MC Pride and Allies
Fostering a welcoming environment for our LGBTQIA+ employees and students at Montgomery College.
We are an employee affinity group that works to foster a welcoming environment for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA)+ employees and students at Montgomery College. Our vision and goals include:
- Offer safe and welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies to connect and support each other
- Serve as a resource for LGBTQIA+ students and allies seeking information and guidance
- Affirm the urgent need for defending/supporting LGBTQIA+ people in our College community and beyond
- Affirm the continuing need for Safe Zone, Bystander, and Consent training
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Gain new understanding of gender, gender identity, gender expression and the diverse range of sexual and affectional orientations. Acquire resources and referral information and practice communication skills for classroom or office discussions or unexpected disclosure. It's your choice about how visible and active to be as an ally after class.
By taking the Safe Zone training, you help foster a welcoming academic environment for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender--or questioning identity. LGBTQIA+students often feel unsafe at school, resulting in reduced attendance to avoid risk, bullying, or bias. Additionally, you can empower students to cope with ignorance or discrimination, build community among peers, and focus on their studies.
Visit the Safe Zone website for additional information.
- September Virtual Meeting, Thursday, September 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m., via Zoom
- October In-Person Social Gathering, Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Thursday, October 22, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
- November Virtual Meeting, Thursday, November 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m., via Zoom
- December In-Person Social Gathering, Rockville, Thursday, December 19, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Please email us to request the Zoom link and/or location information.
- Women and Gender Studies website
- Check out our awesome Literature and Creative Writing Courses
- Earn a General Studies AA new window with an ENGLISH focus at MC
- ENGLISH Option AA Academic Map (PDF,
) - Earn a Women and Gender Studies certificate new window in 4 CLASSES!
The College offers the Gender Studies 102: Understanding LGBTQ+ Identities course for students.
GNDS 102 is an inter-disciplinary, cross-cultural examination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identities in contemporary United States society that draws from history, literature, sociology, philosophy, psychology and communications studies to understand the diversity of gender expressions and sexual orientations. This course surveys who LGBT people are and how academic study of these identities has developed. It explores the connection between women’s studies and gender studies, and the ways women’s studies has grown to include analysis of how gender and sexual orientation interact and intersect, and how heterosexism and homophobia function in various contexts and affect everyone in society. This course requires students to engage both written and visual texts, to apply and connect material from the course to life outside the classroom, and to investigate sexual minority identities in terms of communities, cultures and political movements. Assessment Level(s): ENGL 101/ENGL 101A, READ 120 or consent of program coordinator. Three hours each week. Formerly GS 102.
View the Catalog new window for additional information, or contact Dr. Lucy Grinnell.
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If you have questions or feedback, please contact us via email.
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