Campus Pride Features Penn’s LGBT Center
Penn’s LGBT Center, the second oldest LGBT Center in the country, was featured by Campus Pride during the Fall ’21 semester. Intern Ayla Azim, from
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center enriches the experience, fosters success, celebrates victories, and affirms the existence of Penn's LGBTQ+ undergraduates, professional and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni using the lenses of social justice and intersectionality.
Through education, support, and advocacy, the Center cultivates a campus climate where all students, regardless of their gender or sexual identity, can live authentically.
As per Penn’s latest COVID-19 guidance, the LGBT Center will be operating virtually January 5-7, 2022 and January 10-11, 2022.
Starting January 12, 2022, rotating staff will be available weekdays from 10am-6pm at the LGBT Center, Penn Women’s Center, and the Greenfield Intercultural Center:
- Mondays – LGBT Center (3907 Spruce St)
- Tuesdays – Greenfield Intercultural Center (3708 Chestnut St)
- Wednesdays – LGBT Center from (3907 Spruce St)
- Thursdays – Greenfield Intercultural Center (3708 Chestnut St)
- Fridays – Penn Women’s Center (3643 Locust Walk)
Although we will only be in the Center Mondays and Wednesdays, we remain open virtually between 10am-6pm Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email:
o Erin Cross, Director: ecross@upenn.edu
o Malik Muhammad, Associate Director: malikmuh@upenn.edu
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