more than 440 affiliates worldwide. This vast grassroots network is developed, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, DC, the national Board of Directors and the Regional Directors' Council. This links you to the Lincoln chapter.

• (402) 434-9880, P.O. Box 30128, Lincoln, NE 68503
• Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of each month, 6:30 (social half hour), 7 – 9 p.m., at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street, 434-9880

 http://www.pflagcornhusker.org/

OUTLinc
Do you want to see Lincoln become the place for LGBT people in the Midwest? OUTLinc provides you with educational and social programming as well as ways to get involved and make a difference in Lincoln. You can build relationships with other individuals and groups through an online-calendar, discussion boards and directories. Discover how you can celebrate, inspire and transform your community at www.outlinc.org!

LGBTQ Reading Group
A book club in Lincoln that reads literature with LGBTQ issues or themes. Meetints are on the first Saturday of each month at 1 pm at Indigo Bridge, located in the Haymarket in Lincoln. Check out the LGBTQ Reading Group Facebook page for the book of the month. 

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Support Groups

Gay and Bisexual Men’s Personal Growth Group
Facilitated by Dr. Scott Winrow from Counseling & Psychological Services for UNL students. For information call 402.472.7450 or email swinrow2@unl.edu with Gay & Bisexual men’s growth group in the subject line. Meets on Wednesday evenings.

Transgender Support Group

Counseling and Psychological Services in conjunction with the LGBTQA Resource Center is starting a Transgender Support Group. This group is open to any UNL student who identifies as transgender, transsexual, gender queer, or gender non-conforming. The group will be starting in early February and day and time will be set based on student interest and time availability. If you are interested in this group, please contact Scott Winrow by phone at 402-472-7450 or through email at swinrow2@unl.edu. 

Rainbow Alcohol Anonymous (AA) group
Monday nights, St. Matthews, 24th & Sewell, 7:30 P.M.; non-smoking.
http://www.lincaa.org/

Rainbow Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group
Friday nights, 5:30pm, 2729 N 12th St., Unity Room
http://www.elkhornvana.com/index.html

Transmasculine Support Group

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland will offer a Transmasculine Support Group for individuals that identify with a nontraditional masculine sense of self. This may include but is not limited to genderqueer, gender conforming, gender rebel, two-spirited, and femaile to male (FTM) individuals. The group will meet monthly beginning October 1st, 2011. For day and time, please contact 712-256-0318 or email ejay.jack@ppheartland.org.