Word: bgltsa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nicole L. Deblosi '99, co-chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA) agreed...
...addition to the stickers, BGLTSA members handed out pamphlets titled "do boyness" and "do girlness." Both contained statistics about rates of anti-homosexual violence as well as contact phone numbers for various bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender support groups and social clubs on campus. Condoms were also provided at the organization's table, courtesy of Education for Action, and t-shirts were on sale for $12 each...
Although not everyone who was offered a Coming Out Day sticker accepted one, a large number of students showed their support for the BGLTSA's activities...
...BGLTSA's celebration of National Coming Out Day helped to raise awareness of hate crimes as well as "help other students who might be closeted feel a gay and lesbian presence--not [that they] necessarily have to come out, but [so they can] feel comfortable on campus," Worrell said...
...BGLTSA volunteers noted that students should expect to see other Coming Out Day events throughout the week...