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| meeting-time = Thursdays Tuesdays at 9 8 P. M.| meeting-place = Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (Hardy House(Morely Circle)| office = Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (Hardy House), 2nd Floorn/a| contact-name = Jack Wadden| contact-unix = jpw1
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| website = http://mcc.williams.edu/?page_id=38
| established = 1976 (Williams Gay Support Organization)
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The GLTBQ organization on campus (formerly known as the "Eph Rainbow Alliance")MinCo-affiliated group of LGBTQ and allied students that organize events, speakers, and discussions that both promote awareness of queer issues and develop a queer and allied community. Especially known for putting on the outall-of-control campus events during Coming Out Days (October) and Queer Pride Days (April) including [[Queer Bash]] parties every fall . '''Meetings are Tuesday nights at 8 P. M. in Hardy House. All are welcome, and there are frequently snacks.''' Check out their [http://mcc.williams.edu/?page_id=38 website] under the Multicultural Center and their independent [http://queer.williams.edu website] for all things LGBTQ related on campus. ==Mission Statement== The '''Queer Student Union''' is a group of students who share a common interest in cultivating, nurturing, and springenriching the queer experience at Williams College. They also bring guest speakers We are advocates for queer perspectives and we work to ensure that the presence and voices of queer students are recognized and respected by college administration, student body at-large, and larger Williams College community. Through our active presence and involvement on campus , the QSU hopes to speak on confront homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heterosexism while seeking to understand and address how these interlink with sexism, racism, and classism to perpetuate oppression. With these goals in mind the Queer Student Union endeavors to serve a wide variety of functions socially, intellectually, and politically: ''Socially'', we organize to create common bonds through conversations, social events, and explorations of queer cultures. ''Intellectually'', we serve as a source of information and provide a safe medium for academic discourse, personal reflection, and artistic (re)presentation of queerness and LGBT issuesour other intersecting identities. ''Politically'', as activists, we work to transform our campus and greater community while recognizing that our goals require a continued process of understanding and addressing all forms of oppression, acknowledging gender and sexuality are mobilized in different ways along with race, ethnicity, class, age, and ability in order to privilege some bodies, voices, hold more or less weekly discussionsand actions over others. We work collaboratively with other organizations and institutions, do film screeningsboth on and off the Williams College campus, to create safe as well as transformative spaces at Williams for our peers and to serve as a network resource for all members of our community who wish to question thoughtfully the ways in which genders and sexualities affect and inform our lives and society. ==Important Dates== *Sept. 23: Bisexuality Day*October: GLBT History Month*Oct. 11: National Coming Out Day*Oct. 19-23: National Ally Week*Nov. 20: Trans Day of Remembrance*Dec. 1: World AIDS day*April 15: Day of Silence*April: Queer Pride Days == Other LGBTQQIAA Student Resources == ===The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center=== Located on the second floor of Jenness House, the GSRC is open 24 hours a day. There you can find: condoms, dental damns, sexual health information, magazines (such as GQ, Men's Health, Curve, Out, BiWomen's Monthly, The Advocate, Compete, Bitch and Ms.), and books about sexual health and gender. Hardy House also contains a library of support for GLBTQ studentsbooks, magazines, and videos which focus on lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gay themes and issues. GSRC resources and programs are facilitated by Justin Adkins, the assistant director of the Multicultural Center. His office is located on the second floor of Jenness House.Email: justin.adkins@williams.edu Website: [http://queer.williams.edu/ queer.williams.edu].
'''National Scholarships'''
*[http://www.pointfoundation.org/index10.html The Point Foundation] - LGBT Scholarship: The Point Foundation provides not only money for tuition, books room and board, but also has a leadership program to help LGBT scholars succeed. From their website: “We pay particular attention to those students who have lost the financial and social support of their families and/or communities as a result of revealing their sexual orientation or gender identity.â€
*[http://www.leaguefoundation.org/index.cfm League Foundation at AT&T LGBT Scholarship]: League offers $1500 scholarships and several special $2500 scholarships in honor of Matthew Shepherd and Laurel Hester. LEAGUE at AT&T Foundation Scholarships are available to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender U.S. high school seniors.
