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The Story of LBGTQ Life at MIT

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in Boston's Help Bay, subsequently crossing the Charles River in to its current location in Cambridge.

Over years later, MIT is one of the first institutions of higher education to hold an LBGT student community, the Student Homophile League. Since then, LBGT aid continued to be voluntary and informal for nearly 30 years, until the fall of

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Student Homophile League was established the same year as the Stonewall resistance occurred in New York City on June 28, The "Stonewall" film follows a fictional cisgender, light, gay male character, erasing the actual history of the lesbians and gender non-conforming and non-binary people of color who played a significant role in foremost this movement for LBGT inclusion, including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

Dean for Student Affairs objects to Student Homophile League hosting a mixer due to concerns that students would be "seduced into homose

LGBTQ+ Scientists and STEM

November/December Vol. XXXIII No. 2

Timothy F. Jamison

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I desire this finds you and yours well. I write with a fourfold purpose – to give with you a recent article in Nature, to offer a personal perspective, to highlight some key resources, and to facilitate connections among LGBTQ+ colleagues at MIT.

The article itself, “How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workplaces,” may be found here, and I would fond to start by thanking George Barbastathis and Lorna Gibson for bringing it to my attention. I found it to be heart-wrenching, inspiring, and constructive, from the very first word of the article – “Invisible”. It provides summaries of crucial studies whose numbers indicate a profound sense of marginalization of LGBTQ+ scientists. In fact, the data illustrate the troubling reality that exclusionary, offensive, or harassing behaviors are common experiences.

Even more moving in my view are the six per
Out and About at MIT
Out and About at MIT
Coming to terms with my sexuality
April 11, | German P.
In graduate school I explored and developed a recent side of myself. And no, I’m not talking about academics or hobbies, this was far more personal.
This was about coming to terms with being homosexual, finding a partner and telling my friends and family.
I desire to share this story and how the awesome people at MIT accepted me and encouraged me during this process.
Starting at MIT was like starting my life from zero again. Recent city, new academic program, unused friends. In a nutshell, fresh everything.
Moreover, moving to Boston felt like my first chance at freedom to be my right self. How so? Well, this area is more progressive and liberal than where I resided previously. I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, and moved to Ames, Iowa for my undergraduate when I was These were both great places but not necessarily good environments to be openly gay (at least that’s what young German thought at the time). Not surprisingly, by the time I graduated I was not out to anybody.
A week or two a

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@decetnoa I reflect that’s awesome how unlock you’re willing to be on your application. I applied for transfer admission to MIT for Spring '17 (two more weeks until I hear back…) and had to question myself a similar doubt about how being a gay male might alter my application.
After thinking about it, talking to others about it, researching online, and even visiting MIT, My conclusion is that it doesn’t make any difference - as it shouldn’t. The question I asked myself and ultimately discussed a lot in my essays is how my sexuality was relevant in respect to my personal growth and why it made me a good fit at MIT.
Basically, when I came out at age 18, it did not turn out so great with my family. I had to support myself financially and work full time office jobs way beyond my years. I composed tune to journalize/vent my feelings. I was more preoccupied with hanging out with friends to feel enjoy I still “fit in” with others. 6 years