Who Are We
The LGBTQ+ Task Force is a diverse group of multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, inter-generational LGBTQ+ community members and allies. We work to advocate, educate, and support gender equity at Bellevue College.
What We Do
- Advocate for all students, staff, and faculty experiencing discrimination around gender identity and expression.
- Provide opportunities for continued education around gender identity, expression and ally-development on campus.
- Provide recommendations for best practices around gender equity with regard to facilities, curricula, and campus environment.
- Build Community Partnerships with LGBTQ+ Resources.
Vision Statement
Dismantle gender oppression and inequity at Bellevue College.
LGBTQ+ Resources/Contacts
- LGBTQ+ Resource Center
- LGBTQ+ Resource Center Advisor: Marlowe Zoller, (they, them)
- LGBTQ+ Task Force Chair: Liz Hollerman, (she, her, they, them)
Upcoming Events
- Donations for Rainbow Crosswalk and Trans Crosswalk
- Transgender scholarship: http://transgenderscholarship.org
Annual Important Dates
- September 23: Bisexual Visibility Day
- October: LGBTQ History Month &
- October 11: National Coming Out Day
- October 25-31: Asexual Awareness Week
- Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
- March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
- April: Celebrate Diversity Month
- April 27: Day of Silence
- May 17: International Day Against Homophobia
- June: LGBTQ Pride Month
- June 28: 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
Campus Information and Resources
- LGBTQ Student Demographics (pdf)
- All Gender Restroom Map (pdf)
- LGBTQ Community Resources (pdf)
- PE/ Gym Facilities
- Multicultural Services
- Counseling Center
- Name Change Policies
- Is your student experiencing bullying at high school? Consider Running Start at Bellevue College as an option.
- Bellevue PFLAG
- LGBTQ Community Resources (pdf)
- Ways to Make Your Classroom More Inclusive
Community Information and Resources
- POC SWOP – https://pocswop.swopusa.org/
- TWOC Solidarity Network – https://www.facebook.com/TWOCSolidarityNW/
- Coalition for Rights & Safety for People in the Sex Trade – www.rightsandsafety.org
- Aileen’s – www.aileens.org)
- UTOPIA – https://utopiaseattle.org/
- Gender Justice League – https://www.genderjusticeleague.org/
- Transgender Economic Empowerment Coalition – https://www.teecwa.org/
- Entre Hermanos – https://entrehermanos.org/
- Trans Families – https://transfamilies.org/tag/seattle/
- Ingersoll Gender Center – https://ingersollgendercenter.org/
- Seattle Indian Health Board – https://www.sihb.org/
- BestColleges Scholarship Guide – LGBTQ+ Scholarships For College Students | BestColleges.com
- LQBTQ Resources and Support – https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/lgbtq-student-support/
Last Updated September 13, 2021
