| January
2001 Monday 1/1
NEW YEAR'S DAY
| January 1, 1993 |
World Health
Organization deletes "homosexuality" from its list of diseases. |
| January 3, 1948 |
Hinsey Reports
reveals a high incidence of same-sex acts among men. |
| January 3, 1962 |
Illinois
decriminalizes same-sex acts between consenting adults. |
Thursday 1/4
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| January 10, 1977 |
Ellen Marie
Barrett becomes the first openly lesbian cleric. |
Thursday 1/11
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
Monday 1/15
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Thursday 1/18
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
Thursday 1/25
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
February 2001
Thursday 2/1
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| February 6, 1993 |
Netherlands votes
to forbid homosexual discrimination. |
Thursday 2/8
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| February 8, 1994 |
European
Parliament affirms a gay agenda, including the right to marry. |
| February 9, 1977 |
World's first
lesbian and gay film festival premieres in San Francisco. |
| February 10, 1976 |
First gay
character appears in a mainstream comic strip "Doonesbury." |
Wednesday 2/14
VALENTINE'S DAY
Thursday 2/15
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
Monday 2/19
PRESIDENT'S DAY
Thursday 2/22
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| February 25, 1982 |
Wisconsin becomes
the first state to approve gay civil rights. |
| February 27, 1997 |
The Centers for
Disease Control report for the first time a major decline in AIDS related deaths. |
| February 28, 1998 |
Alaska court
rules in favor of gay marriage. |
MARCH 2001
Thursday 3/1
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
Thursday 3/8
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| March 6, 1972 |
American Bar
Association recommends decriminalization of consensual same-sex acts. |
| March 12, 1984 |
European
Parliament approves its first resolution supporting gay rights. |
March 12 - 17
SPRING BREAK - No Classes.
Saturday 3/17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
| March 18, 1995 |
Archbishop of
Canterbury states "We reject homophobia in any form." |
Wednesday 3/20
FIRST DAY OF SPRING
Thursday 3/22
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| March 26, 1997 |
First official
meeting/discussion of U.S. gay rights in the White House. |
PRIDE WEEK 2001
March 26 - 30 Tampa Campus
Parking Information and Directions
Monday 3/26
Community Fair - 11:00am to 1:00pm, MLK
Plaza, Marshall
Center.
Come find out about local Tampa Bay organizations that
help serve the needs of the GLBT community. If you belong
to an organization that would like to have a table at the fair,
we are accepting requests for space until Thursday, 3/22/2001.
Call 813-974-2638 for additional information.
Tuesday 3/27
Escaping the Gender Matrix - 8:30pm,
Marshall Center, Room 271.
The Florida Organization for Gender Equality
will be presenting
an entertaining, interactive look at gender issues and the impact
of gender identity in all of our lives.
Wednesday 3/28
Double Feature Movie Night - 7:00pm,
University Lecture Hall.
Come out and see two great flicks: The Broken
Hearts Club
and The Incredibly True Story of Two Girls in Love.
Thursday 3/29
Unity Through Diversity: Making Positive
Change in a Minority
World - 8:00pm, Engineering Lecture Hall, ENA 105.
A Town Hall forum featuring representatives from
some of the
diversity organizations on campus. The forum will be a question-
answer format with questions from the audience.
Friday 3/30
Manifesta: Third Wave Feminism - 7:30pm,
Marshall Center, Room 296.
Authors Jennifer Bumgardner and Amelia Richards
discuss
their book on the new wave of feminism and its impact on the
next generation of women.
PRIDE Alliance extends a very special "THANK
YOU" to the
following additional sponsors for their support:
Committee on Issues of Sexual Orientation
Paula Tighe, Molly Earnest, and the South Florida
Professional Womens Network
The University of South Florida Lecture Series
NOW Tampa
Brigit Books
Eunice Fisher
Thursday 3/29
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| March 29, 1988 |
Gay students win
the right to convene at Georgetown University. |
April 2001
| April 1, 1985 |
Harvey Milk
School, the first gay high school in America is opened. |
Thursday 4/5
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| April 7, 1966 |
The first Gay
Community Center in the U.S. is opened in San Francisco. |
| April 7, 1997 |
Pop star George
Michael comes out of the closet. |
Thursday 4/12
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
Thursday 4/19
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| April 24, 1993 |
MCC Reverend Troy
Perry joins 1500 lesbian and gay couples in a mass marriage at the IRS building in
Washington, D.C. |
| April 25, 1993 |
Third "March
on Washington" draws more than 1 million participants. |
Thursday 4/26
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| April 29, 1997 |
Hawaii creates
domestic partners registry. |
| April 30, 1997 |
42 million
viewers watch Ellen DeGeneres come out on her TV show. |
May 2001
Thursday 5/3
No meeting this week - Best of luck on exams!
Thursday 5/10
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| May 12, 1975 |
California
decriminalizes consensual same-sex acts. |
Sunday 5/13
MOTHER'S DAY
| May 15, 1969 |
Canada
decriminalizes private same-sex acts. |
Thursday 5/17
No meeting this week!
| May 20, 1979 |
David Klos wins
the first Mr. International Leatherman Contest. |
Thursday 5/24
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 271.
| May 27, 1993 |
Russia
decriminalizes consensual adult male to male sex acts. |
Monday 5/28
MEMORIAL DAY
| May 29, 1987 |
Democratic
Representative Barney Frank comes out of the closet. |
| May 30, 1980 |
In Rhode Island,
after winning a landmark lawsuit, Aron Ficke takes Paul Guibert to his high school prom. |
Thursday 5/31
No meeting this week!
