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Did you know the Penn LGBT Center has a Clothing Closet? It’s on the first floor, inside of our Student Lounge! Donate c...
05/11/2026

Did you know the Penn LGBT Center has a Clothing Closet? It’s on the first floor, inside of our Student Lounge!

Donate clothing so someone else in the community can benefit from some gently used clothing items! We are currently accepting summer clothing (some winter items)!

Take a look at our clothing closet guidelines and stop by sometime soon! ☀️ 👒 👕 👢 🌈

🕰️ Updated LGBT Center Hours for the rest of the week: We will close early on Thursday, May 7th to celebrate our amazing...
05/06/2026

🕰️ Updated LGBT Center Hours for the rest of the week:

We will close early on Thursday, May 7th to celebrate our amazing program assistants. The Center will be closed on Friday, May 8th to prepare for Lavender Ceremony.

See you around! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

Graduating students, undergraduate and graduate - the deadline to self nominate is fast approaching! If you have any que...
04/23/2026

Graduating students, undergraduate and graduate - the deadline to self nominate is fast approaching! If you have any questions please let us know!

Get ready for LGBT S*x Wellness Quizzo with Wellness at Penn this Thursday, April 23rd! The game will begin around 5:30,...
04/20/2026

Get ready for LGBT S*x Wellness Quizzo with Wellness at Penn this Thursday, April 23rd!

The game will begin around 5:30, but feel free to join us early to create your teams, check out the prizes, and get some snacks!

Our end of the year celebrations are upon us! Please check out these events for graduating students and alumni!May 8th -...
04/20/2026

Our end of the year celebrations are upon us! Please check out these events for graduating students and alumni!

May 8th - 4 PM with dinner following after

Join the LGBT Center as we celebrate the graduating LGBTQIA+ community around campus. This ceremony serves as a way to honor the accomplishments, celebrate the achievements, and be in community with the broader Penn student body! This event is open to anyone to participate at Penn regardless of their identity and celebrates both undergraduate and graduate students.

Space is limited so register soon. Registration will close on April 30th. Each participant will receive either a Lavender Cord or Stole based on comfortability. Stoles have a large rainbow graphic on the front.

May 15th - Alumni Weekend - 2 PM

Join the LGBT Center and fellow alum for the LGBT Center Alumni Mixer. This event is open to the community attending the Alumni Weekend. Drinks and food will be served - supplies limited.

For more infomation about alumni weekend and where to register, please follow this link: www.alumni.upenn.edu/alumniweekend

Join us and  for our 2026 Scholar in Residence event with Susan Stryker!Susan Stryker (Ph.D., U.S. History, UC-Berkeley ...
04/16/2026

Join us and for our 2026 Scholar in Residence event with Susan Stryker!

Susan Stryker (Ph.D., U.S. History, UC-Berkeley 1992) is Professor Emerita of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona, where she directed the Institute for LGBT Studies, and currently holds a distinguished visiting appointment at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is former executive director of the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco, and an Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker for Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (ITVS,
2005). Stryker is the author or editor of numerous single-author works and collections, including Transgender History (3rd. rev. ed, 2026); the multi-volume Transgender Studies Reader (Routledge, 2006, 2013, 2022); and the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader (Duke, 2024). She is also founding co-editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, and a recipient of both the Kessler and Brudner prizes for life-time contributions to LGBTQ studies.

There are three events over the course of the day and the registration link for the first event can be found in our bio! The second event and the dinner are free and open to however space is limited!

Tonight’s the night! A few spots are still available so register now and reserve a spot - we can’t wait to see you there...
04/10/2026

Tonight’s the night! A few spots are still available so register now and reserve a spot - we can’t wait to see you there!

Join the LGBT Center in the relaunch of our CyberCenter!******************A major event that we would like to celebrate ...
04/09/2026

Join the LGBT Center in the relaunch of our CyberCenter!

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A major event that we would like to celebrate is that after decades of support, the David Bohnett Foundation has again generously granted to our CyberCenter and allowed us to better serve the UPenn Community. Because of their foundation we were able to acquire all new technology for the upstairs lab, one of the most utilized spaces in our building!

We invite you to celebrate the relaunch of our CyberCenter on April 14th at 6 PM in the LGBT Center! Food and Drinks will be provided - please feel free to come and celebrate with us; just register with the link on the flyer!

Join us tomorrow for our scholar in residence, Niambi E Stanley | Oracle | Spiritualist , for the lecture and workshop -...
04/09/2026

Join us tomorrow for our scholar in residence, Niambi E Stanley | Oracle | Spiritualist , for the lecture and workshop - Critical Presence: A
Dialogue on Self-Expression in the Image Economy. This event and series has been supported by GSWS/FQT @ UPenn

This event is open to the Penn Community, registration is requested but not required, and there will be food provided!

Interested in Gender Studies but never managed to fit a course into your schedule? For QPENN week, the GSWS Program is o...
04/02/2026

Interested in Gender Studies but never managed to fit a course into your schedule? For QPENN week, the GSWS Program is opening up a few classes for those interested in learning about cutting edge gender scholarship here at Penn.

📚 Explore courses with Professor Jonathan Katz and Postdoctoral Fellow Eva Pensis.
📢 Stop by for a critical dialogue lecture with the LGBT Center Scholar in Resident, Niambi E Stanley.

✏️ Both courses require registration — found here: https://forms.gle/rxgvDkXFBnHXuvq28.

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3907 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

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+12158985044

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