*[http://www.liveoutloud.info/ Live Out Loud Scholarship:] The Live Out Loud Foundation provides GLBT students positive role models in careers and education. For graduating seniors, or those who have put off college for one yeear from the New York Tri-State area, including New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey the Live Out Loud Foundation offers three $2500 scholarships.
*[http://nlgja.org/education/aarons_scholarship.htm LGBT Journalism Scholarship:] The National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award is for LGBT students pursuing a career in journalism.
*[http://www.colage.org/ Colage LGBT Children Scholarship]: COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) has four $1,000 scholarships to support the undergraduate studies of students with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents.
*[http://www.apadivision44.org/honors/malyon-smith.php Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award for Graduate Psychology Students]: For graduate students studying psychology the Maylon-Smith scholarship annually awards up to $1000 graduate students in psychology to advance research in the psychology of sexual orientation and gender identity.
*[http://www.nwsa.org/students/scholarships/lcguide.php NWSA Lesbian Studies Scholarship]: If you are pursuing a career in Social Work and are interested in studying lesbians the National Association of Social Workers Lesbian Caucus Award can set you up with a $500 research award to continue your work.
*[http://queerfoundation.org/documents/scholarship_fund.html Queer Foundation Scholarship Fund]: A yearly essay contest for queer youth could yield you $1000 towards college. And best of all, if your essay is selected, it could end up in high school English classes across the country as a way to promote acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues.
*[http://www.lgbtheart.org/ LGBT Heart Scholarship for Health Professionals]: The LGBT HEART Scholarship Fund is for students in the health professions seeking to promote the health and well-being of the LGBT community. Scholarships are available on an annual basis to out LGBT students pursuing advanced (Masters level or higher) degrees in the health professions.
== History ==
'''April 9ᵗʰOctober 28??, 19761971:''' Daniel R. Pinell's article "The first organization on campus is createdhomosexual at Williams: coming out", WGSOwhere Dan came out as a gay male at Williams, was on the cover of The Williams Gay Support OrganizationAdvocate. WGSO’s call for new members Also in this edition of the Williams Record sparks heated debate and controversy, creating Advocate was an article "Gay Liberation: a flurry of articles in support and denouncing the new organizationprofile".
'''April 16ᵗʰ9??, 1976:''' Student stands The first organization on chair in Mission Park dining hallcampus is created, WGSO, actively denouncing the Williams Gay Support Organization. WGSO 's call for new members in the Williams Record sparks heated debate and controversy, creating a flurry of articles in support and denouncing the “Gay Support” platformnew organization.
'''December 6ᵗʰApril 16??, 19771976:''' Williams College President Chandler opposes change to non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientationStudent stands on chair in Mission Park dining hall, actively denouncing the WGSO and the "Gay Support" platform.
'''January 6ᵗʰDecember 6??, 19781977:''' Faculty rejects a Williams College Council proposal President Chandler opposes change to amend the antinon-discrimination clause of Williams College policy to include sexual orientation. Debate ensues amongst students, faculty, and the president.
'''March 10ᵗʰJanuary 6??, 1978:''' First panel by gay activists on “Coming OutFaculty rejects a College Council proposal to amend the anti-discrimination clause of Williams College to include sexual orientation. Debate ensues amongst students, faculty, and the president.”
'''April 14ᵗʰMarch 10??, 1978:''' Gay rights supporters wear jeans First panel by gay activists on National Blue Jeans Day"Coming Out."
'''October 3ʳᵈApril 14??, 1978:''' WGSO becomes GPU, the Gay People’s Union, in order to create a broader presence rights supporters wear jeans on campusNational Blue Jeans Day.
'''March 17ᵗʰOctober 3??, 19811978:''' “Coming Out” meeting held at Weston Language CenterWGSO becomes GPU, the Gay People's Union, in order to create a broader presence on campus.
'''September 27ᵗʰMarch 17??, 19831981:''' GLU sponsors AIDS talk"Coming Out" meeting held at Weston Language Center.
