Word: bgltsa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...BGLTSA members will canvas the Yard in adisplay of pride, marking the beginning of QueerHarvard Month...
Today marks the beginning of the second annual Queer Harvard Month, a series of discussions, conferences and social events that will last throughout April. This month, we put the spotlight on the lives, contributions and concerns of queer people. The Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA) and other groups will reach out to the rest of Harvard--especially heterosexuals...
...Harvard, the BGLTSA can't advance its agenda without the help of other groups and non-gay students. But why should straight people work for the "gay agenda"? Well, consider some of our goals for the upcoming year, which might sound familiar...
...just gay men, would benefit from improved shuttle service. Faculty diversity is a concern shared by racial and ethnic organizations as well as queer ones. And many of the leaders in the fight for transgender protections and closeted students, whether in the Undergraduate Council, Contact or in the BGLTSA itself, are heterosexual...
...what can straight people do? It doesn't take a grand gesture or an overwhelming commitment. Write a letter. Raise the issue in a setting where it doesn't normally appear. Vote for pro-gay candidates. Come to a BGLTSA event. And most important of all, examine your own unconscious attitudes and biases...