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Furman honored by Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Furman was named Nonprofit of the Year by the Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce. The group recognized 11 other organizations at the chamber's second annual Pride in Business Gayla held Oct. 5.
Continue ReadingTimeline chronicles pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history
Jeffrey Makala of Special Collections leads effort to document significant moments in LGBTQIA+ history at Furman. The timeline spans five decades.
Continue ReadingStudents learn queer history in San Francisco
The MayX Queer Histories course gave students the opportunity to explore unique archives of the people and movements that helped shape LGBTQIA+ communities worldwide.
Continue ReadingFurman Pride Alliance welcomes students’ authentic selves
For three decades, the university has supported a community where students can be their authentic selves.
Continue Reading‘Colors of the Rainbow’ shares voices of Furman’s LGBTQIA+ community
Faculty, staff and others affiliated with Furman contributed to a book that shares their experiences being LGBTQIA+.
Continue ReadingPride is personal and political for alumnus Tensley
Brandon Tensley '12, a national political writer for CNN Politics, has covered LGBTQ issues as a journalist for years. He recently wrote about ways people can learn more about Pride, so we asked him to...
Continue ReadingThe silencing of LGBTQ voices in U.S. public schools
In a piece he wrote for Shuddhashar's education issue, A. Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, describes the ways in which conservative political groups in the U.S. have...
Continue Reading5 things to watch, read and listen to this Pride
Brandon Tensley, a 2012 Furman University German studies and political science alumnus, celebrates Pride with a piece for CNN's "Race Deconstructed" newsletter. The CNN national political writer offers a list of entertainment options that explore LGBTQ+...
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