About Us
History
Pre-1990
1969: Students found the University of Chicago Gay Liberation Front, the City of Chicago's first gay liberation organization.
1990s
1991: The University of Chicago hires George Chauncey, becoming the second university in the country to offer a tenure-track position to someone with a gay history thesis.
1992: The University of Chicago becomes one of the first schools to offer domestic partnership benefits to gay and lesbian couples.
1996: The Center for Gender Studies is established.
1997: Led by George Chauncey and Elizabeth Povinelli, the Center for Gender Studies founds the Lesbian and Gay Studies Project.
1998: The University of Chicago adds sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy.
2000s
2001: Kathy Forde and Jim Howley establish the LGBTQ Mentoring Program.
2004: The University of Chicago creates the LGBTQ programming internship position.
2006: The University of Chicago adds gender identity to its non-discrimination policy.
2006: The University of Chicago hosts the swimming and martial arts competitions of the 2006 Gay Games.
2008: 5710 S. Woodlawn opens with offices for the LGBTQ Programming Office and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, as well as a new LGBTQ Lounge.
2008: The LGBTQ Programming Office is established.
2008: The University hires Jeffrey Howard as the first director for the LGBTQ Programming Office.
2008: The University of Chicago adopts the gender-neutral Open Housing policy.
