Boston University

LGBTQ+

Photo: A picture of a man sitting and smiling ni front of a white brick wall. He is wearing a green jacket, white tshirt, and jeans

Books

Alum’s New Book Recounts the Battle for Inclusion in Boy Scouts

August 7, 2024

Photo: A image of a rainbow silhouette of a person's face. A white background is behind the face.

LGBTQ+

Don’t Say Gay: Three Alumni Authors Speak Out on LGBTQ Book Bans

November 16, 2023

Photo: A person in a colorful outfit sits in front of a wall of books in an old home in Somerville. MA

Alumni

Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First

September 18, 2023

Photo: Jillian Abby, a white woman with short, brown hair and wearing a white tank top and orange-red casual pants, smiles and poses with one elbow resting on her knee. She sits on a white bed in front of a black, old school typewriter.

LGBTQ+

Alum’s New Memoir Chronicles Her Experience Coming Out at 38

June 7, 2023

Collage: Composite image showing headshots of various Boston University alumni in two rows, one of three and the bottom of four. From left to right, top to bottom, portraits show: Julian Burlando-Salazar, Litav Langley, Ben Levine, Kori Pacyniak, Sarah Prager, Tyler Sit, and John Ward.

Pride Month

7 Alums Uplifting the LGBTQ+ Community

June 6, 2022

photo of Kori Pacyniak giving a sermon. They wear traditional priests robes and don blue hair.

LGBTQIA+ Religion

Kori Pacyniak and the Women Priests Push for Changes in the Church

January 28, 2022

Photo of Daisy Figueroa (LAW’21) in a black t-shirt and jeans ripped at the knee standing if front of a larger mural with the virgin mary and graffiti painted all over it. The photo has been edited so Figueroa is in black and white and the mural is brightly colored.

Student Activism

Student Activism Today Is Leaving a Mark on Climate Change, Antiracism, Housing, and More

March 26, 2021

Politics

BU Alum Leads a Very Different Democratic National Convention

August 17, 2020

Two illustrations of Billie Jean King standing on a platform raising a medal above her head. Next, is an illustration of Alvin Ailey in a white shirt and dark pants dancing with a dance squad behind them.

LGBTQ+ Literature

New Illustrated Book by CAS Alum Introduces Young Readers to LGBTQ+ History

June 30, 2020

Jonathan Allen (LAW’19) campaigns at a community fair at a public housing complex in Brighton

Politics

He’s Black, Gay, a Former Preacher, a BU Alum, and He’s Running for Boston City Council

September 17, 2019

Gina Ortiz Jones, candidate for the Texas 23rd district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives

Government & Law

A Different Kind of Texas Candidate

June 18, 2018

Peter Paige directing actors David Lambert and Maia Mitchell

Television

Expanding TV’s Idea of Family

January 30, 2017

Expanding TV’s Idea of Family