Mt. SAC Pride Center

The Mt. SAC Pride Center provides a safe, supportive, and educational space for students across the gender and sexuality spectrum. The Pride Center provides services that promote student success including computer and printing services, tutoring, mentoring, a lending library, research assistance with an in-house librarian, and academic support from faculty across various disciplines. Additionally, the Pride Center provides professional, academic, and therapeutic support with small group discussions, and educational opportunities for students, faculty, and the surrounding community to learn more about how best to support our students' achievement of their educational and professional goals.

Mary Butterly LMFT
1-on-1 Mental Health Counseling
Spring Semester Schedule:
Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Available in-person and over Zoom
Email pridecenter@mtsac.edu to request an appointment.

Diana Casas
Academic Counseling
Spring Semester Schedule:
Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Accessed through the Virtual Pride Center Canvas Hub and in person. Drop-ins are welcomed!

 

• Temporary Housing
• LA County Resources Search Engine:211
• Safe Zone Awareness Project
• Pride Counseling Search Engine
• Video/Film Recommendations
• All-Gender Bathroom Map (Print Version)

• All Gender Bathrooms

• Financial Planning for Gender Confirmation Surgery
• Financial and Social Resources for Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth
• Information on Updating Your Birth Certificate
• LGBTQ+ Family Planning Finance Guide
• Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Health Guide

The Center is intended to be a safe space- to create a safe space requires that we all take responsibility for our contributions to maintaining such space for all. We are working to not replicate systems of oppression so that we can be our authentic selves.  The goal of the Pride Center is to support the success of LGBTQ+ students. It is not an 'anything goes' space. And as a campus entity we also abide by the Mt. SAC Student Standards of Conduct. 

Be Respectful to Yourself
What this looks like:

• Knowing your needs- If you need to study, sit in the study space. If you want to socialize, go to the lounge/kitchen area.
• Being proud of who you are.

Be Respectful to Others
What this looks like:

• Being aware of noise level- including your voice, electronics, activities, and conversations.
• Learning and using people's chosen names and pronouns.
• Being in tune with what others around you are doing and respect their needs. Is someone trying to study? if so, maybe your conversation should be quieter. Is there a group discussion happening? if so, maybe you should use headphones to listen to music.
• Asking questions to learn about other perspectives, rather than making assumptions.
• Keeping confidentiality and not outing others - every person has a story that is their own.

Be Respectful to Your Surroundings
What this looks like:

• Cleaning up after ourselves- pick up trash, throw away food, wipe down your space when you leave, help neaten up when needed.
• Participating in the programs of the center and contributing to the development of this shared space.
• Consuming foods and drinks only in the designated space.

 

We are here to learn, relax, socialize, engage, and to give and get support. Conversations in the Center must be appropriate for a public shared space- so please refrain from any inappropriate behavior. What's that look like? Here are some examples of inappropriate behavior from the Student Standards of Conduct: 

• Disruptive behavior, willful disobedience, habitual profanity or vulgarity
• Lewd, indecent or obscene conduct 
• Engaging in expression which is obscene; libelous or slanderous