Check HERE for the Conversation Lounge session information in Japanese | 日本語版おしゃべりラウンジの情報はコチラから！
We continue to host Conversation Lounge sessions in English during this academic year!
The GS Center’s Conversation Lounge is a low-key event facilitated by student staff, where you can share your feelings and thoughts on topics related to gender and sexuality with your peers. You only need to register for our e-mailing list. We will email you the event details before each Conversation Lounge session. Join whenever you can!
You can share your recommendations for books, films, videos, social media handles, etc., discuss recent events and news, and chat about anything else you want to bring up that is related to gender and sexuality. At times, our student staff members will prepare specific talking themes.
To maintain a safer environment, we request that all participants follow our ground rules.
The Conversation Lounge sessions are great opportunities for peer-to-peer connections and peer support. For professional support, please access the GS Center’s Individual Counseling. For more information, please visit HERE.
Dates
- Monday, 5/12/2025, 3:10pm-4:10pm- finished
- Thursday, 6/26/2025, 1:20pm-2:20pm– finished
- Play board games and chat with us in celebration of Pride Month!
- Thursday, 11/27/2025, 3:30pm-4:30pm
- Tuesday, 12/16/2025, 3:05pm-4:45pm (a 90-minute session) at the GS Center, main site on Toyama Campus, Student Center (Building 30), Room 103 (Floor 1)
- Special Conversation Lounge with Jacopo Miliani, an artist and a co-author of Whispering Catastrophe–a book on the language of men loving men in Japan
- At this event, we intend to create a safe and open space for conversations around the book’s themes: queer history, non-normative eroticism, censorship, and the evolution of male-male desire in Japanese cultural contexts.
- Please note that some erotic images from the book Whispering Catastrophe might be shared in the session. All contents are appropriate for the university setting and the topics addressed in the session. Before the images are shown, there will be a warning so that the participants who do not wish to view the images can take necessary action to care for themself. We will also repeat this information during the session.
Location
- Primarily at the satellite office of the GS Center, Waseda Campus, Building 10, Room 213
- Zoom
※ Details will be sent via email before each session.
※ When joining remotely, please make sure to join from an environment where other participants’ privacy is protected.
Fees
Free of charge
Language
English (check HERE for the Conversation Lounge session information in Japanese)
Eligibility
Waseda students, and students from other universities and schools
Max number of participants per session
10 people
Registration
Please register through the form below. You will be added to our e-mailing list. We will email you the event details before each Conversation Lounge session. Join whenever you can!
Reasonable accommodation request
The GS Center provides reasonable accommodations at our events. Please review the webpage below and make a request as needed, at least three weeks before the event.
◆ Reasonable accommodations for events hosted by the GS Center ◆
Important Notes
▶ Ground Rules for Creating a Safer Environment
We may ask those who do not respect the ground rules to leave the event.
- You can join and leave anytime during the event.
- Avoid making blanket statements about people.
- Be aware that everyone has their own beliefs and perspectives.
- Avoid making assumptions about other people’s identities.
- Protect the confidentiality of everyone.
- Share only what you feel comfortable.
- Recording the event, including taking photographs and filming, is strictly prohibited.
- Practice using inclusive language.
Hosted by:
The GS Center at the Waseda University Student Diversity Center
