Tag: lesbian

  • Nation & World

    Harvard’s secret court 100 years later

    A discussion about Harvard’s secret court is the first in a series of discussions planned to mark the secretive tribunal’s centennial.

    5 minutes
    Harvard Yard in 1920.
  • Nation & World

    A global look at LGBT violence and bias

    Q&A with Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the U.N. independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

    9 minutes
    Victor Madrigal-Borloz
  • Nation & World

    What it means when ‘The Doctor Is Out’

    What happens when homophobia hits the hospital? “The Doctor Is Out: A Conversation with Dr. Mark Schuster on Being a Gay Physician at Harvard” was part of Harvard Medical School’s Diversity Dialogue series.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Once the honeymoon is over

    “What Should We Do After ‘I Do’?: Conversations on the Challenges that Remain for the LGBTQ Community” focused on the future of a diverse movement. The conference was co-sponsored by the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus and the Harvard Alumni Association.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Progress, but no letup

    In the LGBT community, “equal rights does not necessarily mean equal lives,” Tim McCarthy, an activist and Harvard lecturer, told a Harvard Kennedy School audience on July 11. With that in mind, he and a group of researchers at the Face Value project are aiming to combat real-world stigma, not just legal discrimination.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New chapter in student life

    Harvard administrators, faculty, and students converged on Boylston Hall March 27 for the much-anticipated opening of the new Office of BGLTQ Student Life. The reception in the BGLTQ lounge and ceremony in the Fong Auditorium celebrated the beginning of a new chapter in the University’s ongoing effort to embrace diversity and inclusion.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Forest named director of BGLTQ student life

    Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds announced the appointment of Lisa “Lee” Forest as the first director of bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer (BGLTQ) student life.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Caring voices

    The Harvard Graduate School of Education on July 26 released a powerful video in support of the It Gets Better Project. The four-minute video features faculty, staff, and students sharing personal accounts of their childhood experiences and providing support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HGLC seeks applications for public service fellowship

    The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus is seeking current full-time Harvard student applicants for its 2011 Public Service Fellowship.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    President Faust’s statement on DADT

    President Drew Faust’s statement on “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans

    Harvard Extension School instructor Philip Gambone traveled for two years, interviewing 40 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities about their lives. These interviews include insights from David Sedaris, Mark Doty, and Barney Frank.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Carr Center awards Traub-Dicker Fellowships for summer 2009

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has awarded Traub-Dicker-HKS Fellowships for the summer of 2009 to Benjamin Hall and Baylee DeCastro. Hall and DeCastro will spend the summer researching in the domain of policies affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus names this year’s award recipient

    The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus (HGLC) has announced that Martin Duberman Ph.D. ’57 will receive the HGLC Founding Father Award. It will be presented to Duberman at the caucus’ annual Commencement Day dinner (June 5) at Lowell House.

    3 minutes