This collection documents the history of University of California, Santa Barbara, Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) from 1986-2017. These materials include office files, newspaper articles and clippings, and student zines. The collection also contains Center advertising flyers and posters, event photographs, and audiovisual material.

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) at UC Santa Barbara strives for the inclusion and representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, staff, faculty, and community members. The RCSGD uses intersectional and social justice to aim for trans justice, queer justice, racial justice and other forms of justice by fighting against oppressive systems including white supremacy, heterosexism, misogyny, patriarchy and xenophobia.

4.68 linear feet (2 cartons and 2 flat boxes)

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

The collection is open for research.