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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:

Handout, Gay Awareness Week, Lambda Horizon, April 8 - 12, 1985 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_FlyerGayAwarenessWeek_1985_0408
Dates: 1985-04-08/1985-04-12

Handout, Gay Awareness Week, Lambda Horizon, April 11-17, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_FlyerGayAwarenessWeek_1986_0411
Dates: 1986-04-11/1986-04-17

Handout, Heterosexual Questionaire, Lambda Horizon, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LambdaHorizonQuestionaire_nd

Handout, Information on Homophobia, Lambda Horizon, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LambdaHorizonHomophobiaHandout_nd

Handout, Lambda Horizon, n.d.(Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_CorrespondenceLambdaHorizonInformation_nd

Handout, Myths of Homosexuality, Lambda Horizon, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LambdaHorizonHandoutMythsofHomosexuality_nd

Invitation, AIDS Education Forum, Lambda Horizon, February 28, 1986/March 1, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_InvitationAIDSForumBall_1986_0228
Dates: 1986-02-28/1984-03-01

Invitation, Lambda Horizon Halloween Party, November 1, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_InvitationHalloweenParty_1986_1101

Invitation, Lambda Horizon, Tea Dance, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_InvitationSundayFestivities_nd