'''October 4ᵗʰSeptember 27??, 1983:''' Gaudino Forum on “Gay at the Movies, Gay at WilliamsGLU sponsors AIDS talk.”
'''October 5ᵗʰ4??, 1983:''' The GPU establishes a new nameGaudino Forum on "Gay at the Movies, the GLU – Gay/ Lesbian Union in order to avoid being stigmatized as an all-male organization. A new gay hotline is instated for students to talk about their sexualityat Williams."
'''April 23ʳᵈOctober 5??, 19851983:''' Controversy erupts over The GPU establishes a student’s statement that new name, the Berkshire Quad GLU - Gay/Lesbian Union in order to avoid being stigmatized as an all-male organization. A new gay hotline is a ghetto of the College’s “misfits and homosexuals.” As a result, a crowd of over 300 instated for students, faculty, staff, and administrators rallied in a celebration of diversity. However, issues over student housing, marginalization, and diversity persist and disputes between the student and the BSU, GLU, and Berkshire Quad members continueto talk about their sexuality.
'''November 9ᵗʰApril 23??, 1985:''' Defacement Controversy erupts over a student's statement that the Berkshire Quad is a ghetto of the College's "misfits and homosexuals." As a result, a crowd of over 300 students, faculty, staff, and administrators rallied in a celebration of diversity. However, issues over student housing, marginalization, and diversity persist and disputes between the student and the [[Black Student Union]], GLU event poster, and Berkshire Quad members continue.
'''March 4ᵗʰNovember 9??, 19861985:''' Open panel discussion on homosexual life at Williams. Over 100 students attend a conversation on coming out and counseling assistanceDefacement of GLU event poster.
'''March 4??, 1986:''' Open panel discussion on homosexual life at Williams. Over 100 students attend a conversation on coming out and counseling assistance. '''April 15ᵗʰ15??, 1986:''' First annual Lesbian and Gay Awareness Day. The day features an information table, rally, documentary, and reception. The day focuses on acceptance, diversity, and presence of gay and lesbian life on campus. Over 150 people attend the rally.
'''1987:''' The GLU changes its name to the Williams Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Union (BGLU).
'''February 24ᵗʰ24??, 1987:''' Students protest CIA’s CIA's discrimination in hiring as it recruits on campus. CIA responds in Record Article, citing that the CIA does not discriminate against any group, but that “it "it examines the whole person.”"
'''May 5ᵗʰ5??, 1987:''' Second Annual rally on Lesbian and Gay Awareness Day.
'''October 13ᵗʰ13??, 1987:''' Disputes on whether Williams should allow the Marines to recruit on campus, considering their ban on homosexuals joining the Navy.
'''October 17ᵗʰ17??, 1987:''' Gay and Lesbian alumni organize to form first network. An organizational meeting and dinner on campus is held. The network is originally created to address a deficiency in alumni events, with its focus on children and spouses.
'''December, 1987:''' First openly gay faculty member receives tenure.
'''April 19ᵗʰ19??, 1988:''' First Gay awareness week. In the words of a BGLU student leader, “We "We wanted to challenge the campus to examine their homophobia. A week makes more of a coninuous confrontation, while a day is easily dismissed.” " Events include a rally, men wearing skirts to class, and stickers proclaiming “Why "Why Assume I’m I'm Heterosexual?”"
'''April 22ᶯᵈ22??, 1988:''' The Issue, a student-run newspaper at Williams, has a centerfold on sexuality, including interviews with Faculty and students.
'''November 29ᵗʰ29??, 1988:''' Acting Dean of the College, Joan Edwards, issues a letter notifying the Williams community of defacement to BGLU posters, signs, and notices in a display case, discouraging future hostile behavior. The vandalists remain anonymous.
'''April 5ᵗʰ–9ᵗʰ5??-9??, 1989:''' College Council sponsors the very first sexual awareness week to deal with issues of pregnancies, date rapes, and especially STDs.
