Resources

On Campus

Trans Guide to Middlebury

The Trans Guide to Middlebury details all resources for trans students, from name changes to gender-affirming care.

Housing

Details regarding all-gender housing from Res Life can be found here.

The Queer Studies House (QSH—pronounced kwish) is an academic interest house with the mission of promoting the academic pursuit of queer studies and creating a safe space for students of all sexual and gender identities.

Health Resources 

• Center for Health and Wellness: Promotes student well-being in a confidential environment. The center’s medical, counseling, and sports medicine staff are available free of charge to help students with physical, emotional, or interpersonal issues.

• LGBTQIA+ Health Care: The Health Center offers specific care for LGBTQIA+ students and offers routine sexual health and affirming medical care. Call the Nurse Triage Line at (802) 443-3290 to make an appointment. 

• Crisis Support: Find information about hotlines and other immediate care.

• Counseling: To schedule a session with one of the counselors, please call (802) 443-5141 or email counseling@middlebury.edu. See a list of counselors. 

• Timely Care: Timely Care provides 24/7 access to urgent and non-urgent medical and mental health care at no additional cost to students.

• Reproductive Health Services: The Health Center offers an array of services and contraceptive counseling. The Prism Center offers free sanitary products in each of its bathrooms. 

• Civil Rights and Title IX Office: Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. LGBTQIA+ individuals have the same rights under Title X. Despite the rollback of the 2016 clarification that Title X extends to trans students, many courts recognize that the ban on discrimination based on sex extends to protect trans individuals. Read more about Title IX Protections for LGBTQIA+ Students.

QTBIPOC Resources

The Anderson Freeman Resource Center: The AFC offers specific programming and resources for students of color and first-generation students at Middlebury.

Athlete Resources

• Middlebury Athletics Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

• NESCAC LGBTQIA+ Resources

• NESCAC Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy

• NESCAC Transgender Student-Athlete Best Practices Guide: This is a guide for athletic departments but can be helpful for students to know what procedures the college should be following, and what rights you have as a student-athlete.

• TransAthlete.com: Transathlete is a resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play. This site pulls together existing information in one central location, and breaks down information into easy-to-reference areas to help you find what you need.

Disability Resources

The Disability Resources Center offers support to all students on campus and is committed to offering confidential services and reasonable accommodations for students. ADA Coordinator Deirdre Kelly (She/Her) has experience working with queer students with intersecting disability identities. Email ada@middlebury.edu to make an appointment and learn about how to take advantage of what they offer.

Career Resources 

Midd2Midd LGBTQIA+ Alumni Group: Serves to professionally connect and offer networking for LGBTQIA+ students and alumni. 

Study Abroad

LGBTQIA+ Abroad: Middlebury’s resource for privileges and challenges you may encounter while studying abroad.

Vermont Resources

Community Resources

• Out in the Open, based out of Brattleboro, connects rural LGBTQIA+ people to build community, visibility, knowledge, and power. They believe in building, renewing, and supporting rural LGBTQIA+ people and in prioritizing their voices. They offer support groups and trans-specific resources.

• Outright Vermont is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth center and state-wide advocacy organization. The Mission of Outright is to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth (ages 13-22). Our goal is to make Vermont the safest, most supportive and empowering state for queer youth in the United States of America.

• Pride Center of Vermont celebrates, educates, and advocates with and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Vermonters.

• Queer Girl City Guide to Burlington gives an introduction to queer life in Burlington (45 mins north of Middlebury), including LGBTQIA+ events, local nightlife scenes, and ways to get involved with activism. 

QTBIPOC Resources 

Thrive is a group for Queer & Trans People of Color to share space and build community with one another! With a wide range of events and activities, they hope to support all QTPOC Vermonters. It is part of the Pride Center of Vermont.

Health Resources 

• Community Health Center of Burlington welcomes patients seeking health care and is sensitive to the needs and concerns of individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community. They also offer a comprehensive transgender health clinic. 

“I love how patient-centered CHCB feels through its informed consent model. Navigating the other pieces of healthcare, like insurance, can be really hard, but knowing my team at CHCB supports care on my terms makes it a little easier.” 
- Trans Masc Community Member, patient of CHCB for two years

• Planned Parenthood of Northern New England offers high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. Services include: birth control; HIV testing; STI testing, treatment, and vaccines; PrEP and PEP; and hormone therapy.

• University of Vermont’s Medical Center on Trans Health offers resources and FAQs about health in the trans community.  This includes legal changes in name and gender, health insurance coverage, and information specific to youth/parents.

• Vermont CARES is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life of HIV-positive individuals, create compassionate communities, and prevent the spread of HIV by educating our youth and community in general.

Nationwide and General Resources

• OutCare: OutCare’s comprehensive directory of LGBTQIA+ healthcare resources includes a range of resources such as primary care, mental health services, youth groups, shelters, support groups, STI testing, and much more. 

• LGBT National Help Center: The database offers the ability to find local LGBTQIA+ resources, organizations, and events for people across the US.

• UW Madison Queerness and Disability Binder: The purpose of the binder is to educate LGBTQIA+ people and their allies on all abilities on how queer communities’ experiences intersect with disability. 

• The Asexual Visibility & Education Network (AVEN): AVEN hosts the world’s largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. They offer forums to create open, honest discussions about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.

QTBIPOC 

• HRC: Has compiled a list of resources for QBIPOC individuals for healthcare, mental health, and general well-being.

• National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network: National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization actively working to transform mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC). They offer a directory of therapists across the United States and Canada.

• DeHQ is a LGBTQIA+ Helpline for South Asians: 908-367-3374

Trans Resources 

• Trans Families: Trans Families is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting transgender people and their families since 2008. They offer in-person and online support groups for trans youth and their families.

• National Center for Transgender Equality: The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. Their website has many nationwide resources regarding legal name changes knowing your rights in the US as a trans person.

• National Transition Related Resources: The National Center for Transgender Equality offers several self-help guides.

Queer Almanac

• The Folx library: An extensive collection of articles written by and for trans people and clinicians about different aspects of the trans experience and navigating socially and medically transitioning. 

• UC Davis LGBTQIA+ Resource Center Glossary: An extensively comprehensive and evolving glossary of LGBTQIA terms.

• LGBTQIA+ Terminology: We’ve developed a glossary of terms to help navigate the experience.

Questioning Resources

• The Gender Dysphoria Bible: A collective document made by the trans community. It is used by many who are questioning to see if they resonate with the experiences described by the trans community. 

• The Lesbian Master Doc: A collective document made by the lesbian community to help those questioning if they are a lesbian. The document tackles topics such as compulsory heterosexuality to help those questioning.

• Further documents made by the Advocates for Youth to help those questioning their sexualities:

  • I think I might be Bisexual

  • I think I might be Asexual

  • I think I might be Gay

Resources for Allies and Educators

• An Ally’s Guide to Terminology: A resource for allies regarding language. It is part of The Talking About series, co-authored by GLAAD and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), in partnership with a board of contributing editors from different advocacy groups.

• pronouns.org: Respecting Student’s Chosen Name and Pronouns