LGBT Centers on HBCU Campuses: Bowie State University

  • Joseph Barone
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Abstract

It has been asserted that at Historically Black Campuses and Universities (HBCUs), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students implicitly understand that being gay will not win allies, particularly as support services for such students are rarely made explicitly available (Harper & Gasman, 2008). Often LGBT groups are refused recognition due to quotas on new student groups. However, according to one source, “to evaluate the relevance of an LGBT student organization the same way one might a drill team or fashion club is outrageous. The LGBT identity of these students is not a hobby, but represents a part of their lives and directly impacts their ability to succeed academically. What I think is truly problematic is the fact that students are being forced to develop their own means of support in the first place” (Pritchard, 2007, p. 2).

Keywords

Sexual Health Sexual Identity Safe Space Black College Student Organization 
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