Pride at Harvard
Celebrating Pride
Meet students and faculty members, explore lessons from history, and discover what is happening today in the LGBTQ+ community.
A year-round commitment
At Harvard, we believe that our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging is foundational for every community member's pursuit of excellence.
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Janet Daniels
During the COVID pandemic, Janet, Assistant Director at GSAS’ Student Center, helped students find a special way to celebrate Pride Month.
Carina Traub
As the co-founder of the QT Library, Carina aims to create an inclusive environment using the transformative power of LGBTQ+ stories to foster understanding and community.
Oscar Yuan
Nearly 25 years after his time at Harvard Business School, Oscar says the people he met through HBS PRIDE are some of his closest friends and confidantes.
Ivan Hsiao
After navigating the roadblocks involved in gender-affirming care, Ivan founded the startup Trans Health HQ to decrease barriers for clinicians and patients.
Tarek Zeidan
Harvard Kennedy School alum Tarek is working toward equality for LGBTQ+ people in the Middle East.
Get involved
During Pride Month, all across Boston and campus, there are events celebrating, exploring, and strengthening the LGBTQ+ community.
Creating an equitable future
Love is winning over anti-LGBTQ+ hate, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of work left to do to support the community.
Better education
The Graduate School of Education offers a guide to creating loving spaces in which students of all gender and sexual identities can flourish.
Better legislation
A torrent of anti-LGBTQ bills have spurred counter actions in states that don’t typically factor in national conversations about the LGBTQ+ community or left-wing activism.
Better support
The Harvard Business Review presents three ways to be a good ally to LGBTQ+ colleagues in the workplace.
Better advocacy
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy has launched an advocate training and research program to combat LGBTQI+ persecution worldwide.
Better health care
Here’s how health care leaders can contribute to greater health equity for the LGBTQ+ community.
Learning from the past
Stonewall then and now
Harvard scholars reflect on the history and legacy of the milestone queer rebellion triggered by a police raid at a bar in Manhattan.
Reckoning with our history
In 1920, a secret Harvard “court” identified and punished gay students.
Barbara Deming
Author and activist Barbara Deming is known for her nonviolent political activism and demonstrated for peace and civil rights. In the early 1970s, Barbara concentrated her efforts on lesbian and women’s issues.
June Jordan
Award-winning writer and social and political activist June Jordan was an influential voice of liberation in the civil rights, feminist, antiwar, and gay and lesbian rights movements.
Adrienne Rich
Work by poet, author, feminist, and teacher Adrienne Rich explores female identity, motherhood, lesbianism, civil rights, peace, and the meaning of art.
Resources
Harvard’s commitment to inclusion and belonging has helped foster a variety of support resources, activities, information, and social groups that serve our LGBTQ+ community.