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LGBTQ+

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

November 16, 2023

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LGBTQ

Student Health Services Launches New Support Group for Trans and Nonbinary Students

November 9, 2023

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Public Health

Truths and Myths, Joy and Stigma—Life at BMC’s GenderCare Center

November 1, 2023

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Watch Now

Terriers in Charge: Annie Goodridge (Questrom’24, SPH’24)

October 20, 2023

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Alumni

Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First

September 18, 2023

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DEAN OF STUDENTS

Dean of Students Jason Campbell-Foster Is Rarely at His Desk. And That’s How He Likes It

September 14, 2023

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LGBTQ+ Health

BU’s Carl Streed Is Recognized by the American Medical Association for Outstanding LGBTQ+ Healthcare

July 10, 2023

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SUPREME COURT

Gay Rights, Federal Elections, and the Rest of the Supreme Court’s Historic Term

July 5, 2023

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Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with These 16 Books and Movies

June 20, 2023

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Expert Take

This Queer Japanese Novelist Disrupted Beliefs about Sexuality, Love, and Friendship

June 12, 2023

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LGBTQ+

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

June 7, 2023

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LGBTQ+ Health

“Feeling Seen”: How One Physiology Professor Shines a Light on LGBTQ+ Heart Health

June 5, 2023

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Pride Month

POV: Celebrating Pride Month Amidst a Context of Gains and Setbacks for LGBTQIA+ Rights

June 1, 2023

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PRIDE MONTH

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with These Events in and around Boston

May 31, 2023

Photo: A group of young adults standing outside a balcony with the Boston skyline in the background. The foliage around them is green, red, and orange, indicating that is is fall outside. The members of the group are all smiling. From left, a blonde woman with straight hair wears all black. Next to her, with his arms around her shoulders, stands a man in all black with a deeper-tone skin and short, dark hair. Next to him is a shorter individual, feminine-presenting with shoulder length hair. She wears a maroon shirt and plaid pants. In front, in the middle of the group, is a woman with short, dark hair, glasses and she is wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and plaid pants. Next to her are two woman, one with long, curly hair and the other with long, dark straight hair. The curly-haired individual wears a maroon cardigan, a tan shirt, and jeans. The other individual is in all black. Behind the pair is another pair of men, both with short, dark hair and glasses. The entire group smiling.

LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+ BU Student Task Force Report Makes Recommendations for Achieving a More Inclusive BU

March 1, 2023

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LGBTQ

Boston University to Open New LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center

February 23, 2023

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 8: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conduct a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, December 8, 2022. The bill mandates federal protection for same-sex marriages. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Voices & Opinion

POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Feels Deeply Personal to Me

December 20, 2022

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Business & Law

Can a Website Designer Turn Away Same-Sex Couples? The Supreme Court Will Decide

December 2, 2022

Kaylan Comenole (CGS’21, CAS’23), director of BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, & Activism (CGSA), adjusts a rack of jewelry in the center’s new Gender Affirming Room for Belonging (GARB). Students can choose items like chest binders, bra inserts, shaving supplies, clothing, and accessories. No appointment is needed to access GARB. Photo by Cydney Scott

LGBTQIA+

Free Gender-Affirming Products for Students Now Available from the Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism

December 2, 2022

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LGBTQIA+

Resources for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex Students

November 16, 2022

Resources for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex Students

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