A refuge and a resource.

WELCOME TO THE GSC

Come visit us:

if you're a feminist, a woman, a man, trans, lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, anything in between, or support those who are;
if you support EQUAL RIGHTS;
if you need a SAFE SPACE or just believe that EVERYONE should have one;
if you're an activist, anti-violence, and anti-hate;
if you SPEAK OUT or want to;
if you want to LEARN MORE or just hang out

GSC Office Hours: M, T, W & Fri 4-6pm

recent news

  • New goodies! We recently acquired all sorts of fun stuff, from free Trojan condoms (courtesy of the Great American Condom Campaign) matching magazines holders, mugs, and new DVDs for our library.

  • Take the Wellness Center's Safe Sex Supplies Survey! The WC is looking into supplying a more varied selection of safe sex supplies, including condoms, dental dams and lube. Tell them what you want! E-mail calvert@stolaf.edu to receive the survey.
  • Oct 8th: The GSC is officially a student organization! This is a great step towards becoming a permanent institutional resource!
  • Oct 3rd: GSC in the news! Our open house in September got front page coverage in the Manitou Messenger. Check out the article here.

Events for november/december

  • Monday, Nov 24th at 6:30 in the GSC: Maren Jansen, transgender woman and St. Olaf alum is coming to share her story and talk about issues for transgender people. Check out her website here

  • Mon, Dec 1st:
  • World AIDS Day. We're co-sponsoring the hallway display with IDEA (International Development Education and Action). Interested in helping out? E-mail fieldsj@stolaf.edu
  • Watch a webcast of a panel on the "Feminization of HIV/AIDS" at 7 PM. Location TBA
  • "Intercourse-Horizontal Jogging" on KSTO from 10-11 PM with Becky Kleive.
  • Tues, Dec 2nd
  • Wellness event! BC 143 at 6:30: "STD Ickies," Come learn about the gifts you don't want to receive for the holidays, and how to prevent them.
  • Wellness event! BC 142 at 6:30: "I am Kegel, hear me ROAR!" The often forgotten pelvicd floor muscles are some of the most important "womanly" muscles we've got, say some gynecologists! Kegel exercises strengthen your core, stability, and pleasure!
  • Wed, Dec 3rd
  • Spanksgiving! Alphabet House hosts Sara Antonson '09 for a workshop on BDSM (Bondage-Discipline, Domination-Submission, Sadism-Masochism). Exciting and educational! 9pm at Alphabet House (Forest Inn)
  • World AIDS Day speaker Peter Maybarduk discusses the pharmaceutical monopoly on AIDS medications at 4pm in Viking Theater. (IDEA)
  • Fri, Dec 5th: World AIDS Day speaker Keith Hanson in Viking at 4 PM from the Act Africa campaign for the World Bank (IDEA).
  • Mon, Dec 8th: "X-mas Vacation: Sex in Cyberspace" on KSTO from 10-11 PM with Becky Kleive