LGBTQI
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Heard Libraries’ LGBTQ+ collections give voice to a community by preserving its past
Since her appointment last September as the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ first curator of community histories, Sarah Calise has been steadily expanding Vanderbilt’s LGBTQ+ collections. The process has been equal parts nuts-and-bolts archival work—assessing, collecting, organizing and preserving historical items that document the LGBTQ+ experience in Nashville and Middle Tennessee—and dedicated relationship building. Read MoreOct 30, 2024
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Student Affairs announces new directors for Black Cultural Center, LGBTQI Life
Vanderbilt Student Affairs has appointed new leaders. ReChard Peel is now director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, and Hannah Jones will lead the K.C. Potter Center. Both will work to advance Student Affairs mission to enhance students’ feelings of belonging on campus, oversee culturally relevant and timely programming for the campus community and continue to position the centers as intentional and innovative places at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 25, 2024
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K.C. Potter Center hosts ‘Past, Present, Future: The History of Vanderbilt’s LGBTQI+ Life’ Oct. 9
Featuring researchers, Dean K.C. Potter, and the first directors of Vanderbilt's LGBTQI Life office, this panel will discuss the rich history and climate of Vanderbilt and Nashville's LGBTQIA+ communities. The discussion will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 9, in the Rothschild Black Box Theatre. Read MoreOct 4, 2023
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Creating space within law for nonbinary genders
Vanderbilt law professor Jessica Clarke has developed a legal toolkit for making policies and regulations more inclusive of nonbinary gender identities. Read MoreJan 29, 2019
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Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men: Vanderbilt study
One of the first studies to examine the health impacts of legal marriage for LGBT individuals has found gay men were more likely to receive routine medical care following marriage legalization. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Report: Systemic discrimination worsens health outcomes for minority boys and men
Boys and men of color or who identify as LGBTQI experience higher rates of trauma, substance use, depression and violence, and that worsens their overall health, according to a new report coauthored by Derek Griffith, who is part of the American Psychological Association’s Working Group on Health Disparities in Boys and Men. Read MoreJun 18, 2018
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VUMC again named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
For the seventh time, VUMC has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index 2018. Read MoreApr 5, 2018
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VUMC lauded for health care equality efforts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has again been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) 2017. Read MoreApr 6, 2017
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds study of health, economic effects of LGBT-related laws
A trans-institutional team of Vanderbilt social scientists and medical professionals will look at how laws affecting LGBT individuals and families affect their health and the economy. Read MoreDec 19, 2016
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Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld: Proud to Serve
Vanderbilt physician Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a combat veteran, has made news more than once by advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) issues. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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VU students land scholarships from LGBTQ foundation
Two Vanderbilt students — Ishan Asokan and Kale Edmiston — have been named to the 2014 Class of Point Foundation Scholars. Read MoreJul 17, 2014
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VUMC again recognized for health care equality efforts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has again been recognized as a leader in LGBT health care equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). Read MoreAug 1, 2013
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VUMC recognized for support of LGBT business
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and two of its employees have been recognized for contributions to the LGBT business community in Nashville. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Jay Michaelson: “Queer Scholarship and Queer Activism: Liminality, Identity and the Plight of the ‘Good Gays'”
Watch video of Jay Michaelson, executive director of Nehirim (a nonprofit which builds community for LGBT Jews, partners and allies), speaking Aug. 4 on “Queer Scholarship and Queer Activism: Liminality, Identity and the Plight of the ‘Good Gays.’” In cooperation with the Human Rights Campaign, the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender,… Read MoreAug 5, 2011
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Mary E. Hunt: “Responsible Academics are Useful Activists”
Feminist theologian Mary E. Hunt spoke Aug. 1 as part of the Summer Institute for Seminary Students, sponsored by the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality and the Human Rights Campaign. Watch video of Hunt, co-founder and co-director of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, speaking on… Read MoreAug 3, 2011
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Mandy Carter: “Justice or Just Us?”
Watch video of a Feb. 8 talk by Mandy Carter, one of the leading African American lesbian activists in the country. In “Justice or Just Us?” she discusses the LGBTQI movement’s difficulty in acknowledging paths blazed by the women’s movement and the Black Civil Rights movement, challenging everyone to… Read MoreApr 6, 2011
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Bishop Gene Robinson: “Being Gay: Does It Really Get Better?”
Watch video of the LGBT Health Week address by Bishop Gene Robinson: “Being Gay: Does It Really Get Better?” Hosted by the Vanderbilt Medical School GSA as part of their annual LGBTQI Health Week, Bishop Gene Robinson visited campus on March 14, 2011. This event was co-sponsored by VMS… Read MoreMar 15, 2011
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Video: National Coming Out Week: Bryan Safi
Clever host of Current TV’s “That’s Gay,” Bryan Safi teaches you how to BURST through the closet door with tried and true methods from: Gossip Girl, MADMEN, Glee, and Greek. Contact: Elizabeth Gaughf… Read MoreOct 12, 2010