Southeast Queer Resource Center

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  • Location: MTH 149
  • Open Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 10am-4pm, Wednesday 10am-2pm. Closed for finals and breaks and college holidays.
  • Southeast QRC Coordinator: Angelica Ortiz
  • Email: qrc@pcc.edu
  • Phone: 971-722-6042
  • Chat: QRC chat
  • Zoom: Available by appointment or by starting in Chat
  • Social media: Find us on Instagram

The PCC Queer Resource Centers provide advocacy, education, leadership development, programming, and retention services for students with marginalized genders and sexualities to create an inclusive and intersectional campus climate promoting gender justice, sexual liberation, and equity for all people.

four students in QRC sweatshirts hold rainbow and trans flags behind their coordinator who is seated on a bench wearing a jean jacket.

The 2023-24 Southeast QRC Staff

The QRC is dedicated to:

  • Advising, advocacy, mentorship, and support for LGBTQ-identified students
  • Development of student knowledge and leadership skills
  • Promotion of awareness and visibility for the LGBTQ community on campus
  • Providing networking and social opportunities for the LGBTQ and allied campus community
  • Training students, staff, and faculty about gender and sexual equity, in order to foster a welcoming and inclusive campus environment
  • Advocating for change in policies, practices, and procedures across the campus to be more equitable to LGBTQ individuals

What will you find in the QRC?

A safer space to hang out and be yourself, free computer use, free coffee, tea and snacks, queer books and magazines to read, monthly movie nights, queer-related events, supportive peer advocates and staff (who can talk with you about anything from coming out to how to be a better ally to your queer friends), family and community, safer sex supplies, leadership opportunities, referrals to all campus resources (such as career advising, counseling, and more.)