CalArts has specialized resources for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community who may suffer sexual harassment (including assault). If you or someone you know has been harassed or sexually assaulted, the following are on- and off-campus LGBTQ-friendly resources.
On-Campus Confidential Resources
- The Wellness Center, F201H
Confidential Student Advocate
Elizabeth Peisner, Interim Executive Director, Health and Wellness
epeisner@calarts.edu, 24/7 at (661) 713-5325
- Counseling Services, F201H
Melissa Shepherd, MFT
Lily Rodriguez, LMFT
- Student Health Services, D208
Sandra Pirio, LVN, (661) 253-7830
National Resources
- Let's Talk About It: A Transgender Survivor's Guide to Accessing Therapy (pdf)
- National Sexual Assault Hotline can also refer you to a local rape crisis center
(800) 656-HOPE (4673) 24/7 or online counseling at ohl.rainn.org/online
- Love is Respect Hotline
(866) 331-9474 (24/7) or text “loveis” 22522
- The Anti-Violence Project
Serves people who are LGBTQ; bilingual, 24/7.
(212) 714-1124
- GLBT National Help Center
(800) 246-PRIDE (7743) or online chat at volunteerlogin.org/chat
- Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project Hotline
(800) 832-1901
- 1 in 6 Men
https://1in6.org/
- FORGE
Serves transgender and gender nonconforming survivors of domestic and sexual violence; provides referrals to local counselors
- https://forge-forward.org/
- The Network La Red
Serves LGBTQ, poly, and kink/BDSM survivors of abuse; bilingual
Hotline (617) 742-4911
- Northwest Network – serves LGBT survivors of abuse; can provide local referrals
Hotline (206) 568-7777