Queer Resource Center Resources
Click on the links below to for pages on extensive resources immediately at the QRC, at Amherst College, in the 5-colleges, locally, nationally, and abroad!
- COVID-19 and Regional Resources
- Faculty & Staff Resources
- Five College Organizations
- Trans Resources on Campus
- General Campus Resources
- Study Abroad
- Local Support, Social & Political Community Resources
- Queer Resource Center Library Resources
- Queer Resource Center DVD Resources
Our Resources Include...
- Access to a friendly office staff who are available to talk and connect you with a variety of resources at Amherst College and within the Amherst community
- Resources for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students, staff, and faculty
- A library including over 500 books and DVD's on queer history, health, religion, race, style, nationality, and much more
- Queer magazines, periodicals, and newspapers
- Public computers with FREE printing
- Queer/Trans 101 & Advanced Trainings
- Free hot cup of coffee and tea
- Free and accessible safe sex materials
- A comfortable space for queer and trans students to hang out, study, eat lunch, host meetings, and learn about queer individuals issues and topics
Program Goals
- Provide intentional efforts that promote gender and sexual identity development
- Provide spaces (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) that holistically support queer and trans students
- Provide educational resources and programming for queer and trans students, allies and the campus community in order to create a safer and more supportive campus environment
- Provide opportunities to celebrate the leadership, identity, and diversity of the Amherst College queer and trans student, staff and faculty community
- Advocate for systemic change that creates services, policies, and procedures that are inclusive of sexual and gender diversity