Alice E. M. Underwood

College Announces New BGLTQ Resources

Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced at a community meeting Wednesday night the development of new resources for BGLTQ students at Harvard, including the establishment of a full-time staff person and campus space dedicated to the BGLTQ community.

Can Harvard Combat Homophobia?

Several alleged hate crimes targeting LGBT individuals on campus have called into question the level of tolerance at Harvard—generally touted as a liberal haven accepting of people of all identities and backgrounds—and the administration’s ability to adequately address these issues.

Harvard LGBT Community Upset By Lamont Incident

Though the damage of 36 LGBT-related books in Lamont Library is no longer being characterized as a hate crime, the incident has brought to light the issue of homophobia on campus and left the LGBT community at Harvard feeling confused and frustrated.

Urine Spill on LGBT Books Deemed Accident, Not Hate Crime

After conducting an investigation in response to a recent police report that 36 books treating LGBT topics had been damaged with what appeared to be urine in Lamont Library last month, the University determined Monday morning that the incident was an accident and will no longer be treated as a hate crime, according to a statement sent from College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds to the Harvard community on Monday.

Grant to Support LGBT Project

The Ford Foundation has awarded a $730,000 grant to fund a two-year research project by the Face Value Campaign in collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

Damaged LGBT Books in Lamont Not Result of Hate Crime, Dean Says

After conducting an investigation in reponse to a recent police report that 36 books treating LGBT topics had been damaged with what appeared to be urine in Lamont Library last month, the University determined Monday morning that the incident was an accident and will no longer be treated as a hate crime, according to a statement sent from College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds to the Harvard community on Monday.

Group Rallies for World AIDS Day

Last night’s World AIDS Day Rally took both a commemorative and a political tone as more than 100 people gathered in the Boston Common gazebo to honor the millions of lives that have been lost to the disease and to advocate for further funding and support for health care across the globe.

Dems, QSA Debate Impact of DADT Repeal on ROTC at Harvard

Following yesterday’s release of a Pentagon report on gay and lesbian service members in the military, members of the Harvard College Democrats and Harvard College Queer Students and Allies gathered to discuss the possible impact of the report on the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy and Harvard’s current ban on the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

At QSA Potluck, Students Talk Family, Holidays

Students loaded up on cupcakes, brownies decked in fall-colored sprinkles, and a pie with “QSA” written in its crust for the Queer Thanksgiving potluck.

Harvard Students Rally for Larger LGBT Space

Hoping to house the Queer Resource Center in a more visible place than its Thayer basement location, LGBT students, allies, and other Harvard affiliates crammed into roughly 380 square foot area outlined on the Science Center lawn to demonstrate that the only LGBT-specific space on campus cannot contain the students it aims to serve.

Coming Out Rally

QSA member and Crimson editor Ryan Rossner shares the love with fellow students and allies on National Coming Out Day as “I’m Coming Out” blasted over the speakers.

Today in Photos (10/12/10)

Photographs from the October 12, 2010 edition of The Harvard Crimson

Female Orgasm Seminar

Megan Andelloux discusses women's sexual response in front of a full crowd in Science Center C on April 23 at the Sixth Annual Female Orgasm seminar; sponsored by the Radcliffe Union of Students.

Today in Photos (04/26/10)

Photos published in the April 26, 2010 edition of the Harvard Crimson.

Kiss-In

A Kiss-In was organized yesterday as a part of this month’s Gaypril celebration. The event was designed to make LGBT couples feel more at ease when publicly displaying their affection toward one another.

Today in Photos (04/22/2010)

Elizabeth Letein ‘13 and Nancy Chen ‘13 learn how to make balloon animals at Harvard’s brand new charitable clown club, ClassClowns, which met for the first time yesterday evening.

Panelists discussed law, sexuality, and human rights at the fifth annual Harvard Lambda Legal Advocacy Conference at Harvard Law School last Friday and Saturday.

Today in Photos (04/05/10)

Photos published in the April 5, 2010 edition of the Harvard Crimson.

In honor of April Fool’s Day yesterday, members of the Harvard AIDS Coalition presented Senator John Kerry’s office with a giant 9 billion dollar check to show that AIDS is not a joke.