Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Life

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About Us

The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life provides education, advocacy, support, mentoring, academic engagement, and space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, questioning, and straight-allied students, staff, and faculty at Duke. The Center for LGBT Life also serves and supports Duke alumni/ae and the greater LGBTQ community.

Through its services, the Center encourages critical thinking about the intellectual, cultural, and political ramifications of sexual and gender difference at Duke and beyond. We seek to challenge bias and intolerance in order to promote affirmation and support a more hospitable campus climate.

Center for LGBT Life Staff

  • Janie Long, Director, Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life
  • Nick Antonicci, Program Coordinator, Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life
  • Meda Connor, Staff Specialist, Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life

Reserving the Center

  • Please contact Meda Connor before you fill out the form to ensure the space is available. Phone: 919-684-6607.
  • After confirming room availability during your desired time-slot, please fill out the Reservation Form to request use of the Center for LGBT Life.
  • The completed form may be returned to the Center staff either by printing it out and dropping it by the Center in person, sending it via campus mail, by fax  at 919-684-2543 or via e-mail to Meda Connor. Thank you!

History of LGBTQ Life at Duke

Since the formation of the Duke Gay Alliance in 1972, Duke's LGBTQ community has had a rich history. The following documents detail this history from 1972 to the present, including information on student and faculty groups, alumni networks, and institutional changes.

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