Promoting a safe and inclusive learning environment for LGBTQ students
We are committed to promoting a safe and inclusive learning environment for LGBTQ+ students at Renton Technical College. There are a number of resources and programs on campus specifically supporting LGBTQ students, staff and faculty and their allies:
- LGBTQ Terminology and FAQs: This document serves as a guide for RTC staff, faculty and students to commonly-asked questions and terminology related to the LGBTQ community. Use this guide to help inform conversations focused on LGBTQ issues.
- Preferred Name Policy: RTC students may add a preferred name to their online information. To do this, simply
go to this website and log in. Note: Your legal name will still appear on online services. This allows
you to communicate the name you go by to your instructors.
- Log in with your Student ID Number and Date of Birth
- Once logged in, click on [Change My Contact Information] and enter your preferred name.
- Make sure you click “Update
- Technical Orientation Club: RTC’s queer and transgender student club. To join this club, visit the Student Leadership Office in J216.
- All-Gender Bathrooms
RTC transgender students, faculty, and staff have the right to use bathrooms that best match their gender identity. In an effort to make our campus safer for transgender people, there are single-occupant All Gender Bathrooms across campus. If you need help locating a bathroom, please ask in the Student Leadership office (J-216). We are working on a map of All Gender Bathrooms now.
The RTC Technical Orientation Club identified additional bathroom facilities across campus that offer more privacy. Come to the Student Leadership Office (J216) to learn more.
Local (King County):
Ingersoll Gender Center: Ingersoll is a peer-run support and education organization for transgender, trans*, gender variant and genderqueer people, and the people who support them.
Website: http://ingersollcenter.org/
Gay City: Gay City is Seattle’s LGBTQ center. It promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City is the leading provider of HIV and STI testing in King County.
Website: https://www.gaycity.org/
Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church: A spiritual community for and by LGBTQ+ people in the Seattle area and beyond.
Website: http://www.mccseattle.org/
The Northwest Network: An LGBTQ organization that works to end violence and abuse in LGBTQ communities. The Northwest Network provides support for LGBTQ survivors of abuse and violence, education around building loving relationships, and trainings for service providers.
Website: http://www.nwnetwork.org/
Lambert House: A center for LGBTQ youth that empowers youth through the development of leadership, social and life skills.
Website: http://www.lamberthouse.org/
Gender Justice League: An organization which empowers transgender activists and allies to fight oppression based on gender and sexuality in Washington State and which creates a community where trans people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination.
Website: http://www.genderjusticeleague.org/
National:
Trevor Project: An LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization. The Trevor Project offers a Lifeline that is a 24/7 crisis hotline with trained counselors.
Website: www.thetrevorproject.org
Phone: (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline: A nonprofit organization dedicated to the wellbeing of transgender people. Trans Lifeline runs a transgender crisis hotline staffed by transgender people.
Website: www.translifeline.org
Phone: (877) 565-8860
GLAAD: An LGBTQ media organization that uses media to promote LGBTQ acceptance, shape the narrative, and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. They offer a resource list of other national LGBTQ organizations.
Website: www.glaad.org/resourcelist
Other
Drugwatch: LGBTQ+ Comprehensive Health & Well-being Guide
Healthy Life Recovery: Mental Health and Addiction Issues in the LGBTQ+ Community