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OUT. S. O. U. R. C. E. Creating A Culture of Change. About Us. LGBTQ* resource c enter on UK’s campus. Founded in 2007. Entirely student ran. Only center on UK’s campus without a full time staff member. We serve two primary functions:

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  1. OUT S O U R C E Creating A Culture of Change

  2. About Us • LGBTQ* resource center on UK’s campus. • Founded in 2007. • Entirely student ran. • Only center on UK’s campus without a full time staff member. • We serve two primary functions: • Operate as a physical resource center/safe space on campus. • 9-5 Monday through Friday • Offering academic, interpersonal, cultural resources. • Referral services and resource linking. • Operate as an activist organization working for community/cultural change. • Specialized trainings. • Awareness campaigns. • Lobbying efforts.

  3. The Community • The LGBTQ* Community on campus: • Estimate of student population alone: 2,500 • LGBTQ* identities are not included in demographic questions. • Center Statistics: • Consumer Info: • Average Daily: 24 • Peak Hours: 11-2 (Avg. 11 people) • Average Daily First-Time: 3 • Resource Info: • 1) “Safe Space” • 2) Condoms • 3) Volunteer Opportunities • 4) Crisis Referrals • 5) Promotional Materials • Outreach Statistics: • Average Reach: 54 • Top Reach: 1,067 • Over 400 page likes

  4. Issues • LGBTQ* as a “Vulnerable Population” • Bullying/Harassment (GLSEN 2011) • Hate Crimes (FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2004-2012) • Sexual Assault (Michigan Coalition to End Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence 2011) • Suicide (Center for Disease Control 2009) • HIV/AIDS (Center for Disease Control 2012) • Homelessness (Williams Institute 2011) • UK Paper Hearts Campaign (2012-2013) • Data from our ALLYne Together Research: • 1:4 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced an incident of extreme power-based community violence in their lifetime. • 7:10 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced patterned power-based community violence within the past year.

  5. ALLYne Together • Being a “safe space” isn’t enough! • In order to provide the services the community needs, we needed to become PROACTIVE. • ALLYne Together Campaign • Primary Prevention • Resource Toolkits • Ally Networks • Anonymous Reporting

  6. Spring Events • OUTsource Events: • ALLYne Together • APO Ally Training • Ally Training: 3-Part Series • Ally Training: Train the Trainer • Partner/Sponsored Events • Queer and Now Film Series (LNFS) • TransParent • Race and Sexual Orientation (MLK Center) • Queer Take Back The Night (VIP Center) • Pride Week • AVOL Free HIV Testing • Safe Space Report • LGBTQ* Pray-In • Gayla 2014

  7. Proposals • Two primary proposals • Full-Time Staff Member • The center is currently entirely student run. • All programming (research, design, and facilitation) is student run. • Only center on UK’s campus open 9-5 that does not have a full time staff member. • VIP Center • MLK Center • Catalyst • Center for Student Involvement • Student Government • A draft is on the desk of OID. • Larger Space • The OUTsource center is only fire code approved for 18 people. • 24 walk-ins a day. • 11 at a time during peak hours. • Data shows we are growing. • Multiple functions • Office • Resource Center • Safe-Space

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