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⚫ '''Columbia Queer Alliance''' is the central ] student organization that representing ], ], ], ] and ] ] students. It is the oldest such ] in the world, originally called the ] (SHL), established in 1967.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dilley |first=Patrick |title=Queer Man on Campus: A History of Non-Heterosexual College Men, 1945-2000 |year=2002 |publisher=RoutledgeFalmer |location=New York |isbn=0-415-93336-6 |page=167 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=C7rvZ-ygiTkC&pg=PA167 |quote=while some disagreement and discrepancy persists about the actual dates that specific organizations formed, most researchers (and participants) of the times agree that the Student Homophile League, which formed at Columbia University in 1967, was the first. }}</ref>
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⚫ '''Columbia Queer Alliance''' ('''CQA''') is the central ] student organization that represents ], ], ], ], and ] ] students. It is the oldest such ] in the world, originally called the '''Student Homophile League''', established in 1966<ref name=Retherford3>{{cite web |url=http://magazine.columbia.edu/features/summer-2016/under-rainbow?page=0,2 |title=Under the Rainbow |first=Bill |last=Retherford |date=Summer 2016 |work=Columbia Magazine |page=3 |accessdate=June 16, 2016 }}</ref> and recognized by the university on April 19, 1967.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dilley |first=Patrick |title=Queer Man on Campus: A History of Non-Heterosexual College Men, 1945–2000 |year=2002 |publisher=RoutledgeFalmer |location=New York |isbn=0-415-93336-6 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7rvZ-ygiTkC&pg=PA167 }}</ref><ref name=Retherford4>{{cite web |url=http://magazine.columbia.edu/features/summer-2016/under-rainbow?page=0,3 |title=Under the Rainbow |first=Bill |last=Retherford |date=Summer 2016 |work=Columbia Magazine |page=4 |accessdate=June 16, 2016 }}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The SHL had twelve members who fought with university administrators for a year before the group was officially recognized. ], a ]-identified ] ] is commemorated by a plaque in the ] lounge that bears his name in one of Columbia's residence halls for spearheading the creation of the group. During its first year, the Student Homophile League had about ten members who fought with university administrators until the group was officially recognized.<ref name=Retherford3/> ], a ]-identified ] activist, is commemorated by a plaque and a portrait in the queer student lounge that bears his name, in one of Columbia's residence halls, for spearheading the creation of the group.<ref name=Retherford1>{{cite web |url=http://magazine.columbia.edu/features/summer-2016/under-rainbow |title=Under the Rainbow |first=Bill |last=Retherford |date=Summer 2016 |work=Columbia Magazine |page=1 |accessdate=June 16, 2016 }}</ref> One of the key issues over which Donaldson clashed with the administration was the right to keep members' names confidential.<ref name=Retherford4/>


When the charter was ultimately granted in April 1967 it earned media attention with the '']'' printing a story on the front page, the '']'' reported that some students believed that the creation of the group was an ] joke.<ref>{{cite news |title=Columbia Charters Homosexual Group |first=Murray |last=Schumach |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A10F6355C14738DDDAA0894DD405B878AF1D3 |newspaper=] |date=May 3, 1967 |page=1 |accessdate=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> ] and ] also allowed LGBT groups to form causing a wave of LGBT student activism in the years leading up to the ] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Columbia Queer Alliance |url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cqa/index.html |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080224082533/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cqa/index.html |archivedate= February 24, 2008 |accessdate=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> One of the early members of SHL was author ], even though Evans himself was still closeted at the time. When the group's charter was finally granted in April 1967, Donaldson sent an announcement to every media outlet he knew, but the only response was a radio interview on ], a New York station,<ref name=Retherford4/> and an article in the '']'', which reported that some students believed the new group was an ] joke.<ref name=Schumach>{{cite news |title=Columbia Charters Homosexual Group |first=Murray |last=Schumach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/03/archives/columbia-charters-homosexual-group-homophile-group-chartered-here.html |newspaper=] |date=May 3, 1967 |page=1 |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 16, 2016 }}</ref> Two weeks later, on May 3, '']'' reported the story on its front page.<ref name=Retherford4/><ref name=Schumach/> Donaldson later wrote: "The next couple days were frantic as media—which had ignored the press release—suddenly wanted the information I had already given them."<ref name=Retherford4/>


Student activists at ], ], ], ], and ] formed similar groups of their own within two years. More than 150 such student groups had been established by the end of four years.<ref name=Retherford4/>
⚫ In addition to other activities the group has hosted "First Friday Dances", which at their inception were one of the very few places where college-age LGBT people could socialize with one another.


== References == ==Activities==
⚫ Among other activities, the Columbia Queer Alliance has hosted "] Dances" for decades, which at their inception were one of the few places where college-age LGBT people could socialize with one another.
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Many of the Columbia Queer Alliance's activities have been historically held in ], which was listed on the ] in 2018 in recognition of its role in queer history.
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Columbia University student organization
Logo of the Columbia Queer Alliance

Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA) is the central Columbia University student organization that represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning LGBTQ students. It is the oldest such student organization in the world, originally called the Student Homophile League, established in 1966 and recognized by the university on April 19, 1967.

History

During its first year, the Student Homophile League had about ten members who fought with university administrators until the group was officially recognized. Stephen Donaldson, a bisexual-identified LGBT rights activist, is commemorated by a plaque and a portrait in the queer student lounge that bears his name, in one of Columbia's residence halls, for spearheading the creation of the group. One of the key issues over which Donaldson clashed with the administration was the right to keep members' names confidential.

When the group's charter was finally granted in April 1967, Donaldson sent an announcement to every media outlet he knew, but the only response was a radio interview on WNEW, a New York station, and an article in the Columbia Daily Spectator, which reported that some students believed the new group was an April Fools' Day joke. Two weeks later, on May 3, The New York Times reported the story on its front page. Donaldson later wrote: "The next couple days were frantic as media—which had ignored the press release—suddenly wanted the information I had already given them."

Student activists at Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University formed similar groups of their own within two years. More than 150 such student groups had been established by the end of four years.

Activities

Among other activities, the Columbia Queer Alliance has hosted "First Friday Dances" for decades, which at their inception were one of the few places where college-age LGBT people could socialize with one another.

Many of the Columbia Queer Alliance's activities have been historically held in Earl Hall, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 in recognition of its role in queer history.

References

  1. ^ Retherford, Bill (Summer 2016). "Under the Rainbow". Columbia Magazine. p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. Dilley, Patrick (2002). Queer Man on Campus: A History of Non-Heterosexual College Men, 1945–2000. New York: RoutledgeFalmer. p. 167. ISBN 0-415-93336-6.
  3. ^ Retherford, Bill (Summer 2016). "Under the Rainbow". Columbia Magazine. p. 4. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. Retherford, Bill (Summer 2016). "Under the Rainbow". Columbia Magazine. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Schumach, Murray (May 3, 1967). "Columbia Charters Homosexual Group". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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