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UW Transgender and Non Binary Healthcare Program https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/ provides inclusive and patient-centered gender affirming healthcare access that is integrated throughout primary, surgical, specialty, and mental health services

UW Q Center – https://sites.uw.edu/qcenter/ We facilitate and enhance a brave, affirming, liberatory, and celebratory environment for students, faculty, staff, and alumni of all sexual and gender orientations, identities, and expressions.

UW ECC https://depts.washington.edu/ecc/ The Kelly ECC is an inclusive and affirming space that cultivates a transformative student experience. We serve and empower historically marginalized and underrepresented students by providing educational and cultural opportunities for holistic development.
ASUW Queer Student Commission https://qsc.asuw.org/ ASUW Queer Student Commission is committed to creating an environment that is explorative and safe for queer students at UW, as well as to fostering the community that centers the QTBIPOC knowledge and history
Q Faculty, Staff and Allies https://www.washington.edu/diversity/staffdiv/glbtqfs/ The University of Washington Queer (Q) Faculty, Staff, and Allies Affinity Group is an association whose vision is to foster a campus climate where all Q Faculty, Staff and Allies are valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

UW RSOs/Social Groups

Queer People of Color Alliance UW (QPOCA) https://www.instagram.com/qpoca.uw/?hl=en 
oSTEM https://www.facebook.com/oSTEMUW/ oSTEM is a RSO that fosters a communal space for LGBTQ students involved in STEM. By providing networking opportunities, career-building services, and social meetups, oSTEM strives to show the diversity of LGBTQ minds within the technical, mathematical, engineering, and scientific fields.
Q-munity https://q-munity.wixsite.com/q-munity/about-1 it’s a social club aimed at creating a community for queer people at the University of Washington. This club was started by Ruby Lunde and Aman Agarwal in 2019 in order to create a tight-knit community of queer people. In Q-munity, we hang out, make friends, and talk about almost everything. Our meetings are for everyone and the goal of this club is to create a space for queer people to get to know other queer people and be themselves.
Gal Palz https://www.instagram.com/galpalzuw/ is a social group, with the goal of forming a greater sense of community amongst the queer women, non-binary, and trans students of UW. We engage in both education and recreation, with a focus on inclusivity and community building.
QPOCA https://www.facebook.com/qpoca/is a group on the University of Washington Seattle campus that supports queer and trans folks of color to build and share community

Community Resources

Alphabet Alliance of Color (AAoC) https://alphabetalliance.org/about-us Alphabet Alliance of Color is made up of queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color who represent themselves, folks they are organizing with, and/or organizations
Ingersoll Gender Center https://ingersollgendercenter.org Ingersoll Gender Center is an organization by, and for transgender and gender nonconforming people that provides mutual support through peer led support groups, advocacy in navigating resources, community organizing, and education
Trans LIfeline https://translifeline.org/ Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Lavender Rights Project– https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/ Rights Project proudly offers FREE affirming, supportive legal services for Black and Indigenous communities in Washington State, with a focus on uplifting Black trans women and femmes.
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