Manhattan University and CMSA welcomes the gifts, participation and leadership of our LGBTQ+ community members in every facet our of programming and community life. We seek to be a refuge for all those who are on their journey of growth and self-discovery, as they come to know and understand themselves fully as God's creation. Like Jesus, we stand with those pushed to the margins because of their race, identity, creed, beliefs, and personhood. We welcome our LGBTQ+ siblings in our campus community.

In addition, the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Brothers of the Christian Schools encourages Manhattan University faculty, staff, and students to live out the five Lasallian Core Principles. The Lasallian Core Principles include: Faith in the Presence of God, Respect for all Persons, Inclusive Community, Concern for the Poor and Social Justice, and Quality Education.  Inclusion and respect call us to welcome all people into our campus community. 

The following are resources for our Jasper Community as we seek to better know, understand, and love our LGBTQ+ siblings as God calls us to do:

Manhattan University Resources:

• Rainbow Jaspers (LGBTQA+ Student Club)
• Manhattan University's Women and Gender Resource Center 
•  Manhattan University's Gender and Name Policy Forms are included below as well:
  • Manhattan University Chosen Name Policy
  • Chosen Gender Identity Policy
• NPR Interview Discussing Pope Francis' Appeal for LGBTQ Protections
  
  • Rachel Martin of NPR speaks with Fr. Bryan Massingale, an openly gay Catholic priest and professor at Fordham University, about Pope Francis' statements regarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people to civil unions

Manhattan University Partnerships:

• New Ways Ministry
  • New Ways Ministry educates and advocates for justice and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Catholics, and reconciliation within the larger church and civil communities.

Learn More

• Pope Francis Speaks to LGBTQIA Parents
• How Parishes Can Welcome LGBTQ+ Catholics