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Course on AIDS taught by Dr. Carole McCann in American Studies
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Connected to the University System of Maryland LGB faculty staff association.
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Via a housing agreement for graduate and full-time live in Residential Life staff.
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Observation led by the Freedom Alliance.
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Freedom Alliance given room in basement of Sondheim Hall to serve as a safe space for LGB students.
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University System of Maryland faculty/staff group testifies in front of Board of Regents, requesting benefits for same-sex partners and inclusion in non-discrimination policy. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski is the only USM president to testify in support of LGB faculty and staff.
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Sexual orientation added to the USM Board of Regents non-discrimination policy after testimony by USM LGB Faculty/Staff group the previous year.
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Taught in the Women's Studies Department.
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Sponsored by the Freedom Alliance.
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Hosted by the Freedom Alliance.
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Division of Student Affairs conducts audit report of LGBT services on campus.
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Gender neutral housing program begins in Walker Avenue Apartments, initiative sponsored by Resident Student Association.
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Student Government Association pushes back against group leaders regarding usage of the word queer. Allies within SGA ultimately help LGBTQ leaders to prevail.
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Faculty and staff with non-married partners able to add them to health insurance policies. This is a taxable benefit, while health benefits for married partners are not taxable.
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QUMBC sponsors Alternative School Break trip over spring break to investigate LGBTQ issues and services.
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QUMBC leadership heads the organizing efforts for the third annual B'More Proud LGBTQIA Student Leadership Summit with the support of Student Life and Student Affairs.
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Gender identify and expression added to USM Board of Regents non-discrimination policy.
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First Graduate Coordinator for LGBTQ Programs hired in the Office of Student Life.
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Un-married faculty and staff with partners must now be married to be eligible for health insurance. Insurance coverage is no longer a taxable benefit for non-married partners.
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Partial defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act in Supreme Court case United States v. Windsor gives married same-sex couples access to greater federal protections.
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Meetings begin as one-hour discussion time between Graduate Coordinator for LGBTQ Programs, QUMBC's Membership Liaison, and Freedom Alliance's President. Within 6 months, meetings grow to 2-hour, weekly collaborative sessions with 6 regular attendees. Within 1 year, a dozen student leaders are regularly attending, and the QLC plays a pivotal role in the functioning of the Queer Student Lounge.
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Effort headed by the LGBT Faculty/Staff Association.
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First co-chairs are Dr. Susan McDonough (History) and Caroline Mulcahy (Performing Arts & Humanities Bldg.), representing faculty and staff constituents, respectively.
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Renovated and refurbished, the Freedom Alliance office (relocated from Sondheim to the University some years before) shifts entirely into the hands of Student Life and reopens with student support as the Queer Student Lounge, the QSL for short.
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The Women's Center and the Mosaic Center in collaboration with student leaders jointly create Spectrum, a group for transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender-questioning, and other students. The efforts are led by a committed, passionate group of students.
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Inaugural Lavender Celebration celebrates the accomplishments of LGBTQ graduates and acknowledges contributions to the campus community of faculty, staff, students, offices/departments, and programs.
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Efforts led by members of the Queer Leadership Council under the advisement of Student Life. The theme of the Summit is "B'More Proud 2K15: Growing Out - Self, Campus, Community."
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In Obergefell vs. Ohio, the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans and whether states must recognize marriages performed legally elsewhere even when such marriages may not be performed within said state.
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