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SOU Gender & Sexuality Justice (Queer Resource Center)

Last updated Jun 2026

About

The Gender & Sexuality Justice (GSJ) area at Southern Oregon University provides advocacy and a gathering place for queer, trans, women, femme, and survivor students. It runs support groups, peer resources, and regular programming like queer climbing nights, trans BIPOC poetry workshops, and queer gaming nights, and connects students to campus and community resources. Housed in the Dean of Students office in Stevenson Union; reach them at 541-552-6221 or dos@sou.edu.

Communities centered

Trans & nonbinaryLGBTQ+Youth

Services offered

AdvocacyPeer supportCase management

Who it's for

Youth under 18

Location

SOU Gender & Sexuality Justice (Queer Resource Center)

Stevenson Union, Room 321, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520

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