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University of California, San Diego
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center
9500 Gilman Drive #0023
La Jolla, CA 92093-0023


The LGBT Resource Center is located on the UCSD main campus in La Jolla. Our building is located in between Mandeville Center and the Original Student Center, and we are on the top floor. Click here for a Campus Map. We are located at 9D on the grid system.

We have a large common area and library, a community kitchen, conference room, our Heritage room for small groups and individual study, a bathroom, and offices for the staff. The large common area and library contains informational materials on LGBT issues, flyers of upcoming events, and laptop computers for your use as well as comfortable seating. Our library houses a variety of books, DVD's and videos on topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity. It also contains magazines and the Campus LGBT Historical Collection. For room reservations, click here.

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The LGBT Resource Center is open from 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday, 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. Friday, and 12 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. on Sunday. If you want to connect with a specific staff member please feel free to phone ahead to confirm their office hours. (858) 822-3493


The LGBT Resource Center is completely accessible to people with disabilities. There are multiple handicap parking spaces near the Center in parking area P113. Please click here for an interactive parking map. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility issues within the Center please contact Anthony Nunez at anunez@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-3493.

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Driving and Parking:
  1. Take Interstate 5 either north or south to the La Jolla Village Drive Exit.
  2. Take the La Jolla Village Drive Exit and turn west on La Jolla Village Drive (left if you are northbound, right if you are southbound).
  3. Go through the spotlight at Villa La Jolla Drive (north). Bear right onto Gilman Drive (east).
  4. As you enter campus, you will see the Visitor Information Center on your right. If you are visiting for the full day, you may purchase a parking pass there and park in any part of campus. For brief visits, metered parking is available in two locations near the LGBT Resource Center. See 5 and 6 below.

    Please note - there is no drive up parking to the LGBT Resource Center. It is a short distance from two parking lots. See below.

  5. Closest Parking #1 – Continue on Gilman Drive past the Visitor Information Center, and through the stop sign. Go underneath the wooden pedestrian bridge. At the next stop sign, turn left. Bear immediately right into Parking Area P113. Handicap and metered parking is available here. From P113, head into the heart of the original Student Center. Past the General Store and Food Co-op is a large elevator directly in front of you. Take the elevator to the top floor, and turn right. The LGBT Resource Center is directly in front of you!

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  6. Closest parking #2. Continue on Gilman Drive and turn left onto Scholars Drive South. Go up the hill, past the Ché Café and the Theatre District. Before Revelle College, the road makes a hard right. Continue on past Revelle College and Muir college. The Road makes another hard right and becomes Muir Lane. Continue on Muir Lane, and go through the stop sign. Then continue directly into Parking Area P206. From P206, exit the back of the parking lot, and continue towards the Sungod sculpture. Pass by the Sungod, and go down a low hill towards the roundabout and side entrance on Mandeville Center. Walk through the lobby of Mandeville Center, and look immediately to your right. We are on the top floor. The stairs are in front of you, just head up them and you will be at our door. An elevator is located down the winding path past Porter's Pub, the Graduate Student Association offices, and AS Lecture Notes. Take the elevator to the top floor, and turn right. The LGBT Resource Center is right in front of you!

Public Transportation

Several public bus routes go through UCSD, including the 5, 30, 34, 41, 50/150 and 301, which have bus stops on Gilman Drive or elsewhere on campus. The LGBT Resource Center faces Gilman Drive and is a short distance from many of these bus stops. See above #5 for walking directions from the Gilman stops near P113 and the original Student Center. For information on bus routes from your area to connect to these routes, please visit the web site of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.

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Send questions, comments, and suggestions regarding the LGBT Resource Center to: rainbow@ucsd.edu.
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