[[Image:KareemKhubchandani.jpg|right|thumbnail|Kareem Khubchandani became the first second Queer Life Coordinator in the Spring Fall of 20062004]]
'''April, 1989:''' Sex Month! Between sexual awareness week and gay pride week, the campus tackles pertinent and provocative issues. Included in this month, a showcase of men and women in various physical contact, with an image of wrestlers causing controversy. Disputes over chalking recurs, with Buildings & Grounds first scrubbing away BGLU chalkings, then called off with an apology from the Dean.
'''November, 1989:''' [[Health Center|Health Services ]] and WCMA collaborate on an AIDS Awareness Week.
'''January, 1990:''' Discussions throughout month on AIDS and its role at Williams.
'''February 13ʳᵈ13??, 1990:''' BGLU display case in Baxter is vandalized again.
'''April 13ʳᵈ13??, 1991:''' Gay Pride Week includes movice showings, lectures, poetry readings, and a BGLU Party in Currier Ballroom.
'''November, 1991:''' BGLU chalks at homecoming, and distributes promotional pamphlets and stickers. This sparks a letter from a concerned parent MD denouncing the BGLU’s BGLU's presence, and considering the BGLU’s BGLU's organization one with possible chemical/ anatomical pathology.
'''October 5ᵗʰ–11ᵗʰ5??,11??, 1992:''' BGLU celebrates National Coming Out Week with both confidential and public events.
'''February, 1993:''' Student gets expelled for impersonating a homosexual and calling two male students, pretending to be attracted to them. The calls were made in response to the two males harassment of various females on campus. Disputes result over whether this incident is homophobic, and the student pursues a civil suit against the college.
[[Image:Justinadkins.jpg|right|thumbnail|justin adkins became the second third Queer Life Coordinator in the Fall of 2008]]
'''April 11ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ11??,18??, 1993:''' Queer Pride Week. Queer Bash, March on Washington, and other events.
'''October 7ᵗʰ7??, 1994:''' The Queer Straight Alliance is created “to "to fill the void between queers and straights at Williams and the greater community.” " (The BGLU is still in existence)
'''October, 1994:''' A homophobic and physically threatening letter is submitted to the Daily Advisor. The Dean’s Dean's office notifies and denounces the incident in a letter to the William’s William's community. '''Spring 1999:''' Bert Leatherman (openly gay and also a Bible study leader in the Williams Christian Fellowship) is elected College Council co-president.
'''January, 2000:''' Queer Life Coordinator, Stephen Collingsworth, is appointed to a permanent position in the MCC staff.
'''August, 2004:''' [http://www.williams.edu/MCC/kareem.php Kareem Khubchandani] becomes the second Queer Life Coordinator, replacing Stephen Collingsworth.
'''December, 2005:''' The Queer Student Union (QSU) ratifies a constitution.
'''Spring 2006October, 2008:''' [http://wwwmcc.williams.edu/MCC/kareem.php Kareem Khubchandani?page_id=366 justin adkins] becomes takes the first Queer Life Coordinatorposition, replacing Kareem Khubchandani.
'''Fall 2008May, 2009:''' [http://mccDaniel R.williams.edu/?page_id=366 justin adkins] takes Pinello is awarded the first "Outstanding Queer Life Coordinator positionAlum Award" at the 5th Annual Rainbow Graduation.
'''November 28ᵗʰ28??, 2009:''' The word "Fag" is seen spray painted in the common room of Mills-Dennett 1. In response, members of the QSU and Women's Center stage a sit-in in Hardy House to protest and make 5 demands to the administration. These demands were:
* Queer Studies
* Better training for Junior Advisors on Queer and Women issues
* The Queer Life Coordinator be promoted to a full-time position
== LGBTQIAA Terminology ==
'''Gender Binary:''' A system that defines and makes room for two and only two distinct and opposite genders (male and female). These two genders are defined in opposition to each other, such that masculinity and femininity are seen as mutually exclusive. In this system, there is no room for any ambiguity or intermingling of gender traits.
'''Biological Sex:''' This can be considered our “packaging” �packaging� and is determined by our chromosomes (XX for females; XY for males); our hormones (estrogen/progesterone for females, testosterone for males); and our internal and external genitalia (vulva, clitoris, vagina for females, penis and testicles for males). About 1.7% of the population can be defined as intersexual—born intersexual�born with biological aspects of both sexes to varying degrees. So, in actuality, there are more than two sexes.
