GLBTQ of UTSA

03/22/2017

Join us on our new page Spectrum at UTSA

03/21/2017

Hey ya'll join us in our new page Spectrum at UTSA!

07/03/2014

If anyone is interested in volunteering for the pride parade this Saturday, please message me! As a beneficiary of Pride San Antonio, our organization must be available to help out during certain events and pride is the biggest! Our club will be assigned to the front gate for the following shifts on Saturday July 5th: 11-2, 2-4, and 5-7. You'll get a free shirt if you volunteer!

04/30/2014

Hey all! Lavender Graduation is TONIGHT at 6pm in the Denman Room. Come see our LGBTQIA+ seniors get recognition for all of their hard work. It'll be a proud moment for us all!

03/26/2014

We made it onto the Paisano!

The Paisano is the independent student newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

03/22/2014

Good afternoon, everyone!

In light of the recent events of Chi Alpha on campus, officers Michelle Jackson and Dalton Hart will be acting through the GLBTQ Political Committee to take action through the University. To these ends, we've decided to compile a sort of master list of everyone's experiences with Chi Alpha last Thursday. Pretty soon, Dalton Hart be messaging everyone who shared their account of events and asking if they will consent to having their testimony used in this master list. Consenting to this does not entail any additional work on your part; we'll be filing them with the University so they will understand the personal accounts of those of us present, and how/why each of us were potentially victimized. The university will not be contacting you in response.

That being said, if you had contact with Chi Alpha and their hate speech on Thursday and have not shared an account of your experience but want to, message either Michelle Jackson or Dalton Hart and share your account of what happened with. Also, if you want your testimony to be shared, but do not want to risk compromising yourself or your identity, you can choose to remain anonymous! The two officers will both post comments on this post letting everyone know who they are!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

03/20/2014

I would like to formally thank the members and supporters who helped me peacefully protest against the actions of Chi Alpha, a Christian student organization, today.

I take pride in attending a university that has protections in place for our community. Despite these policies, however, today was the first time I truly felt unsafe on campus. As a student who pays to attend this university, I should feel safe when I'm walking through campus. I should feel safe when I'm walking to class. I should feel safe, period. This means going about my day without being loudly harassed by preachers who aren't even enrolled at UTSA.

I'm incredibly blessed to be at a point in my life in which I don't allow these shameful demonstrations to outwardly affect me. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for all of my fellow LGBTQIA+ Roadrunners. Today's events were not only deplorable, but incredibly triggering and inappropriate for a university on the path to achieving tier one status. Racism, homophobia, and transphobia have no place at our university.

This is not a matter about our community being against Christianity. Religion serves as a medium for many people to cope with the struggles in their lives. It can be beautiful. That being said, it shouldn't be used as a weapon to oppress and spread hate. It also shouldn't be used as a tool to harass vulnerable students.

Our organization will be filing reports against Chi Alpha. The demonstration today violated multiple policies listed in UTSA's nondiscrimination policy. We've got a recording of the event and I will personally be speaking with students and members who witnessed it. I'm currently familiarizing myself with the appropriate process to deal with this.

That being said, I urge all of the members within our organization to be safe at all times. Report any instances in which your basic human rights and dignities are violated. Here is the link to the form you fill out for any instances that occur on campus.http://utsa.edu/eos/forms/EOS%20COMPLAINT%20FORM%202013.pdf

Here's UTSA's nondiscrimination policy. Read it and be familiarized with your protections. http://www.utsa.edu/hop/chapter9/9-1.html

If you have any concerns, please message me. In addition, if you witnessed the event today, I would like to write down what you saw.

I'll always have your backs, guys.

Gisselle Loredo
GLBTQ President

02/25/2014

Are you interested in a leadership role in our organization? We are currently looking for a Social Chair. The Social Chair's role in GLBTQ is to plan social events for the organization and take suggestions for future events.

Requirements to be an officer are as follows:
-- must have a minimum of a 2.25 cumulative GPA
-- must have been an official member for at least one semester
-- must be able to attend general meetings on Wednesdays at 7pm
-- must be able to attend officer meetings on Sundays at 2pm

This position does not require an election- it is appointed. If you are interested, please message our President, Gisselle Loredo! She will pick the best candidate based on the requirements listed above, and overall involvement or leadership capabilities.

02/12/2014

We had lots of fun tabling today! We have some of the most passionate and active students at

02/12/2014

In lieu of a general meeting, we'll be attending UTSA Student Health Services GLBTQ Edition of S*x in the Dark tonight at 7:30! Join us in the Retama Auditorium!

We'll be going to Mama Margie's on I-10 and Wurzbach after the meeting!

01/20/2014

Our first general meeting of the semester will be this Wednesday, January 22nd, at 7pm in the Bexar Room!

01/13/2014

Welcome back! Hope you all have a great first day of classes.

Our first meeting of the semester will be next Wednesday, January 22nd in the Bexar Room!