Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy is to create an environment where the intersectional experiences of trans and queer people are supported, celebrated, validated and affirmed
Learn more about the name change for the Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy
Trans & Queer News at WCU
CTQA in the News
- 10/10/2022: Open Letter to LGBTQ+ Students
- 9/21/2020: ICYMI: “Queering the Conversation: Media in the Margins” presented by the Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy
- 3/13/2020: Meet the Sexperts Panel at WCU
- 2/3/2020: Black history month events
- 10/14/2019: Coming Out Week at WCU
- 9/30/2019: Students react to gender neutral bathrooms at WCU
- 10/28/2018: #WontBeErased
- 10/21/2018: LGBTQA services host transgender advocacy training
- 09/17/2018: LGBTQA+ services in Sykes host “Ram I Am” event
- 09/17/2018: LGBTQA+ office gets a new look
- 4/16/2018: Cece McDonald talks race, transphobia and police
LGBTQ+ in the News
- 4/20/2022: The Journey of a Transgender Student
- 2/14/2022: NB Authors for the YA
- 02/24/2020: “Let kids be kids” includes letting them explore gender
- 12/09/2019: Chik-Fil-A no longer funds donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations
- 11/18/2019: Trans people don’t owe you anything (TDOR)
- 10/28/2019: Transgender & non-binary athletes: rights, accommodations, and acknowledgment
- 10/07/2019: Mattel releases gender-neutral doll
- 6/12/2019: Two perspectives on finding community at WCU
Throwbacks
- 12/4/2017: WCU recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance
- 10/24/2017: Sexism+ series educates about race and gender
- 11/23/2015: WCU recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance
- 11/24/2014: Transgender Day of Remembrance honors fallen
- 4/30/2012: Director of LGBTQA services needed
- 11/05/2011: LGBTQA sponsors transgender awareness week
Photos from Lavender Graduation, Spring 2019





