STAFF
RESOURCES
The UC Santa Cruz campus has a national reputation as one of the most queer friendly universities in the country. UCSC has hundreds of out-and-proud GLBTI staff members and the vast majority of non-GLBTI staff members are strong allies. If you're new to UCSC, know that UCSC is NOT a don't-ask-don't-tell organization; it doesn't tolerate its queer staff, it celebrates them! If you would like to learn more about GLBTI staff issues or you have any GLBTI related concerns, feel free to leave a confidential message for Center director, Deb Abbott, at 459-4385.
Workplace Discrimination
If you feel that you've experienced any work related discrimination based on your sexual or gender orientation or you would like advice or support in transitioning or coming out in your unit, please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) office at 459-1590.
Domestic Partner Benefits
An eligible same-sex domestic partner and same-sex domestic partner's child may be covered under your medical, dental, vision, legal, dependent life, and AD&D plans. For eligibility rules see: http://www.ucop.edu/bencom/oe/lanl/lanlannbook/family_members.html
Transgender Health Benefits
As of July 1, 2005, UC's employee insurers (with the exception of Western Health Advantage, which insures relatively few UC employees) began offering coverage of certain transgender-related surgical needs. While print materials regarding the coverage are not yet available, UC employees and their covered family members should feel free to call their insurer's member services department with questions about the coverage, since the insurers indicate they have trained their customer services staff in this regard. Should they have additional questions, employees are encouraged to call the UCOP staff member who helped negotiate the coverage: Joan Manning, 510-987-0746.
Staff Networking and Listserv
The Cantú GLBTI Resource Center maintains a confidential, low volume, spam-free queer and allied staff listserve. Members of this list receive QConnect, the Center's weekly calender of queer campus and community events. The Center also hosts queer staff and faculty mixers two to three times a year; invitations are distributed through the listserve. To sign up, click here.
