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Lambda Horizon (LGBTA of Virginia Tech)

 Organization

Historical Note

HokiePRIDE was originally founded in 1985 as Lambda Horizons (sometimes written as Lambda Horizon). In 1994, the group was renamed the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Alliance (LGBA). Then, in 1999, the name was changed again to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance (LGBTA). In 2014 the name changed once more to the current name, HokiePRIDE.

HokiePRIDE was the second officially recognized LGBTQIA+ student group formed at Virginia Tech following the Gay Alliance of Virginia Tech (GAVT) in 1971. It also followed three unofficial groups: the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) in 1970, the Gay Student Union (GSU) in 1975, and the Gay Student Alliance (GSA) in 1976.

The early goals of HokiePRIDE included providing a place on campus for gay and lesbian members of the university community to meet without judgement, helping educate the campus community about homosexuality, and creating a positive image of gay and lesbian people. Over time, the group’s mission expanded to include advocacy for everyone under the societally defined umbrella of LGBTQIA+, including bisexual, asexual, pansexual, transgender, and intersex people.

The group implemented multiple programs on campus to advocate on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ population including Gay Awareness Week, AIDS Awareness Week, National Coming Out Day, Freedom to Marry Day, Pride Week, advocacy for hate crimes legislation, and the organization of Safe Line, Safe Watch, the Safe Zone program, and more.

For more information on the current organization, see their website: http://www.hokiepride.org.vt.edu/

Found in 117 Collections and/or Records:

Questionnaire on AIDS Education, Mark Weber, Lambda Horizon, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_QuestionnaireAIDSEducation_nd

Report, Brandeis University, Policies on AIDS, December 13, 1985 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_DocumentBrandeisUniversity_1985_1213

Sticker, Life Fest, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_StickerLifeFest_nd

Table Tent Card, Lambda Horizon, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_TentCardLambdaHorizon_nd

Video, AIDS Education Forum, Richard P. Keeling, March 3, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_AIDSForumVideo_1986_0303

Mark A. Weber Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-010
Abstract

The Mark A. Weber Papers include minutes, correspondence, constitution, handouts, notes, and newspaper and magazine articles concerning the Virginia Tech gay and lesbian student organization, Lambda Horizon, from 1971-1991, also included are class projcts, photographs, and videos from Weber's time as a student at Virginia Tech, 1983-1987.

Dates: 1971 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1989