History of the Center
Tufts Queer History Project
The Tufts Queer History Project started as a Tufts Summer
Scholars Research Project proposed by the fifth Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Center Director, Dona Yarbrough in 2006.
Elena Mead, then a sophomore, was awarded the research scholar grant
and worked with the director on the project. This website is the
culmination of Elena's work. The main objective of TQHP is to both
reflect on the achievements and challenges of the Tufts queer
community, and to connect our past with our present.
The timeline starts in the 1969-1970 academic school year. This
choice was made based on national trends in queer history, which
were loosely paralleled at Tufts. While the U.S. gay liberation is
often said to have started with the Stonewall Riots in July 1969,
Tufts gay liberation may have started out at the 1969 graduation
ceremony, when a student came out on stage.
This website allows students, staff, faculty and alumni at Tufts to
be heard. In a special interactive element, several documentaries
outline key events in the Tufts queer experience. In the years to
come, more information will be collected and displayed for general
use.
Timeline
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about the TQHP section of our website,
have feedback, comments, or information to give to the Tufts Queer
History Project, please send an email to:
tuftsqueerhistory@gmail.com.
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