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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:

Letter and letterhead, Mark Weber, James Devaty, February 11, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterandLetterhead_1986-0211

Letter, Ann Goette, May 1, 1986 (Ms2014-101)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterAnnGoette_nd

Letter, Brian McConnel, Mark Weber, May 26, 1989 (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterBrianMcConnell_1989_0526

Letter, Mark Weber, J. Dean O'Donnell, n.d.

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterJDeanOdonnell_nd

Letter, Mark Weber, Jo Ann Underwood, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterJoAnnUnderwood_nd

Letter, Mark Weber, Patrick Horan, September 28, 1987

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterPatrickHoran_1987_0928

Letter, Roland Follot, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_LetterRolandFollot_nd

Map, n.d. (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_Map_nd

Meeting Minutes, AIDS Education Committee, April 2, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_MinutesAIDSEducation_1986_0402

Meeting Minutes, AIDS Education Committee, April 9, 1986 (Ms2014-010)

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Identifier: Ms2014-010_WeberMark_MinutesAIDSEducation_1986_0409