BGLT RESOURCES AT ADAMS HOUSE
BGLT at Adams, a brief History
Adams House has a long history of being a safe and supportive space for all students, particularly those who identify as gender- and sexual-minorities such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. In 1998, the history of the relationship between Adams House and the BGLT community was mentioned in an interview by Ken Gewertz with former House Masters Robert and Jana Kiley in the Harvard Gazette:
By the late '70s and early '80s another revolution was taking place, and Adams House again was on the forefront. It was the first House that openly welcomed gay and lesbian students as well as being the House where BGLTSA (the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliances) got its start.
"It took a lot of courage for those students to stand up and ask for recognition, but once they did, word got around," Robert said.
Added Jana: "That was really how the community began, by welcoming everyone." (Full Article)
Today, Adams House remains committed to embracing diversity of all sorts. From House events like Drag Night (which Adams House lore says arose from days when students would hang out in the dining hall in drag to make the statement that only in Adams would someone be allowed to express himself this way...) to an ongoing relationship with the BGLTSA, Adams House is a good place to be gay (or lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, straight, or none of the above).
Harvard BGLT Resources
On Campus
Contact Peer Counseling is located in the basement of Thayer Hall. Open Wednesday - Sunday for calls (5-8111), and Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday for drop-in visits.
BGLTSA Resource Center is located in the basement of Holworthy Hall. Open Monday - Friday, 11 am to 5pm and staffed by undergrads, it featuers a great lending library of books and videos, a non-circulating collection of magazines, and a comfortable place to hang out.
On the Web
BGLT Health Information UHS web page listing health and wellness resources
BGLTSA Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance
HGLC Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, a group for faculty, staff, alumni, and students
Resident Tutors
Matthew Corriel
corriel@fas.harvard.eduMusic and Drama
C-22 | 3-2073
Hi Adams! I grew up in Nanuet NY, a small town 19 miles northwest of New York City. I was Adams '05 - living in C44, B32 and B12 – and graduated from the Literature Department with a focus on French-speaking literatures, notoriously writing my thesis on Jackson Browne and T.S. Eliot. Since graduation, I've been living in Boston and working as a musical theatre songwriter and music director. Three of my musicals were written and produced (in MA, CT, and NY) in the two years since graduation, and I've music directed with Camp Broadway, Boston Children's Theatre, and the Hasty Pudding. I'm thrilled to be drama and BGLT tutor in Adams this year, so come talk to me about any and all things drama, be they the joys and dramas of the theatre or the joys and dramas of gay and lesbian life. Other favorite topics of discussion include Moliere, the worthiness of bringing non-traditional figures into the academic spotlight, putting the B in BGLT, chocolates, living your dream, and vespa scooters. I write from home, so in the words of Three's Company, come and knock on my door. There will likely be Entenmann's.
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