The University of Texas at Dallas was named one of the nation’s best colleges for LGBTQ+ students and the only university in Texas and the Southwest to make the top 25 list. 14 in the nation for LGBTQ-inclusion,” said Matt Winser-Johns, assistant director for LGBT+ programs at the UT Dallas Galerstein Gender Center. “Our campus administrators recognized the need to support the LGBTQ+ community at UTD as the campus flourished and diversified,” DeCillis said. “The climate for the LGBTQ+ community was supportive before we initiated formalized training programs, resources, support groups and lectures. “Over the past couple of years, our LGBTQ+ students have created several new LGBTQ-focused student organizations, each one concentrated on different needs.