LGBTQ at Ohio State

Involvement

LGBTQ+ students and allies are encouraged to take advantage of hundreds of student cohorts and organizations, including many that focus on LGBTQ+ advocacy, mentorship, leadership development and more. 

LGBTQ+ Signature Events

LGBTQ+ Signature Events at Ohio State include:

LGBTQ Student Organizations

The Ohio State University boasts a number of LGBTQ+ student organizations.

Undergraduate Student Organizations

  • Ace Space: provides students with a-spec identities a safe place to form community and find resources, as well as offers an opportunity for allies to learn more about a-spec identities through meaningful discussions and events. For more info, contact osu.acespace@gmail.com.

  • B'nai Keshet: provides a safe and welcoming community for Jewish LGBTQ+ students at Ohio State. Check out the OSU Hillel calendar for meeting dates, or contact Hillel advisor Amanda Graff at amanda@osuhillel.org.

  • Buckeye Spectrum: aims to create a welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ Student Athletes and Allies of all racial and gender identities, while educating our Ohio State community. For more info, contact Tristan Cruz at cruz.323@osu.edu.

  • Cultivating Change: an LGBTQ+ group for OSU students, staff, and faculty with an interest in food, agriculture, and environmental sciences. Meetings occur on Wednesdays at 7 PM. For more info, contact Cat Rockey at rockey.41@osu.edu or join the Cultivating Change groupme.

  • Little Gay Book Club: provides a safe environment for any and all marginalized groups to congregate and discuss queer literature, while providing a platform to promote queer writers and artists. For more info, contact reese@littlegaybookstore.com.

  • NGPA at OSU: a chapter of the National Gay Pilots Association. NGPA meets every other Thursday at 5 PM. For more info, contact buckeyes@ngpa.org or president Lydia Steyn at steyn.10@osu.edu.

  • Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (oSTEM): provides support for LGBTQ+ and ally students, faculty, and staff in STEM fields by educating peers, hosting social events, and connecting members with activism and professional development opportunities. For more info, contact ostem.at.osu@gmail.com.

  • OUTdoors: provides access to nature and outdoor activities to underrepresented groups, with a focus on LGBTQ+ identities, people of color, women, people with disabilities, and allies. For more info, contact outdoorsosu@gmail.com.

  • Pride: an all-inclusive LGBTQ+ club focused on providing a safe and fun space for students. For more info, email prideosu@gmail.com or join their GroupMe.

  • Queer Latiné Community Pride Association (QLCPA): centers the intersection of Latinidad and queerness through celebrating the queer Latiné experience and providing a safe space for students who are out, in the process of coming out, and/or questioning. For more info, contact queerlatinxosu@gmail.com.

  • Queer Pre-Med Alliance: an organization that provides a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ Pre-Med students. For more info, contact QPAohiostate@gmail.com.

  • SHADES: engages people of color at various stages of coming out to understand their identity and make sense of the LGBTQ community. SHADES meets Wednesdays at 7 PM in 110b Hale Hall. For more info, contact shades.osu@gmail.com.

  • Students for Diversity in Education Through Service (SDES): provides service and networking opportunities for LGBTQ students and their allies. SDES meets every other Tuesday at 7 PM in 238 Enarson Hall. For more info, contact osusdes@gmail.com. 

  • The Black Queer Coalition: provides a safe space for Black OSU students who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. For more info, contact theblackqueercoalition@gmail.com.

  • Trans*Mission – a social group providing a safe space for transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and questioning students and allies to meet. Trans*Mission meets every other Tuesday at 5-6:30 PM. For more info, contact transmissionOSU@gmail.com.

Graduate/Professional Student Organizations

  • Dental Pride Alliance: an organization for LGBTQ students in the College of Dentistry. For more info, contact Darby Szmania at szmania.11@osu.edu.

  • EHE Pride: a group for LGBTQ+ students in the College of Education and Human Ecology to come together for community, networking with LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, support from the college, and friendship. For more info, contact Brandon Hines at hines.383@osu.edu.

  • LGBTQ+ and Allies in Medicine: a diverse organization of LGBTQ+ and allied medical students working to educate the medical school community. For more info, contact Gabe Lee at lee.8871@osu.edu.

  • Out of Office: an organization of business professionals that openly accepts all. For more info, contact Taylor Williams at williams.8118@osu.edu.

  • OutLaws: an organization of Moritz College of Law students, faculty, and staff that promotes understanding of legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community. For more info, contact Kate Osterback at osterback.1@osu.edu.

  • Pride Veterinary Medical Community: aims to foster acceptance and inclusivity for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities within the veterinary profession. For more info, contact Osucvmpride@gmail.com.

  • The Prismatic Effect: serves to create a community for LGBTQ+ students and allies in the College of Optometry by organizing educational, social, and service events revolving around the LGBTQ+ community.  For more info, contact Grace Johnson at johnson.9274@osu.edu.

Alumni Involvement

LGBTQ+ alumni can get involved within the Ohio State community by joining the Scarlet and Gay LGBTQ Alumni Society, which sponsors a scholarship program, hosts events and collaborates with community organizations to promote education and awareness of LGBTQ issues.