Morgantown lgbtq center
LGBTQ+ Center
At the Gay Center, we are pledged to advancing knowledge about genders and sexuality through education, engagement, and advocacy.
Save the Date ~Welcome to WVU!
The LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating students coming advocate to campus for the Fall 2025 session. Reach join us for our Welcome Mix & Mingle which will have games, music, and more! Save the date and keep watching for more information!
September 12 | 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
More Events to come
Linger up to date with the LGBTQ+ Center.
Welcome advocate event
Celebrate with the Queer Center! Join us for an evening of entertainment, nourishment, games, and music.
Friday, September 12 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the MountLair Blue Ballroom.
Suicide Prevention Day
Breathe and decompress while you learn quick and simple methods to use your voice and make things better for you and those around you.
Wednesday, September 11 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at MountLair main floor
Upcoming Events
There are even more events to discover. View our calendar and stay up to date!
CalendarThe LGBTQ+ Center offers a number of programs, services and resources to the Uni
About Us
The WVU LGBTQ+ Center is an academic unit that provides educational resources, programs and services for WVU students, faculty, staff. Situated under the Office of the Provost, the Center supports the university’s mission, vision, and values.
Our Mission
The LGBTQ+ Center is committed to creating a culture that advances education, healthcare and prosperity for all.
We are devoted to provide access and opportunity, advance high-impact research, and lead transformation in West Virginia and the world through local, state and global engagement.
Our Vision
The LGBTQ+ Center provides needed and prized solutions to real-life problems. We connect the needs of students, faculty and staff. We are intentional about collaborations and partnerships, focused on providing needed and valued solutions to real-life problems within the pillars of education, healthcare, prosperity and purpose. We are eager to collaborate on initiatives and help research that improve the learning of gender and sexuality.
Our Values
The LGBTQ+ Center values service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation. We implement our values by providing a comfortable atmos
Dr. Cris Mayo to introduce on LBGTQ history of Morgantown at the Folklife Center
Dr. Cris Mayo will talk about the history of the LBGTQ society in Morgantown Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m., at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center.
Drawing on oral history narratives from people of diverse genders and sexualities, Mayo’s presentation will chart both the stories of those who left but contributed in their visits home and those who stayed and built safe spaces, relationships, and organizations dedicated to getting better the lives of other LGBTQ citizens in WV. This presentation, part of the Diversity in Appalachia Lecture Series Part II: Seek for Identity, is free and open to the public. The Diversity in Appalachia Lecture Series is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a express affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, finders, conclusions, or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the WV Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Cris Mayo is the Director of the LGBTQ+ Center at West Virginia University and a Professor in Women's and Gend
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| Region: South | |
| City/State: Morgantown, WV | |
| Locale: Small Town (25,000 to 100,000) | |
| Student Population (FTE): 34,000 | |
| In-State Tuition: $6,600.00 | |
| Out-of-State Tuition: $20,000.00 | |
| Institution Website: http://lgbtq.wvu.edu/ |
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| Doctoral/Research University Master's College/University Baccalaureate College/University Public/State University Residential Campus |
LGBTQ Student Opportunities
Colleges and universities need LGBTQ students, faculty and staff to be out and proud as part of the diversity of the campus community. The Campus Pride Index provides campuses the opportunity to come out as LGBTQ-friendly and take responsibility for continually improving their LGBTQ campus climate. The Campus Pride Index features LGBTQ scholar opportunities by spotlighting the positive function within higher teaching across |