Discussion Groups
Join your friends and peers for the following drop-in discussion groups on identity and community! Groups are facilitated by student peers and university staff members. Groups are not intended to replace therapy or counseling, and they are not open for research or observation.
You are welcome to drop in any of the groups below or contact their facilitators directly. Thanks for checking them out!
Gender Explorers
This open discussion group is a space for participants who identify across the gender identity/expression and trans spectrums to come together and explore concepts and constructs of gender in their own lives. This group is open to all members of the UW campus community.
For now: Find us on the GSCC discord in the TGQ channel!
Facilitator contacts: Eli Busk
Queerly Beloved
A group at Pres House for LGBTQ+ (and questioning) students and young adults to share fresh-cooked dinner and bond with each other across faith experiences. We are a welcoming, uplifting space with no agenda but to form organic connections. We include people of faith as well as those with more complicated faith backgrounds. No matter your current beliefs, you are welcome at Queerly Beloved.
Pres House
Facilitator contact: Becca at Pres House
Fluid Sexualities
Are you bi ᐧ pan ᐧ queer ᐧ questioning ᐧ otherwise fluid in your identity? Join us at Fluids+ for an in-community space to discuss identities, experiences, your needs & voices, and more <3
Grad group: every other Monday, 5-6:00pm, Discord
All students: every other Tuesday, 1-2:30pm, GSCC
Sept 27 & 28: kickoff & games
Oct 11 & 12: navigating fluidity
Oct 25 & 26: dating & relationships
Nov 8 & 9: polyam & nonmonogamy
Nov 22 & 23: ~family~ & holidays
Dec 6 & 7: media & representation
Facilitator contacts:
Ariel Teal, Michelle Edwards
Rainbow Recovery
In partnership with Live Free Student Wellness and Recovery, the GSCC is supporting space for LGBTQ+ identifying individuals to come together and talk about issues related to substance use, sobriety, and recovery-positive spaces. Everyone is welcome!
Facilitator contact: Maddie Matijevich at livefreeuwmadison@gmail.com
Event Series Discussion Groups
These groups have morphed from biweekly discussions to trips, special events, and topic-based get-togethers! Check them out and and join us.
rooted
rooted is an event series intended for those who self-identify as LGBTQ people of color. We hope to provide a space to discuss your experiences with multiple intersecting identities and find support and fellowship with folks who’ve shared similar experiences. Come speak to the barriers you encounter because of your identities and share what you love about yourself and your communities.
Facilitator contact: Tiffany Lee
Queer Students of Faith
Looking for a place to learn more about queer-affirming theology? Want to connect with other LGBTQ+ students? Hoping to explore your spirituality in a safe place? Queer Students of Faith is a space where LGBTQ+ students can bring all of who they are – their faith journeys, gender identities, sexual orientations – and learn more about Queer Theology!
The Crossing and YouTube Live
Every third Thursday
5:30-6:30pm
September 21: Queering Theology
October 19: Queering Creation
November 16: Queering the Bible
Facilitator contact: Benjamin at The Crossing
Discussion group coordinators
Katherine Charek Briggs
Position title: Assistant Director
Email: katherine.charekbriggs@wisc.edu
Phone: 608 890 4520