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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program is devoted to the investigation of the complexities of sexuality and its importance to the organization of social relations more generally. Primary among its concerns is also the study of the lives, the politics, and the creative work of sexual and gender minorities.
Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.
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From April 27 to 28, the “Radical Desire” symposium brings pioneering lesbian feminist scholars, publishers, and photographers to speak at Cornell, in celebration of library exhibits that highlight the archives of lesbian erotic magazine “On Our Backs” and to mark the 30th and 50th anniversaries of ...
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The “Radical Desire” symposium April 27 to 28 brings pioneering lesbian feminist scholars, publishers, and photographers to speak at Cornell.
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Situating Lesbian Desire is a live staged reading of C.A. Johnson’s The Climb and Audrey Cefaly’s The Gulf, two plays that investigate gender, sexuality, and place. The Climb synopsis: Marge is a photographer, and her wife, Tiffany, has been her sole photographic subject for seven years. When Tif...
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Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City, A Lecture by Samantha RosenthalQueer history is a living practice. Talk to any group of LGBTQ people today, and they will not agree on what story should be told. Many people desire to celebrate the past by erecting plaques and paint...
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Issued by the Provost’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, the LGBTQ+ Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff offers best practices, including using gender-inclusive greetings in meetings and classrooms, integrating LGBTQ issues into curricula and hiring a...
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March 31st is Transgender Day of Visibility. The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and the LGBT Resource Center are excited to share with you the Cornell University LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Resource Guide. This guide is designed to support Cornell employees in creating an inclusive campus ...
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Learn more about FGSS/LGBT Studies Fall 2022 coursesThere is a Virtual Pre-enroll Open House with Professor Jane Juffer, Tuesday, April 19, 4:30-5:30pm. Pop-in and ask questions about FGSS and courses offered in the fall.For the 2022 fall semester, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS) and ...
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Get your glitter ready for the 30th anniversary celebration of Cornell’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program. Check back often for new additions and initiatives, which will be added throughout the year. We are collaborating with The Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, which turns 50!