June 2001
| June 3, 1989 |
U.S. Postal
Service issues the first "Lesbian and Gay Pride" postage stamp. |
Thursday 6/7
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
| June 13, 1995 |
The first White
House liaison to the gay community is named in the U.S. |
Thursday 6/14
No meeting this week!
| June 16, 1992 |
Singer k.d. Lang
comes out as a lesbian in "The Advocate" magazine. |
Sunday 6/17
FATHER'S DAY
Thursday 6/21
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
| June 24, 1972 |
First openly gay
man ordained into a mainstream U.S. denomination. |
| June 25, 1978 |
Artist Gilbert
Baker debuts the first rainbow flag design at N.Y. Pride parade. |
| June 26, 1977 |
Gay Pride
Celebrations are held annually across the country to celebrate the New York City Stonewall
uprising. |
| June 27, 1972 |
The first British
gay newspaper "Gay News" is formed. |
| June 28, 1969 |
In New York's
Greenwich Village, police unfairly raid a gay bar "The Stonewall Inn" and gays
finally fight back, launching the gay liberation movement. |
Thursday 6/28
No meeting this week!
July 2001
| July 1, 1928 |
"The Well of
Loneliness," the first pro-lesbian novel, is published in the U.S. and sells 20,000
copies. |
| July 2, 1969 |
The first Gay
Pride demonstration is held on Christopher Street in New York. |
| July 3, 1981 |
"Rare Cancer
Seen in Homosexuals" is the first published AIDS story. |
Wednesday 7/4
INDEPENDENCE DAY - No Classes
Thursday 7/5
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 7/12
No meeting this week!
| July 12, 1982 |
France removes
homosexuality from its official list of "mental illnesses." |
| July 13, 1984 |
"Brothers"
debuts as the first U.S. TV show with a gay lead character. |
Thursday 7/19
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
| July 23, 1975 |
Evangelist Billy
Graham states he is in favor of having gay men ordained. |
| July 25, 1985 |
The AIDS epidemic
gets much needed publicity and support after it is revealed that actor Rock Hudson had
AIDS. |
Thursday 7/26
No meeting this week!
| July 27, 1982 |
Creation of the
name "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" or AIDS. |
August 2001
Thursday 8/2
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 8/9
No meeting this week!
Thursday 8/16
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 8/23
No meeting this week!
Thursday 8/30
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296. First meeting of
Fall Semester.
September 2001
Monday 9/3
LABOR DAY - No Classes
Thursday 9/6
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 9/13
WELCOME BACK PARTY at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 1956 Ballroom.
Thursday 9/20
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 9/27
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
October 2001
Thursday 10/4
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 10/11
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 10/18
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Thursday 10/25
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
November 2001
Thursday 11/1
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
Tuesday 11/6
ELECTION DAY
Thursday 11/8
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
| November 10, 1976 |
Lynn Ransom is
the first openly gay mom to win custody of her children. |
| November 10, 1984 |
In the U.H. House
of Commons Labour MP Chris Smith comes out. |
Saturday 11/10
VETERAN'S DAY
| November 11, 1950 |
The Mattachine
Society is formed in Los Angeles by veteran gay activists. |
| November 11, 1992 |
Australia revokes
restrictions on gays in its Military Service |
Monday 11/12
VETERAN'S DAY OBSERVED - No Classes
| November 14, 1994 |
China reports
same-sex acts are not considered a "social order" offense. |
Thursday 11/15
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
| November 17, 1985 |
The Gay and
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is formed. |
Thursday 11/22
THANKSGIVING DAY - No Classes
Friday 11/23
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - No Classes
| November 24, 1967 |
New York's Oscar
Wilde Memorial Bookshop is the first U.S. gay bookstore. |
| November 27, 1985 |
Activist Cleve
Jones conceives the Names project quilt. |
Thursday 11/29
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296.
December 2001
| December 3, 1968 |
Metropolitan
Community Church holds first same-sex union ceremony. |
| December 4, 1970 |
NYC opens first
gay community center. |
| December 5, 1985 |
Berkley, CA
becomes the 1st city in the U.S. to extend spousal benefits to domestic partners. |
| December 6, 1994 |
American Medical
Association declares its opposition to medical "curing" of gays. |
Thursday 12/7
General Meeting at 8 PM in the Marshall Center, Room 296. Last meeting of Fall Semester.
| December 11, 1975 |
David Kopay,
former Washington Redskins linebacker, comes out as gay. |
| December 15, 1973 |
American
Psychiatric Association declares "homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder." |
| December 15, 1977 |
Quebec province
provides protection for gays as part of its Charter for Human Rights. |
| December 18, 1982 |
Quebec authorizes
Domestic Partnership benefits for same-sex couples. |
Friday 12/21
FIRST DAY OF WINTER
Friday 12/21
FIRST DAY OF CHANUKAH
Tuesday 12/25
CHRISTMAS DAY
Monday 12/31
NEW YEAR'S EVE |