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The Chancellor’s Committee on LGBT* Issues
The Chancellor’s Committee on LGBT Issues is a campus committee whose members are representative of campus constituencies. Its function is to offer advice and assistance to the Chancellor, Provost and Equal Opportunity Officer ensuring that the voices of LGBT employees and students are heard and that equal opportunities for LGBT employees and students continue to be carried out as fundamental responsibilities of the institution and are carried out appropriately in all aspects of employment and student life.Topics
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California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8
California’s fight for marriage equality took a step back yesterday when the state’s Supreme Court decided to uphold Prop 8. And of course, people took to the streets to express their displeasure with the ruling. But don’t count CA out … Continue reading
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One Step Closer: Domestic Partnership Benefits
Fair Wisconsin just announced that the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature has approved domestic partner benefits as part of the upcoming biennial budget. Now we just have to wait until June for the vote from the full legislature. … Continue reading
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Safe Zone: Year in Review
The semester is wrapping up, with students cramming for finals, some lucky ones graduating (including Maggie Augustin, IMPACT Vice President), and faculty and staff preparing for the summer session. With that in mind, I thought that it would be a … Continue reading
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The Sky Isn’t Falling…
Wisconsin State Journal carried an Associated Press story today about the assessment of allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts as it reaches its five-year anniversary. Taking stock, five years after Massachusetts was the first to accept gay marriages Wisconsin State Journal … Continue reading
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Way To Go, Iowa!
When one thinks of Iowa, ‘liberal hotbed’ isn’t something that springs to mind, does it? Well, Iowa struck down its same-sex marriage ban yesterday. The Midwestern state becomes the third in the nation, along with Massachusetts and Connecticut, to allow … Continue reading
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