2SLGBTQ+ Resources

Students can select gender-neutral housing by requesting to share a gender-inclusive pod/room/suite on their Residence Information form. If this option is selected, gender is not considered a factor in the roommate selection process. This does mean that if you select this option, you may end up sharing a room with a student whose gender identity is different from yours.

Affinity Groups are an opportunity for residence students who share a common aspect of their identity to come together and connect, have meaningful conversations, and build relationships. Every two to three weeks, student staff lead meetings and organize interactive activities for the group. The 2SLGBTQ+ Affinity Group is open to all residents who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ + community.

Learn more about Affinity Groups 

We believe that providing an inclusive and welcoming space for our 2SLGBTQ+ members is important, and we are committed to creating an environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and intolerance. Located on the first floor of Prescott House, the Carleton University Residence Gym offers specific times exclusive to the 2SLGBTQ+ community:

• Mondays: 8:30pm-10:00pm
• Wednesdays: 4:30pm-6:00pm
• Sundays: 2:30pm-4:00pm

There are a number of gender-neutral washrooms available within residence.

• Glengarry House: each floor contains a gender-neutral communal washroom, and floors 3-10 also have a private gender-neutral washroom behind the elevator lobby.
• Leeds House: 1^st floor lobby (room 119)
• Renfrew House: 1st floor across from the Residence Counselling office (room 142)
• Russell House: 1st floor across from the Russell Triple Lounge (room 160).

To find gender-neutral washrooms across campus, click here.

Residence Counselling and Wellness is a satellite office of Counselling Services and is open exclusively to Carleton students living in residence. Our counsellors offer short-term, trauma-informed counselling for students struggling with a wide variety of concerns and mental illnesses.

Every floor in residence has a Residence Fellow, an upper-year student who works to make residence a safe and welcoming experience for everyone. Residence Fellows receive training on a wide variety of topics prior to the beginning of the school year, including gender identity, expression, and how to make residence communities more trans-inclusive.

In partnership with Health and Counseling Services, the 2SLGBTQ+ Mentorship program provides individual peer support for students in the 2SLGBTQ+ community at Carleton by pairing them with an upper-year mentor. Peer Mentors are also members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and can use their past experiences to help guide and support students in the program.

Learn more here.

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Centre (GSRC) is a safe(r) space for Carleton students wishing to connect with the queer and trans community. The centre is run by Carleton University’s Student Association (CUSA).

Learn more here.

The Women’s Learning, Advocacy, and Support Centre aims to be a warm and welcoming space dedicated to providing support, education, and resources for individuals who identify as women, as well as anyone interested in gender-based issues. The Women’s Centre provides essential resources including internal/external condoms, pregnancy tests, menstrual products, and resources on gender-related matters.

Learn more here.

Carleton University Engiqueers (CUE) is Carleton University’s society for LGBTQ+ engineering students. CUE wishes to act as a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies, primarily in the Carleton Engineering community as well as to network, socialize and support one another.

Learn more here.

The Carleton Trans Advocacy Group (CTAG) is a volunteer-run advocacy group formed to address the needs of trans and nonbinary students, faculty, and staff at Carleton University.

Learn more here.

Women’s Only Hours will be offered in the Fitness Centre featuring newly installed black-out blinds to accommodate various needs within the community.

The Carleton Fitness Centre also offers a space for members of the trans community and allies to work out with physical and psychological safely. The Trans & Allies fitness hours are run out of the Personal Training Studio. Click here for hours and more information.