Rainbow Lounge

The Rainbow Lounge (50-005, 617-253-5440) houses a collection of LBGT-themed literature and films, as well as serves as a cozy room for reading, meeting and talking to other people, and simply hanging out. The Lounge is equipped with a library database tracking system, so all books and films are available for take out. A listing of available videos can be found here. The Lounge is also home to MIT's LBGT student groups.

The Lounge is staffed by a team of professional staff from the Division of Student Life, MIT Medical, and the Office of Minority Education.

Rainbow Lounge Fall Hours

• Monday 2-5pm
• Tuesday, 12-6pm
• Wednesday 12pm-6pm
• Thursday 12pm-6pm
• Friday 12-5pm  

Rainbow Lounge Staff  
Abigail Francis, Project Coordinator for LBGT@MIT, afran@mit.edu, x3-0684
Sean Delmore, Rainbow Lounge Program Coordinator, sdelmore@mit.edu, x3-1612

LBGT Support Staff/Faculty
Chaplain: Bob Randolph, randolph@mit.edu, x8-5484
Spiritual Life: Amy McCreath, Episcopal chaplain, mcceath@mit.edu, x3-2983
Student Support Services: James Collins, Assistant to the Dean, jmcollin@mit.edu, x3-4861
Student Activities: Jed Wartman, jwartman@mit.edu and Paul Spangle, pspangle@mit.edu, x3-7605
Office of the Arts: Michele Oshima, mosh@mit.edu, x3-4004
Physics Professor: Nergis Mavalvala, nergis@ligo.mit.edu, x3-5657
Mechanical Engineering Professor: George Barbastathis, gbarb@mit.edu, x3-1960
Women’s and Gender Studies: Heidy Gonzalez, heidy@mit.edu, x3-2642
Housing: Karen Nilsson, Senior Associate Dean, Residential Life, knilsson@mit.edu, x2-1505
Athletics: Carol Matsuzaki, Head Coach of Tennis, handy@mit.edu, x3-7665
Nightline, Confidential Peer Listening Service(617) 253-8800