Pride Resource Room
The Pride Resource Room (PRR) opened Fall 2018. Located on the third floor of the Andrew White Student Center, the PRR provides a physical location to celebrate and honor the culture, history, lives, and accomplishments of LGBTQ+ people. It offers a safe, social space, open to all students for relaxation, meetings, and studying. The PRR aims to increase access to LGBTQ+ resources such as books, film and television, as well as campus, local, and national resources for LGBTQ+ students.
Such resources include:
Loyola's Queer Little Library
Loyola's Queer Little Library is co-sponsored by the Thrive Center and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Students and employees are welcome to borrow books from the library throughout the academic year. The books range across the literary landscape, including such genres as:
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Dating, Relationships, & Family
- Drama / Plays
- Essays
- Faith & Spirituality
- Fiction / Novels
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- Poetry
- Queer History
- Self-Exploration & Identity
- Young Adult Fiction
Campus Resources
In collaboration with departments across campus, the PRR offers resources specific to the LGBTQ+ community from a variety of offices. Partnering departments include, but are not limited to:
Local & National Resources
Beyond campus is a vast network of support for LGBTQ+ students, both within Baltimore and beyond. The PRR makes available numerous resources related to LGBTQ+ health and well-being, legal services, and more from such partners as:
- Chase Brexton's Center LGBTQ Health Equity (Baltimore)
- FreeState Justice (Baltimore)
- The Trevor Project (National)
- Trans Maryland (Maryland)