A Place for Us

Abstract

Gender and sexuality resource centers (GSRCs) are identity-based resource centers focused on LGBTQIA2S+ identities and communities. This chapter employs a critical organizational theory lens to explore how genderism and cisheterosexism serve as organizing principles for higher education institutions (HEIs). Through the organizational placement and resourcing (financial and human resources) of GSRCs, HEIs allow GSRCs to exist as long as they serve as symbols of the inclusiveness of the organization and validation of the organization's benevolence.