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| meeting-place = Hardy House (Morely Circle)
| office = n/a
| contact-name = Gabrielle Joffe (gmj1) and Mike Semensi (ms2)
| contact-unix =
| wso-listserver = QSU
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| website = http://mcc.williams.edu/?page_id=38
| established = 1976 (Williams Gay Support Organization)
}}
'''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 current 2010�2011 board consists of Michael Semensi '12 and Gabrielle Joffe '11 (co-chairs), Carrie Tribble '13 (MinCo Rep), Veronica Rabelo Queer Student Union'11 (Treasurer), Rhianna Alyxander '13 and Kate Flanagan '14 (Co-Social Coordinators)is a group of students who share a common interest in cultivating, nurturing, Jonathan Schmeling '12 (Publicity Coordinator)and enriching the queer experience at Williams College. 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, Rachel Nguyen '14 (Firststudent body at-year Replarge, and larger Williams College community.)Through our active presence and involvement on campus, the QSU hopes to confront homophobia, Gulya Radjapova '14 (Secretary)biphobia, transphobia, and heterosexism while seeking to understand and address how these interlink with sexism, racism, and classism to perpetuate oppression.
==Mission Statement=Financial Support/Scholarships===
[http://web.williams.edu/go/careers/diversity_glbt.php The Queer Student Union is a group of Williams OCC] and its staff celebrate and support all Williams students who share a common interest in participating in and protecting the queer experience at Williams Collegealumni. We are advocates for the queer perspective provide resources and we work services to ensure that meet the presence career development and voices job search needs of queer students are recognized Williams diverse student and respected at Williamsalumni populations. We serve a political function, as activists working to transform To take full advantage of our greater community. We serve a social function, by creating common bonds through conversation, social events, and activism. We serve services please make an intellectual functionappointment to meet with Ron Gallagher, as a source of information OCC Assistant Director and a center of discourse on liaison to the queer experienceWilliams Multicultural Center. * [http://web.williams.edu/go/careers/alumni_sponsored. We actively challenge homophobiaphp#programs The Michael Dively '61 Internship Program], biphobiafounded by Michael Dively '61, transphobia and heterosexism. As queer provides financial assistance to students, we want in good standing who undertake an internship that serves to thoughtfully question our society’s understanding of gender and increase their awareness about their sexuality. We work collaboratively to create safe spaces on the Williams campus for our queer and LGBT-identified peers society's awareness about and we welcome all who reject traditional gender norms through their expression acceptance of sexuality and way of life. We are a resource for all members of our community people who are interested in exploring what it means to be queergay, lesbian, transgendered, or bisexual.
'''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 ==
'''October 28??, 1971:''' Daniel R. Pinello�s Pinell's article �The "The homosexual at Williams: coming out�out", where Dan came out as a gay male at Williams, was on the cover of The Williams Advocate. Also in this edition of the Advocate was an article �Gay "Gay Liberation: a profile�profile".
'''April 9??, 1976:''' The first organization on campus is created, WGSO, the Williams Gay Support Organization. WGSO�s 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 new organization.
'''April 16??, 1976:''' Student stands on chair in Mission Park dining hall, actively denouncing the WGSO and the �Gay Support� "Gay Support" platform.
'''December 6??, 1977:''' Williams College President Chandler opposes change to non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation.
'''January 6??, 1978:''' Faculty 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.
'''March 10??, 1978:''' First panel by gay activists on �Coming "Coming Out.�"
'''April 14??, 1978:''' Gay rights supporters wear jeans on National Blue Jeans Day.
'''October 3??, 1978:''' WGSO becomes GPU, the Gay People�s People's Union, in order to create a broader presence on campus.
'''March 17??, 1981:''' �Coming Out� "Coming Out" meeting held at Weston Language Center.
'''September 27??, 1983:''' GLU sponsors AIDS talk.
'''October 4??, 1983:''' Gaudino Forum on �Gay "Gay at the Movies, Gay at Williams.�"
'''October 5??, 1983:''' The GPU establishes a new name, 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 sexuality.
'''April 23??, 1985:''' Controversy erupts over a student�s student's statement that the Berkshire Quad is a ghetto of the College�s �misfits 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, and Berkshire Quad members continue.
'''November 9??, 1985:''' Defacement of GLU event poster.
'''1987:''' The GLU changes its name to the Williams Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Union (BGLU).
'''February 24??, 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 5??, 1987:''' Second Annual rally on Lesbian and Gay Awareness Day.
'''December, 1987:''' First openly gay faculty member receives tenure.
'''April 19??, 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 22??, 1988:''' The Issue, a student-run newspaper at Williams, has a centerfold on sexuality, including interviews with Faculty and students.
'''November 29??, 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 5??�9-9??, 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 second Queer Life Coordinator in the Fall of 2004]]
'''April 13??, 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 5??�11,11??, 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 third Queer Life Coordinator in the Fall of 2008]]
'''April 11??�18,18??, 1993:''' Queer Pride Week. Queer Bash, March on Washington, and other events.
'''October 7??, 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.
'''October, 2008:''' [http://mcc.williams.edu/?page_id=366 justin adkins] takes the Queer Life Coordinator position, replacing Kareem Khubchandani.
'''May, 2009:''' Daniel R. Pinello is awarded the first �Outstanding "Outstanding Queer Alum Award� Award" at the 5th Annual Rainbow Graduation.
'''November 28??, 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:
* The Queer Life Coordinator be promoted to a full-time position
== LGBTQIAA Terminology ==
'''Cross-Hormonal Therapy:''' the use of testosterone (FTM) or estrogen (MTF) to biologically produce secondary physical characteristics.