LGBTQ+

• Wahsburn GSA- meets every other Thursday at 3:15 in Room 212 facilitated by staff Mitchell Fettig  and Cayla Bauman. It is inclusive LGBTQ+ alliance and is a safe space for anyone. All are welcome. Our aim is to have a safe space for the Washburn community that educates and supports. GSA is a fun and welcoming community. We are open to LGBTQ+ students and allies! GSA is both a safe space for socializing and an activism group. You will have the chance to learn about the LGBTQ+ community in a supportive environment. 

• Free To Be Program- Rainbow Health’s new initiative supported by United Health Foundation to give access and mental health services to LGBTQ+ and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Minnesotans.

https://rainbowhealth.org/freetobe/

• The Family Acceptance Project (FAP) was founded more than 20 years ago to help diverse families learn to support and affirm their LGBTQ+ youth. FAP conducted the first research on LGBTQ+ youth and their families and developed the first family support model to help racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse parents and caregivers learn to support their LGBTQ+ youth to prevent health risks and promote well-being. FAP is grounded in the lived experiences of diverse families and uses a culture-based family support framework that enables parents and caregivers to change rejecting behaviors that FAP’s research has shown contribute to health risks and increase supportive and accepting behaviors that promote well-being for LGBTQ+ youth. You can find out more about the program here. FAP-O Youth .png FAP-O Caregivers .png