outhistory.org

Home About Featured
Time Period People Places Subject Oral Histories Timelines
Create Content Donate Network Tell Us Your Story
Book Shelf Contact Us
instagram facebook twitter

Queer Youth: On Campus and in the Media, by Sharon Ullman and Her Students

This exhibit focuses on LGBTQ+ activism on college and high school campuses and representations of queer youth in the media. The project was researched by Bryn Mawr and Haverford students for a class on the history of sexuality in America, taught by Sharon Ullman. First published by OutHistory in 2012.

Contents

  • On College Campuses
    • Queer Awareness Groups at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
    • Queer History at Swarthmore College
    • Student Homophile League/Gay Liberation Front
    • Boston College Gala Dispute, 2005
  • On High School Campuses
    • Gay-Straight Alliances
    • Equal Access Act of 1984
    • BAGLY: America’s first GLBT prom, 1981
    • Two "Queens" Attend Prom - Together, 1980
  • Youth Organizing
    • Jewish LGBT Youth Groups and Organization
    • Transgender Youth Action and Organizing
  • Queer Youth At Risk
    • Hate Crimes Against Queer Youth
    • Gwen Araujo
    • Sakia Gunn
    • Support Programs for Queer At-Risk Youth
  • Facing Discrimination
    • Dancing at Disneyland: Gays in the Fast Lane
  • National Events
    • National Coming Out Day
    • National Day of Silence
  • Media
    • Media by Queers, For Queer Youth
    • Vice Versa - The First "Lesbian" Magazine, 1947
  • Noted Youth
    • Glenn Burke Hits a Homerun for the Gays, 1977

Privacy Policy • Terms of Use • Contributor Guidelines • Contact Us