Celebrate Pride Month with These 16 Books and Movies
From BU Today by Sam Thomas. June 20, 2023 This list includes memoirs, YA novels, documentaries and feature films explore LGBTQIA+ culture and identity Read the full post in BU Today.
This Queer Japanese Novelist Disrupted Beliefs about Sexuality, Love, and Friendship
From The Brink by Sarah Frederick. June 12, 2023 BU literature scholar says that Nobuko Yoshiya’s work from early 20th-century Japan takes on a new sense of importance as book bans target LGBTQ+ literature Read the full post in The Brink.
Here’s What the Different LGBTQIA+ Flags Represent
From BU Today by Dave McDonald. June 7, 2022.
Creating a Visual Diary
From BU College of Fine Arts Magazine by Sophie Yarin. Rebecca Ness, a queer 30-year-old artist from Brooklyn, has no problem being compared to the 20th-century American painter Norman Rockwell.
Lavender Ceremony and Reception
Drag queen Linda Marie Possa performs at the second annual Lavender Ceremony, a celebration of BU’s LGBTQ+ graduating seniors. The event, sponsored by the Queer Activist Collective (Q) and the LGBTQIA+ Faculty & Staff Community Network took place in the Questrom auditorium May 20. Photo by Doug Levy. BU Today “Closeup” on May 25, 2023
POV: Gender-Affirming Care is Under Siege
From BU Today by Meghan McGrath. April 21, 2023 Laws prohibiting care will harm, not help, trans and gender-diverse youth. Read the full post in BU Today.
Women, LGBTQ+ Biologists are Twice as Likely to Face Hostile Behavior at Work
From The Brink by Richard B. Primack and Pamela H. Templer. April 6, 2023 Two BU researchers write about how to make universities safer environments for everyone Read the full post in The Brink.
New Illustrated Book by CAS Alum Introduces Young Readers to LGBTQ+ History
From Bostonia by John O’Rourke. June 30, 2022 Sarah Prager says she wrote Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ People Who Made History so middle grade readers could enter adolescence knowing something about “the incredible LGBTQ people who shaped our world.” Rainbow Revolutionaries features stories about an Angolan queen, an Olympic athlete, a Civil War soldier, and […]
New Medical Campus OUT & Ally List Helps Make Connections among LGBTQ+ Community
From BU Today by Joel Brown. June 11, 2020 Students behind the effort hope it will make navigating issues easier and be a resource for those seeking mentors. Read the full article in BU Today.
The Key to BU’s Diversity Efforts? Powerful Allies
From BU Today by Doug Most. April 23, 2019 David Coleman isn’t black. He isn’t gay. He isn’t transgender or disabled. He is a white, gray-haired infectious disease physician, a Boston University Medical School professor and chair of medicine. He is also exactly the type of person Crystal Williams, the University’s first associate provost for […]