Word: girlspot
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...queer women seem to stay under the radar. Like most other campus communities, they have an organization, Girlspot, which functions as an exclusively social group for queer women...
...Blessing T. Oyeniyi ’10, the chair of Girlspot, jokes that when she introduces herself she says, “Hi, I’m a lesbian. My name’s Blessing...
...treasurer of The Coalition, says that while she wasn’t sure what to expect of BGLT life at Harvard, she was surprised by the large number of openly gay men at the College, but put off by the small number of out women. Even the mission of Girlspot, an organization aimed at connecting the College’s few lesbian women, speaks to the uneven gender balance that characterizes Harvard’s queer culture. But as other students have learned, even having groups of similar people on campus does not mean that it is easy to find...
...While many agreed that it was not possible to have a group in which every student felt completely comfortable, it may be possible to form areas of overlap between communities, argued Ana Huang ’08. The event was sponsored by several groups on campus, including BGLTSA, Hillel, Girlspot, Queer Asian Forum, and ethnic groups affiliated with the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural Relations...
Finally, there is the issue of office space—Providing offices for RUS, Girlspot, Athena Theater Company, the Association of Harvard Black Women, and the other clubs in the pro-women’s center camp does not a “women’s center” make. Does anyone really think that this center, as it is currently conceived, will truly be a place where many women will congregate? Rather, the far more likely outcome will be a women’s center that becomes an exclusive space for the groups that pushed for its creation...