Student Equity Center

Pride Center

 

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  Unapologetically, queer, proud, fearless, authentic

Mission

The Santa Monica College Pride center is dedicated to honoring and prioritizing intersectional LGBTQ+ identities. We are committed to improving campus culture where all queer and transgender students can celebrate and embody their holistic selves.

At the Pride Center, we:

  • Strive to create a safe inclusive environment for students, staff, faculty and community members
  • Foster self-love, self-acceptance, and individual growth
  • Advocate for and with LGBTQ+ people
  • Educate about our complex histories, acknowledge our struggles, and celebrate our triumphs
  • Build greater understanding and facilitate conversations around sexual orientation, gender identities, and gender expression
  • Embrace that our work is ongoing and our language is ever evolving!

Student Groups

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Join the SMC Gender Sexuality Alliance

The GSA strives to create an inclusive environment where students of all sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities, religions, ages, and other intersectional backgrounds can come together as a community to create awareness and fight inequality at SMC.

Meeting Time: Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.; Food and Snacks Provided!

Location: SEC Lounge, Lower Level of Cayton Center

Questions? Email pridecenter@smc.edu

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T-Time: Trans and Non-Binary Affinity Group

Do you identify as Trans, Non-Binary, Intersex, or Gender Expressive? Are you exploring your own relationship to gender? This group is designed for all SMC students who don't fit into the boxes of "traditional" gender. Join us for discussions, community building, games, and resources. Led by Trans and Non-Binary students 

Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m.; Food and Snacks Provided!

Location: SEC Lounge, Lower Level of Cayton Center

Want more info? Email pridecenter@smc.edu 

 

To inquire about appointments, please contact Eva Grenier (she/they) at grenier_eva@smc.edu. 

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Summer Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

Visit Us: Cayton Center, Basement Level (below the cafeteria and the bodega). You can reach us through two main entrances. There is elevator access by the bodega.

Phone: (310) 434-4666

Questions: pridecenter@smc.edu

Staff Contact Information

Valeria Garcia (she/ella), M.S.
Project Manager, Student Equity Center
garcia_valeria_p@smc.edu 

Emily S. Chavez (she/ella), M.S.
Student Services Specialist, Student Equity Center
chavez_emily@smc.edu 

Land Acknowledgement
The Student Equity Center's Pride Center acknowledges our presence on ancestral unceded territory of the Tongva or Gabrielino, Kizh, and Chumash peoples. We honor the indigenous caretakers of these lands and their elders, past, present, and future.