An organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Princeton alumni, students, faculty and staff called the Fund for Reunion — and the University's LGBT Student Services — recently launched a new series of 12 lectures about LGBT topics this year, known as the Fund for Reunion LGBTQ Lecture Series.
"The intent was to begin an annual series of lectures. It is our hope that this lecture series will make the Princeton experience a richer one for LGBT students, faculty, and staff," said Shawn Cowls, president of the Fund for Reunion. "We also hope that this will increase Princeton's appeal to some of the talented LGBTQ students trying to decide what University to study at."
The lecture topics include "Small Murders: Race, Homophobia, and the Murder of Sakia Gunn," "Law and Social Change in the LGBT Community" and "Identity and Realities After the Closet," among others.
The program is funded primarily by the Fund for Reunion.
The idea of the lecture series first came from Mark Blasius '90, the first president of the Fund for Reunion and currently a professor at City University of New York, La Guardia.
Other supporters include LGBT Student Services, the Frist Campus Center and the dean of undergraduate students.
Jonathon Katz, executive coordinator of the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale University, arranged for Yale and Princeton to share the series and thus reduce the program's costs, Cowls said.
Debbie Bazarsky, Princeton's LGBT Student Services coordinator and assistant to the dean of undergraduate students, planned the lectures and brought the program to life with Cowls' help.
"We see the Fund for Reunion LGBTQ Lecture Series as a tangible way for us to contribute to the Princeton experience," Cowls said. "Many universities, notably Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania, have vibrant programs for LGBTQ students. Like most Princeton alumni, we are very proud of our University, and want Princeton to have more and do it better!"
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