Tag: LGBTQ
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Voices, faces, and a forum to make trans students visible
Conference on trans rights puts activism and advocacy front and center.
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‘Funny … frivolous … serious’
Music and comedy meet queer and Jewish radicalism in Morgan Bassichis exhibit at the Carpenter Center.
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Staging the ‘unstageable’
YouTube star, student, and a ghost called Swan collide in junior’s award-winning play exploring queerness, self-discovery.
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So who is included in King’s ‘beloved community’?
Black queer poet, scholar Cheryl Clarke discusses achieving Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision.
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Lady Gaga recognized by Harvard Foundation
The 36th Annual Cultural Rhythms, which celebrates Harvard’s diversity, returned to Sanders Theatre Saturday with stunning student performances and a virtual appearance by Lady Gaga.
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Wonderland reimagined
Virtually Oberon features Queer Bodies in Motion’s first artistic endeavor, “Alice in Rainbowland.”
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Looking at public health through an LTGBTQ+ lens
Austin Marshall, M.P.H. ’21, wants to be a physician-advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and care for patients as a doctor.
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Communities spirit
Class of 2021 graduate Christopher Altizer believes in the importance of a support network.
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‘Dragon Cycle’ examines race, class, gender, and identity
Seattle-based actor/writer Sara Porkalob brings the full “Dragon Cycle” to A.R.T. as part of the “Virtual Oberon” lineup.
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Pope may support same-sex unions, but that doesn’t mean the Vatican does
On Wednesday, Pope Francis’ support for the creation of same-sex civil union laws sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. The comments, made in the recently released documentary “Francesco,” represent a major break with official church teaching and left many wondering if a change in papal doctrine might be on the horizon.
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Battle for LGBTQ rights amid the pandemic
As part of Worldwide Week at Harvard, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs hosted “Rethinking Resistance Politics in Troubling Times: Transnational Queer Solidarity During COVID-19,” an online panel discussing recent work examining the international situation.
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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.
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Drag history comes to Harvard
Drag performer Joey Arias’ archive arrives at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
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Stonewall then and now
Harvard scholars reflect on the history and legacy of the 1969 Stonewall demonstrations that triggered the contemporary battle for LGBT rights in America.
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Chicken soup for the soul
Harvard Divinity School graduate Israel Buffardi experienced an unconventional journey to his Unitarian Universalist ministry.
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‘Spaces beyond words’
Luke Martinez brought people together around a personal passion: music.
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Schuyler Bailar races toward his authentic self
Schuyler Bailar ’19 is the first openly transgender swimmer in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a member of the Harvard men’s swimming team.
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Diversity and dialogue in an age of division
Harvard faculty and administrators discussed racism, sexism, LGBTQ rights, politics, and poverty at the FAS Diversity Conference “A Decade of Dialogue.”
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How to navigate the gender landscape at work
Stephanie Huckel, senior global program manager of diversity and inclusion at IGT, offered insight and advice during a Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diversity Dialogue titled “Achieving Greater Workplace Equity for LGBTQ Employees.”
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The problems with LGBTQ health care
A significant number of LGBTQ patients experience stigma and discrimination not just in their everyday lives, but in the health care system, a problem that can be addressed by increased awareness by physicians and other providers who treat them.
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Stephanie Burt opens up
The Harvard poet discusses new book of poetry, life as a trans woman, and settling in as as co-poetry editor of The Nation.
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Gay Marine helps change history
As the first American to be injured in the Iraq War, Marine Eric Alva shares the story of being gay in the military at Harvard’s final Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diversity Dialogue.
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Hitting the books after hitting a wall
Miguel Garcia ’17 found meaning and salvation in his humanities studies after a bout with mental illness forced him to take a sabbatical in his Junior year.
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The play’s the thing
Students will premiere “Calamus” at the Leverett Library Theater on Friday, with shows continuing through the weekend.
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Together in sorrow, and resolve
A vigil was held at Tercentenary Theatre yesterday to honor the victims of the Orlando mass shooting.
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At the intersection of sexuality and spirituality
From pastor to corporate lawyer to divinity school student, Danny Ballon has learned that you don’t have to choose between being gay and being Christian. Now he wants to help others understand their options.
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A shelter for homeless youth
The nation’s first student-run overnight shelter for 18- to 24-year-olds is the brainchild of two Harvard graduates.
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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.
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When the walls come down
Students at Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School host the first University-wide conference on LGBTQ issues.