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A new Library Guide for LGBT studies is now available thanks to Liesel Tyson. The library guide covers selected reference resources in the field of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies. It is interdisciplinary in nature, and is intended to support academic courses and individual research
As part of the efforts of Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia to "strengthen the climate and resources for LGBTQ students" at the university, three working study groups were formed, coordinated by the Vice President for Institutional Diversity and the Vice President for Public Affairs and Strategic Development. Their final reports were accepted by the president, who outlined steps to begin implementation of their recommendations.
These reports can be read on the "Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action" page of the GU website: http://ideaa.georgetown.edu/lgbtq/
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LGFSAA co-convener, John McDargh was honored with the 2008 Phi Beta Kappa Outstanding Teacher Award: click here for the text of his speech. |
"Breaking The Silence and Creating Safe Space: The Organizing of the Lesbian and Gay Faculty, Staff and Administrators Association at Boston College (LGFSAA)" by Prof. John McDargh (Boston College)
Remarks by Georgetown University John J. DeGioia at an "Open Meeting on LGBTQ Student Resources" on a Jesuit/Catholic university campus (Georgetown University, October 24, 2007)
Ministry to Gay/Lesbian Catholics: Fr. Donal Godfrey's Boston College lecture on San Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish is featured in The National Catholic Reporter.
LGFSAA member, Prof. Michael Resler, has published an excellent Op-Ed piece in a BC undergraduate newspaper; his article is entitled "Gay and Gauche?"
Prof. Kevin J. Mahoney, Prof. of the Graduate School of Social Work and Director of the Center on the Study of Home and Community Life at Boston College, published an Op-Ed piece in Bay Windows entitled "Mass Catholic leaders still don’t get it."
Vermont Mother of Gay Son Speaks Out Against Homophobia
In 2004,
the Government Accounting Office identified 1,138
federal laws in which marital status is a factor in determining or
receiving benefits, rights, and privileges.
Resources and Groups at Boston College
For Faculty and Staff
Boston College Benefits Office
The Benefits Office has prepared pertinent information about the impact of same-sex marriage on certain employee benefits at Boston College. Also see, “Premium and Tax Information for Same-sex Spouse Medical and Dental Coverage�: General Information and Amounts for All Plans.
For Students
BC courses treating LGBT-related Issues (to varying degrees)
BC Libraries Research Guide: LGBT Studies
The BC Libraries has added GLBT Life Full Text to it's online database collection, as well as a new women's studies database named Women's Studies International.
The Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community at Boston College (LGBC)
Contains a link to resources for LGBT students and alumni
GLBT@BC is a web site designed to educate and provide resources for all students on campus
Lambda Law Students Association
Spectrum (a student group in the Graduate School of Social Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender students and their allies)
Coordinator: David Brennan (brennada@bc.edu)
Women's Resource Center (WRC)
The WRC has Lesbian, Bisexual, Questioning (LBQ) peer-led supportive group for female students at Boston College
Email: wrc@bc.edu
Phone: 617.552.3489
Resources and Groups Outside Boston College
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Bay Windows (Boston newspaper)
In Newsweekly (Boston Newspaper)
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Greater Boston PFLAG (GB-PFLAG)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
George L. Mosse Distinguished Graduate Fellowships in LGBT History at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Point Foundation Offers Higher Education Scholarships for Gay and Lesbian Students
The R. Scott Hitt Foundation is offering funding for qualified candidates who want to be leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement. You and the pro-LGBT organization that you choose can apply to receive funding for your internship position while you build your resume and gain valuable skills towards becoming a leader of the future.