Queer Students and Allies
‘We’ll Keep Telling the Truth’: A Century Later, Harvard Affiliates Continue Pushing Harvard to Address 1920 Secret Court
In 1920, administrators at Harvard convened a Secret Court to convict 14 individuals "guilty" of involvement or ties to "any homosexual act." A century later — but just two decades after the Court was first exposed — affiliates continue efforts to address the little-known history.
National Coming Out Day Features Spoken Word, House Parties
Student organizations, College offices, and House staff organized several events around campus this weekend to celebrate National Coming Out Day on Friday.
Some Students Praise HCFA Probation, Others Urge Sympathy
Brunching across campus Sunday, many undergraduates said they opposed HCFA’s move to demote the student as well as what they called the group’s negative stance toward BGLTQ Harvard affiliates.
Diversity Offices Move into Newly Renovated Grays Hall
Construction began in the spring of 2017 and the project was officially completed at the end of the fall, though both offices are still unpacking boxes.
Students Protest Anti-Transgender ‘Free Speech’ Bus at Harvard
Chanting “Trans lives matter!” and “Stand up, Fight back!”, dozens of Harvard students and Cambridge residents protested the arrival of an anti-transgender “free speech” bus on Harvard’s campus Thursday afternoon.
UC Pens Letter Criticizing Datamatch Gender Choices
Twenty-six members of the Undergraduate Council, including UC President Yasmin Z. Sachee ’18 and UC Vice President Cameron K. Khansarinia ’18, signed a letter admonishing Datamatch’s restrictive gender choices.
Soul on the Line: Sheehan D. Scarborough '07 and his Office of BGLTQ Student Life
Sheehan D. Scarborough '07 aims to make the Office of BLGTQ Student Life more intersectional, “expanding the notion of what a BGLTQ student looks like, what they believe, how they operate in the world.”
IvyQ Conference
Harvard hosted the annual IvyQ conference this weekend from Thursday through Saturday. IvyQ organizers planned speakers, workshops, and socials to explore aspects of the queer community.
“Relationship Anarchy” at IvyQ
Kale Gosen and Carson Zi speak about “relationship anarchy”—an approach to relationships based on autonomy—at the workshop “Relationship Anarchy: Consciously Dismantling Relationship Paradigms” during the IvyQ conference this weekend.
Faculty Offer Guidance on Being 'Out' in Academia
The panel comes in response to GSAS students’ calls for discussions about managing academic life while identifying as queer.
National BGLTQ Organization Condemns Sanctions on Single-Sex Groups
A national BGLTQ support organization charged Harvard with contriving a shortsighted solution to issues of sexual assault and discrimination as it moves to implement a new policy that will punish members of single-gender, unrecognized social organizations.
Divinity Students Share BGLTQ Experiences at Memorial Church
Titled “The Queer Divine: Perspectives and Theologies from LGBTQ Lived Experiences,” the series of services examines the intersections between queer identity and religion.
UC Votes To Publicize Harvard-Yale Shuttles
Some representatives spoke out against the proposal, worrying that it would set a bad precedent for other student groups seeking to publicize their events.
Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez Discusses BGLTQ Immigrant Rights
Jennicet Gutiérrez, the transgender activist who interrupted President Barack Obama in June, shared her experience immigrating to the U.S. at Harvard on Monday.
Students Will Host Identity-Based Discussions on Sexual Assault
The College will host a series of student-run town halls for identity-based groups about how sexual assault affects different students.
Students Indicate Preferred Gender Pronouns at Registration
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registration tool now gives students the option to choose preferred gender pronouns.
'Pink Triangles Show Solidarity'
In solidarity with the BGLT students, many students hung pink triangles outside of their windows following the Mather incident.
BGLSA 'Eat-In"
The Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Students Association holds an “eat in” at the Kirkland dining hall where several days before, slurs were allegedly hurled at two students tabling for Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Awareness Days.
In Dunster, a Search for BGLTQ Support
As students raise concerns about advising resources in one of Harvard’s upperclassman Houses, administrators respond.
Leaving It All on the Dance Floor
The Harvard Queer Students and Allies provided the opportunity for anyone to perform in drag at its annual Drag Night on Saturday.
"Celebrate the Beauty of Drag"
A crowd admires Gia Gunn's performance to Nicki Minaj's "Trini Dem Girls."
Bartending Queens
Bartenders at the Queen's Head served drinks while dressed in drag on Saturday evening.
Gia Gunn Performs at Harvard
Gia Gunn from RuPaul's Drag Race performed in Queen’s Head Pub on Saturday as part of “Drag Night”, presented by Harvard Queer Students and Allies.