Welcome!

LavenderCal is an official UC Berkeley staff organization working to build community, belonging, pride and joy among LGBTQ+ staff, faculty, postdocs, and visiting scholars — inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression as experienced through the lens of race, ethnicity, disability, class, age, faith, culture, and other intersecting identities. Active and retired UCB community members are welcome! 

We envision a campus community where LGBTQ+ people can thrive! We accomplish this by:

• Creating community through a range of in-person and virtual events, including events cosponsored with other identity-based staff groups 

• Voicing LGBTQ+ perspectives to UCB leadership to advocate for more inclusive policies and practices through an intersectional framework

• Providing a listserv for informal discussion 

In the face of social injustices that impact our nation, campus, and local communities, we use our visibility as an officially recognized campus staff organization to uphold the dignity of our community members by:

• Identifying areas for improvement and taking concrete steps to improve

• Remaining open to critique 

• Upholding UC Berkeley’s Principles of Community

Events

Join us for in-person or virtual events! You are welcome to drop in at any time, bring a friend, leave your camera off, wear a mask, bring your service animal, or whatever else makes our events accessible, fun, and comfortable for you. While our events center the experiences and community of LGBTQ+ staff and faculty, they are open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status.