Join us at the Student Union SLC Multipurpose Area on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 12pm-1:15pm to participate as an audience member in Guess The Straight Person! This event is presented by the InQUEERy Peer Educator program! Guess The Straight Person runs like a game show! This event is open to all UIS students, faculty, and staff.
This event is co-sponsored by QSAP and GSSS.
For questions or specific accommodations, contact us at gss@uis.edu or 217-206-8316.
Join us in creating posters for the SAAM awareness event, Take Back the Night! Create posters with supportive and encouraging words for a rally at 6:55pm in which we take a stand against gender-based violence and sexual violence
Free clothes, shoes, toiletries, and accessories are available to all UIS students through the Affirmation Station. GSSS encourages you to come out and browse around the Affirmation Station and find spring and summer items. We will have staff helping you find the items you need.
Join the Gender & Sexuality Student Services at the Student Union North Entrance as we partner with the Springfield Urban League (SUL) team for National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!
Curious about community gardens and how they work? Want to learn first hand about the Springfield, IL community organization that is spear-heading efforts like these? What if we told you this can all be possible with a fresh fruit smoothie in-hand? We invite you to our first off-campus Brave Space workshop! This workshop counts towards a Safe Zone / Brave Space credit, though any UIS students, faculty, staff, or alumni are eligible to join us. More details will be announced in the coming months so please RSVP to hold your spot!
Join us in creating posters for the SAAM awareness event, Take Back the Night! Create posters with supportive and encouraging words for a rally in which we take a stand against gender-based violence and sexual violence.
On behalf of the Women’s Center, Gender & Sexuality Student Services, and the Access & Equity Office, we would like to invite you to our annual Day of No Silence to Take Back the Night event, Part Two! Through this, we aim to continue uplifting survivors and stand up against all forms of violence and bullying of those with real or perceived marginalized gender and sexual identities.
In honor of Trans* Visibility Week, the Safe Zone / Brave Space Committee and Brookens Library cordially invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 from 3:30pm-5pm CT in Brookens 230A for an interactive and engaging Brave Space workshop highlighting different techniques and strategies for finding Queer voices in the library. Participants will earn Brave Space credit, which goes towards Safe Zone / Brave Space membership. We will have light snacks and refreshments!
Join Baile Monarcas, Women's Center, and Gender and Sexuality Services (GSSS) for a documentary on the infamous Amalia Hernández as well as games centered around dance and expression! This event will be held in the Women's Center Lounge (SLB 15) from 4-5:30 pm.
Fluidity is a weekly support group where students across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and allies discuss topics relevant to their experiences including campus, community and interpersonal situations. Students are able to participate in Fluidity as needed and does not require consistent, continuous attendance. Fluidity provides a safe and private space with peers for those exploring their sexual and/or gender identity. The group allows advocacy for its members and is a judgment-free zone. Fluidity will occur on Mondays from 3pm-4pm.