Welcome Incoming Students!
We are so glad that you’ll be joining our Torero family this year. If you have any specific questions as you prepare for your time at USD, please don't hesitate to email lgbtq@sandiego.edu and our staff will be in touch! Follow us on Instagram @usdlgbtqcommons to stay up to date!
Established in 2018, the LGBTQ+ & Allies Commons came out of a legacy of student activism that pushed for greater visibility and support for LGBTQ+ community members. As a student-run space, our work is informed and carried out by student coordinators and volunteers.
We seek to create affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ people and their Allies while educating the entire campus community equipping them with strategies to help every student at USD thrive. With this goal in mind, we provide an LGBTQ+ and Allies student lounge, host identity-specific community groups, and offer educational programs around LGBTQIA+ culture and concerns.
As a part of The Commons — the collective of identity spaces on campus — we're neighbors with the Black Student Resource Commons, United Front Multicultural Commons and the Women's Commons. Together, we build coalition, amplify student voices, design strategic solutions, and support one another in our campus change efforts using a Black, queer feminist lens.