Research Guides: Building Community at Dickinson College: LGBTQ History

LGBTQ History Month

October has been designated as LGBT History Month since 1994 and includes National Coming Out Day on October 11 (LGBT History Month).

LGBTQ Services
The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Services works to create a welcoming, safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for LGBTQ+ members of the Dickinson community.
Resources at Dickinson
Resources for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies at Dickinson.

Local and Regional Resources
Resources available to LGBTQ+ individuals and allies in the Carlisle area.
National Resources and Organizations
National resources and organizations that focus on issues of sexuality and gender, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and ally issues.

LGBTQ History & Athletes
Throughout October
Waidner-Spahr Library

You Can Play: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Student Athletes
Saturday, October 5
Field Hockey at Noon
Volleyball at 1 p.m.
Women's Soccer at 2 p.m.

More than Words: LGBTQ Language Program
Monday, October 7, 2019, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Allison Community Room

Out on Britton
Friday, October 11, 2019, 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Britton Plaza

Employee Book Discussion: George by Alex Gino
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Stern Center, Room 102

Clarke Forum Presentation: Queer Intersectionalities
Bryant Alexander
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
ATS

LGBT History Project of Central PA This link opens in a new window
Explore primary sources documenting LGBTQ+ lives and activism in Central Pennsylvania from the 20th century to the present. This resource includes oral history interviews, organization newsletters, event programs, activist group meeting notes, and photographs. This resource is hosted by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections and is a work in progress; new material is added on a regular basis. Coverage: contains primary sources. Full text.