UNH LGBTQA
Student Organization Meetings:
Upcoming
Community Events:
Garden Party: Welcome
Reception for LGBTQIA students, staff, and faculty
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
4:30 - 6:30pm, The Courtyard of PCAC [South-East side of the Paul
Creative Arts Center]
(Rain Location: MUB Strafford Room)
A UNH community tradition, the Garden Party
is a Welcome Reception for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, Questioning and Allied students, staff, and faculty together
with our families and friends! A great time for socializing, reconnecting,
and making new connections. Bring a friend and join us for food,
friendship, and a warm welcome to the new academic year! ~ Everyone
is welcome! ~ The Garden Party is co-sponsored by Co-sponsored by
the President's Commission on the Status of GLBT Issues, UNH Alliance,
Diversity Support Coalition student organizations, Dean's Office
of the Graduate School, Office of the Vice President for Student
and Academic Services, Office of the Provost/Diversity Initiatives,
Women's Studies Program, Queer Studies Minor, and the Office of
Multicultural Student Affairs.
National Coming Out Week at UNH
October 6 - 11, 2008
National Coming Out Day is internationally
celebrated every October 11th, as a day to "come out"
and increase visibility of people that identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, queer......, and allies. The first National
Coming Out Day was held on October 11, 1988. This date was chosen
for the annual event in commemoration of the 1987 March on Washington
for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It also marks the anniversary of the
first visit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Washington D.C. Many
communities and college campuses sponsor activities such as dances,
film festivals, workshops, literature booths, and rallies on National
Coming Out Day. Join us for the following events and gatherings
as we celebrate National Coming Out Week at UNH!
Current
Issues:
Gender
Neutral Bathrooms
(List of locations at UNH)
NH Civil Unions
- On
May 31, 2007, the New Hampshire Governor signed the New Hampshire
Civil Union Bill: (HB
0437 - Read Bill Text).
The law went into effect in January 2008, making New Hampshire
the fourth state to grant civil unions after Vermont (2000), Connecticut
(2005), and New Jersey (2006).
