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LGBTQ at Hartwick
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging supports you and is here to make sure you feel supported and that you matter at Hartwick. Our students hail from all corners of the earth, and each carries with them their own understanding and expression of their personal gender and sexuality. We honor and celebrate these as critical components of our engaged, inclusive community.
At Hartwick, we strive to provide an environment that promotes academic and personal growth and development of LGBTQ and Ally community members on our campus, to assure unrestricted access to all aspects of the college, and to serve as a vehicle for the creation of a campus environment free from prejudice, bigotry, harassment, and violence and hospitable for all members.
Student Organizations
Student organizations also provide a great way to meet other LGBTQ students and allies. Get involved socially or politically. Check out the student organization, Hartwick Identity Alliance (HIA), Hartwick’s LGBTQ & Ally student organization. HIA has meeting space located on the 5th floor of Dewar Union, join HIA in making it the perfect space for you.
Pride Communities
Hartwick offers a variety of themed housing options where you can live and engage with like minded individuals. There is a Pride Community option in Van Ess Hall and a P.R.I.D.E. themed floor in Oyaron House.
Local Resources
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
124 Front St. Binghamton NY 13905
607-724-4308
Pride Center of the Capital Region
332 Hudson Ave Albany, NY 12210
518-462-6138 add link
First Unitarian Universalist Society (religious support)
Gender Wellness Center
FoxCare Suite 103
5432 State Highway 7, Oneonta, NY
607-431-5757
Bassett Healthcare Network Transgender Health Service
Family Planning
37 Dietz Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
607-723-8306
National Resources - Coming Out
Coming out is a process of open-mindedness and understanding the value of one’s sexual or gender identity. This process happens in a variety of ways and occurs at different ages for different people. Generally, coming out includes both seeking and sharing one’s identity, and it is a very personal experience. Coming out can be one of the most empowering and satisfying decisions a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender person can make.
If you’re thinking of coming out, keep these things in mind and please review the following resources. We have professional staff who can meet individually with students who are dealing with coming out to themselves, roommates, family, faculty, and friends.
Parents and Friends for Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Read this Before Coming Out to Your Parents
Recommended Methods of Coming Out to Parents
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Intersex Society of North America
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Hartwick Counseling Center
Perrella Health Center
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
607-431-4420
[email protected]
If experiencing a crisis the Counseling Center can be available 24/7 by calling the main Hartwick phone number at 607-431-4000/4200.
Trans Lifeline Peer Support
1-877-565-8860
Trevor Project Trevor LifeLine Chat or Text
1-866-488-7386
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING (DEIB) CENTER
Yager Hall
4th Floor
Hartwick College
Oneonta, New York 13820
607-431-4373