'''Biphobia:''' This term addresses the ways that prejudice against bisexuals differs from prejudice against other queer people. There is often biphobia in lesbian, gay, and transgender communities, as well as in straight communities.
'''Bisexual:''' A person who is emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted to both men and women. Some people avoid this term because of its implications that there are only two sexes/genders to be sexually attracted to and this reinforces the binary gender system.
'''Coming Out (of the closet):''' To be “in �in the closet” closet� means to hide one's identity. Many LGBT people are “out” �out� in some situations and “closeted” �closeted� in others. To “come out” �come out� is to publicly declare one's identity, sometimes to one person in conversation, sometimes to a group or in a public setting. Coming Out is a life-long process—in process�in each new situation a person must decide whether or not to come out. Coming out can be difficult for some because reactions vary from complete acceptance and support to disapproval, rejection and violence.
'''Cross Dresser:''' Someone who enjoys wearing clothing typically assigned to a gender that the individual has not been socialized as, or does not identify as. Cross-dressers are of all sexual orientations and do not necessarily identify as transgender. Cross-dresser is frequently used today in place of the term transvestite.
'''Gay:''' A homosexual person, usually used to describe males but may be used to describe females as well.
'''Gender Expression:''' Refers to the ways in which people externally communicate their gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, haircut, voice, and emphasizing, de-emphasizing, or changing their bodies’ bodies� characteristics. Typically, transgender people seek to make their gender expression match their gender identity, rather than their birth-assigned sex. Gender expression is not necessarily an indication of sexual orientation.
'''Gender Identity:''' Our innermost concept of self as “male” �male� or “female”—what �female��what we perceive and call ourselves. Individuals are conscious of this between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. Most people develop a gender identity that matches their biological sex. For some, however, their gender identity is different from their biological sex. We sometimes call these people transsexuals, some of whom hormonally and/or surgically change their sex to more fully match their gender identity.
'''Genderqueer:''' A term which refers to individuals or groups who problematize the hegemonic notions of sex, gender, and desire in a given society. Genderqueers possess identities that fall outside of the widely accepted sexual binary. Genderqueer may also refer to people who identify both as transgender and queer, ie. Individuals who challenge both gender and sexuality regimes and see gender identity and sexual orientation as overlapping and interconnected.
'''Gender Role:''' This is the set of roles and behaviors assigned to females and males by society. Our culture recognizes two basic gender roles: masculine (having the qualities attributed to males) and feminine (having the qualities attributed to females). People who step out of their socially assigned gender roles are sometimes referred to as transgender. Though transgender has increasingly become an umbrella term referring to people who cross gender/sex barriers, many people find any umbrella term problematic because it reduces different identities into one oversimplified category.
'''Heterosexism:''' Bias against non-heterosexuals based on a belief in the superiority of heterosexuality. Heterosexism does not imply the same fear and hatred as homophobia. It can describe seemingly innocent statements, such as “She’d �She�d drive any man wild” wild� based on the assumption that heterosexuality is the norm.
'''Straight/Heterosexual:''' A person who is emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted and committed to the members of a gender or sex that is seen to be the ‘opposite’ �opposite� or other than the one with which they identify.
'''Homophobia:''' Refers to a fear or hatred of homosexuality, especially in others, but also in oneself (internalized homophobia).
'''Homosexual:''' A person who is primarily and/or exclusively attracted to members of what they identify as their own sex or gender. ‘Homosexual’ �Homosexual� is a clinical term that originated in the late 1800s. Some avoid the word because it contains the base word ‘sex’�sex�. Orientation has more to do with the issue of love than of sex, and it is believed that the use of ‘homosexual’ �homosexual� devalues the orientation of individuals.
'''Intersex:''' A general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t doesn�t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.
'''Passing:''' A term used by transgender people to mean that they are seen as the gender they self-identify as.
