LGBT Studies announces 2023 prize winners

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"