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(Queer Student Union)

Contact: qsuwku@gmail.com

Advisor:

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Purpose:

“The Queer Student Union will work to improve student life for all gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations through outreach, support, and education by acting as a queer resource advocate specifically to the administration of WKU.”

 

qsu student group photo

 

History:

The timeline below is put together by interviews and remains of papers found in the wku archives.

group photo 1992

 

group photo 2018

group photo 1998

 

1988

Lambda

Small group discussions in Housing & Residence Life by students.

1991

Lambda Society

Founding of the Lambda Society October 9th after a Homophobia Workshop held in the spring.

 

Regular Meetings were started in Garrett Conference Center "Garrett's Closet". After Dr. Mary Bricker-Jenkins of the Sociology Department agreed to be the Faculty Advisor.

 

First issue of the Lambda Letter was printed October 9th.

 

University Recognition November 13th.

1992

Lambda Society

Meetings were moved to the Downing University Center.

 

Lambda took group photo used in the Talisman: A Sense of Place (1992)

 

First issue of The Triangular Times was printed October.

1993

Lambda Society

Planted tree for former librarian that supported the group.

1999

Lambda Society

First issue of the Lambda Times was printed February 9th.

 

February 28th Lambda Society hosted a Faculty - Staff Dinner to raise money for Rainbow Literacy Program. Books were then placed in the Helms-Cravens Library. Topics inculded gay, lesbian, and bi sexual issues.

2000

Diversity Coalition
Lambda Society renamed.

2006

Student Identity Outreach

Diversity Coalition renamed.

2012

Coalition for Gender & Racial Equality

Coalition Zine printed.

2016

Queer Student Union & Trans Non-binary

Student Identity Outreach was renamed to Queer Student Union. Trans Non-biany formed in additon to Queer Student Union to help support the Transgener and Non-binary students and community.

2018

Pride Center

Opening of the Pride Center in Downing Student Union as a extension of the Intercultural Student Engagement Center.

2021

Queer Student Union

First Queer Prom

2022

Queer Student Union

Trans Non-binary group was pulled back within QSU to streamline and better provide university support to the groups.

 

(Out in Honors)

A student group for LGBTQIA+  who are a part of the Mahurin Honors College.

Advisor: Dr. Audra Jennings audra.jennings@wku.edu


 

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