'''Queer:''' Historically a negative term used against people perceived to be LGBT, “queer” �queer� has more recently been reclaimed by some people as a positive term describing all those who do not conform to rigid notions of gender and sexuality. Queer is often used in a political context and in academic settings to challenge traditional ideas about identity (“queer theory”�queer theory�). Used as an umbrella identity term encompassing gay, lesbian, questioning, bisexual, non-labelling, transgender people, and anyone else who does not strictly identify as heterosexual.
'''Questioning:''' Refers to people who are uncertain as to their sexual orientation or gender identity. They are often seeking information and support during this stage of their identity development.
'''Sexual Identity:''' This is how we perceive and what we call ourselves. Such labels include “lesbian�lesbian,” “gay� �gay,” “bisexual� �bisexual,” “bi� �bi,” “queer� �queer,” “questioning� �questioning,” “heterosexual� �heterosexual,” “straight� �straight,” � and others. Sexual Identity evolves through a developmental process that varies depending on the individual. Our sexual behavior and how we define ourselves (identity) can be chosen. Though some people claim their sexual orientation is also a choice, for others this does not seem to be the case.
'''Sexualism:''' A belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human sexualities (sexual orientation and gender identity) determine social or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own sexuality is superior and has the right to be universally acknowledged as such. Also the hatred or intolerance of another sexuality or other sexualities.
'''Sexual Orientation:''' This is determined by our sexual and emotional attractions. Categories of sexual orientation include homosexuals—gayhomosexuals�gay, lesbian—attracted lesbian�attracted to some members of the same sex; bisexuals, attracted to some members of more than one sex; and heterosexuals, attracted to some members of another sex. Orientation is influenced by a variety of factors, including genetics and hormones, as well as unknown environmental factors. Though the origins of sexuality are not completely understood, it is generally believed to be established before the age of five.
'''SOFFA: which stands for Significant Other, Friends, Families, and Allies:''' refers to the people close to the person who is transitioning or transgender. These people, particularly partners and other family members, also go through a transition related to their relationship with the trans person.
'''Transphobia:''' Fear or hatred of transgender people; transphobia is manifested in a number of ways, including violence, harassment, and discrimination.
'''Transsexuals:''' Individuals who do not identify with their birth-assigned genders and sometimes alter their bodies surgically and/or hormonally. The Transition (formerly called “sex change”�sex change�) is a complicated, multi-step process that may take years and may include, but is not limited to, Sex Reassignment Surgery.
'''Two-spirit:''' A Native American person who embodies both masculine and feminine genders; Native Americans who are queer or transgender may self-identify as two-spirit. Historically, different tribes have specific titles for different kinds of two-spirit people.
'' '''Transgender/Transexual Medical References''' ''<BR>
'''Pre-op:''' Term used within some transgender circles to describe individuals who have not undergone and surgical changes to their bodies.
'''Post-op:''' Term used to describe individuals who have had a surgical procedure to change an aspect of their appearance.
'''Chest surgery:''' Typically refers to when a person is having their chest reconstructed to fit the sex they seek to identify with – � this may mean having fuller breast implants or having breasts removed.
'''Facial Feminization:''' Various procedures that are done to change the shape of their face to make it more feminine.
'''Bottom Surgery:''' Typically refers to when a person is having their genitalia reconstructed to fit the sex they seek to identify with.<BR>''Penectomy'' – � Removal of the penis, where the shaft of the penis is used to create the neo vagina.<BR>''Phalloplasty'' – � Construction of a penis typically using skin from ones forearm<BR>''Vaginectomy'' – � the closing of the vaginal opening from the bottom and opening from the top internally<BR>''Metoidioplasty'' – � Releasing of an enlarged clitoris so that it resembles a penis<BR>''Labiaplasty'' – � Typically done for MTFs when they use the scrotum to construct a new labia<BR>''Hysterectomy'' – � removal of uterus (some states require people to have this procedure in order to legally transition)<BR>''Opherectomy'' – � removal of the ovaries<BR>''Scrotoplasty'' – � construction of the scrotum using labia
'''Cross-Hormonal Therapy:''' the use of testosterone (FTM) or estrogen (MTF) to biologically produce secondary physical characteristics.