Alliance for Queer and Underrepresented Asians in Recognition of Intersectionality to Uphold Solidarity
AQUARIUS seeks to empower the university’s queer Asian community and its allies through educational programming and providing a platform for individuals to share their experiences. The organization unites the mosaic of identities that exist in the queer Asian community and broadly in Asia–Asia being merely a geographic term that can not broadly describe race, ethnicity, culture, religion, socio-political climate, and countless more found throughout diverse Asian nations. (Founded 2017/2018)
Instagram: @Aquarius.Pgh
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
oSTEM is a national LGBTQ affirming organization that aims to provide services and support for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to create a dynamic network between students and professionals in industry and academia. (Founded 2016/2017)
Instagram: @ostematpitt
PRISM
PRISM at Pitt is a mental health and advocacy focused LGBTQIA+ club. They foster care, honesty, solidarity, and support. PRISM was founded in 2021.
Instagram: @prismatpitt
Rainbow Alliance
The Rainbow Alliance is an organization that provides for the concerns and interests of marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities including but not limited to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Allied community. (Founded 1972)
Rainbow Alliance’s office is open daily in the Office of Inclusion & Belonging in the William Pitt Union, Room 611.
Instagram: @rainbowatpitt
SPEQTRM
SPEQTRM stands for Society for Pride Empowerment and Queer Togetherness for Racial and Cultural Minorities. We are a student organization at the University of Pittsburgh focused on the intersection of being queer and a person of color. We aim to bring people together through educational, social, and community-building events.
Instagram: @speqtrm
Trans Action Building
Trans Action Building exists because they wholeheartedly believe that students, alumni, researchers, staff, and faculty of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the larger community of the City of Pittsburgh must come together to fight anti-trans sentiments and support trans, non-binary, agender, genderfluid, gender questioning, genderqueer, and gender diverse peoples' ability to live long, healthy, and fulfilling lives. Trans Action Building is a group comprised of Pitt students, faculty, staff, and community members including students from other Pittsburgh universities. They are not a SORC recognized student organization.
Instagram: @trans_action_building
Transgender Working Group
The Transgender Working Group was established in 2016 in an effort to ensure that all University community members feel respected and valued.
The Transgender Working Group is comprised of faculty, staff and students from various groups and departments including: Academic Affairs; Facilities; Housing; Institutional Engagement & Wellbeing; Rainbow Alliance; and Student Affairs.
The group studies best practices in higher education, evaluates current University processes, and makes recommendations for creating a more inclusive campus for transgender individuals. The Working Group has implemented trainings for staff and faculty, responded to individual concerns or issues, and provided guidance on university wide initiatives such as the preferred name initiative.
If you have questions about the group or if you would like to bring an issue to the Working Group’s attention, please email Carrie Benson.