The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Biddy Martin Graduate Prize and the LGBT Studies Undergraduate Prize.
The Biddy Martin Graduate Prize
Winner: Jeff Iovannone, M.A. student, Historic Preservation Planning
"Leslie Feinberg's Buffalo: Historic Sites in Stone Butch Blues"
Honorable Mention: Akhil Kang, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Anthropology
"Savarna Citations of Desire: Queer Impossibilities of Inter-Caste Love"
The LGBT Studies Undergraduate Prize
First Place Winner: Laura Chang '23, double major in Anthropology and Biological Sciences
"Is it okay to become gay?: The consequences of biological citizenship and determinism in the LGBTQ+ community"
Second Place Winner: Mateo Valdillez '25, Environment and Sustainability major, Latina/o Studies minor
"A Comparison of Machismo in Cuba in the 16th, 20th, and 21st century"
Honorable Mention: Sabiha Obaid '23, Industrial and Labor Relations, LGBT Studies minor
"Queerness in South Asia: Love Poems and Ghazals"
