Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
The APAGS Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APAGS-CSOGD) works on behalf of the community of LGBT graduate students in psychology and their allies nationwide.
Mission statement
The APAGS Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APAGS-CSOGD) works on behalf of the community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in psychology and their allies nationwide. The committee provides education, advocacy, and personal and professional development opportunities to ensure the successful graduate experience of LGBT and allied students. The committee aspires to build, strengthen, and empower its members through the use of innovative technologies, collaborative advocacy, and inclusive practice.
Roles and responsibilities
Identify issues of importance for LGBTQ+ graduate students and those who study these issues.
Develop resources, programs, and initiatives to understand the interests and needs of LGBTQ+ graduate students and those who study LGBTQ+ issues
Collaborate with the APAGS Full Committee and other APAGS subcommittees on projects related to student issues.
Dedicate the necessary time to sufficiently prepare for attending monthly virtual meetings
In addition to all of the responsibilities listed above, the CSOGD chair and vice chair also:
Coordinate and lead the monthly virtual meetings
Participate in the biannual APA Consolidated Meetings (virtually or in person), which usually occur in Spring and Fall of each year.
Participate in bimonthly APAGS Full Committee Conference Calls as the CSOGD representative.
Work throughout the year to mentor the vice chair to take over as chair in the following year
Be a liaison to one or two internal boards and committees or external groups, as requested by the APAGS Chair
*Chair and vice chair will distribute leading the duties listed above in a way that is equitable and that helps to develop the vice-chair’s ability to take over in the subsequent year or as required by APA internal guidelines.
Intersections of Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
21 minutes, 23 seconds
Join our discussion group
We invite all APAGS members to contribute to the APAGSLGBT email group, where broad discussions and announcements around sexual orientation and gender identity concerns in graduate school take place in a supportive environment. Send an email to the listserv with a blank subject. In the body, write “SUBSCRIBE APAGSLGBT <firstname> <lastname>”
