GLAD stood for Gay and Lesbian Advocates at Denison. In the 1990s, GLAD became Outlook, the current GLBTQ student organization. Documents in this collection include letters to the faculty, schedules for events including Blue Jean Day and Gay Awareness Week, and newsletters to the GLAD members.
Gay Words, Gay Worlds
Flyer for Gay Words, Gay Worlds Annual event, April 3. Hosted in the Bandersnatch.
GLAD Manifesto
GLAD Manifesto describing the purpose and goals of GLAD.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Letter to faculty providing information about Blue Jean Day.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Letter to all faculty and staff reminding them about Blue Jean Day.
Memorandum for Gay Awareness Week
Schedule of events for GLAD's 1985 Gay Awareness Week.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Thank you letter from GLAD member Lee Bostian, thanking faculty and staff for their support on Blue Jean Day.
Gay Awareness Week
Gay Awareness Week schedule of events from May 15th-20th, 1985.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter to members informing them of the meeting date, time, and location in order to prepare for the upcoming Gay Awareness Week.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Letter to faculty and administrative staff regarding GLAD's AIDS awareness events.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Letter to all faculty members informing them of the second annual Gay Awareness Week.
Gay Awareness Week
Gay Awareness Week schedule of events from March 9th-14th, 1986.
A Celebration: A Gay Awareness Week Chapel Service
Gay Awareness Week Chapel Service Program.
GLAD Manifesto
GLAD Manifesto describing the purpose and goals of the student organization.
Letter to GLAD Members
Form sent to GLAD members inquiring about possible volunteers or ideas for GLAD events and scheduling next meeting.
Columbus AIDS Task Force
Letter to Fred Porcheddu confirming Rhonda Rivera as a speaker on April 1st of 1987 and CATF Program Booking Form.
GLAD Letter to Faculty
Letter from Lee Bostian to colleagues regarding their support for LGBTQ students.
Gay Awareness Week
Gay Awareness Week schedule from November 5th-13th, 1987.
Gay Awareness Week
Gay Awareness Week schedule from March 31st-April 5th, 1987.
Letter to GLAD Members
Letter to GLAD members from April 19th, 1987.
Letter to GLAD Members
Letter to GLAD members informing members of the last scheduled meeting.
You Are Needed
GLAD newsletter including details on sponsoring a lesbian support group.
GLAD 1988 Newsletter
GLAD newsletter informing members of the next meeting and providing updates on initiatives.
Letter to GLAD Members
GLAD letter informing members of a scheduled meeting time, typed on GLAD stationery with logo.
Letter to GLAD Members
GLAD letter informing of next meeting, typed on GLAD stationery with logo.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting September 15th. Includes an agenda for Gay Awareness Week.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting October 20th. Includes a summation of a trip to Washington DC to participate in a march.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting December 5th. Includes preparations for upcoming semester and refers to an issue with pink triangles and a formal apology.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting November 13th. Includes note that Gay Awareness Week begins this week and that "a GLAD contingent met with all HRs and SAs to discuss being gay at Denison and the problems that are encountered everyday."
Gay Words, Gay Worlds
Letter to "all interested parties" from Christian Legerheim encouraging people to participate in GLAD's Gay Words, Gay Worlds event.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting March 8th. Mentions that there was a discussion with parents of gay children at the last meeting.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter from September 19, 1988. Includes proposed film screenings for Gay Awareness Week, the past event "A Celebration of Diversity," and the possibility of a joint organization among the Ohio5 colleges.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, no date. Agenda includes Gay Awareness Week, the next GLAD meeting, upcoming GLAD presentations, and a luncheon for GLAD members.
Gay Words, Gay Worlds
GLAD announcement of Gay Words, Gay Worlds. The event is "an information reading of works by and about gays and lesbians."
Gay Awareness Week
Gay Awareness Week schedule for November 6th-11th, 1988.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter including meeting dates and times for the spring semester.
Letter to GLAD Members
Letter to GLAD members about the return of steering committee.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD Newsletter from January 31st, 1989. Upcoming events include lunch and poetry reading with Gloria Anzaldua as well as a gay and lesbian literature section established in the college bookstore.
Letter to Faculty, Staff, and Students
Letter to faculty and staff informing them of a fund raiser to support Lee Balser, who is fighting for the rights to adopt a 7 year old boy.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter and schedule of events from The Ohio State University Gallery of Fine Art relating to the AIDS crisis.
Gay Awareness Week 1989
Gay Awareness Week schedule, November 28-December 3, 1989.
The Pink Triangle
Pink triangle button with information card that reads: Each group singled out by the Nazis
and sent to the concentration camps of the Third Reich in Germany had an identifying symbol.
The homosexuals were forced to were a pink triangle. It has…
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter from April 1989. Included is a note on the Lee Balser adoption, subscribing to the Stonewall Newsletter, viewing the Names' Project: AIDS Memorial Quilt in Columbus, and a film screening.
Invitation to Sarah D. Leibowits: Unexpected Song
Invitation to Sarah D. Leibowits' performance Unexpected Song, a benefit for the Charlie B. adoption fund.
GLAD Letter to faculty and staff
Letter to faculty and staff reminding them about the Charlie B. adoption fundraiser and Sarah D. Leibowits performance.
Sarah D. Leibowits Program
Program for the Sarah D. Leibowits performance, a benefit for the Charlie B. adoption fund. A description of the situation reads: Lee Balser, a psychology assistant in Newark who started the gay men's support group here at Denison, is trying to…
Thank You Letter
Thank you letter to anyone who supported the Charlie B. Adoption Fund.
GLAD Letter
GLAD letter from September 9th, 1989 calling for more support and GLAD members.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter asking for student volunteers got the DCGA Activities Fair.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter from September 1989 asking for more participation from students and faculty. Dates for upcoming meetings are included.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter inviting students and faculty to a picnic. Also mentions that "many people feel that the straight members of the community can and are turned off by the name GLAD."
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter reflecting on poor turnout at a picnic meeting. The name GLAD was discussed and the alternative "OUTREACH: Exploration of Sexual Identity" was proposed.
GLAD Flyer
Small flyer advertising GLAD's meeting time on April 26th.
GLAD Newsletter
GLAD newsletter, next meeting February 5th. "We will have a special woman speaking on how she thinks the lesbian experience differs from the gay experience."
GLAD 1984/85
GLAD student group black and white photo for 1984-1985.
GLAD 1985/86
GLAD student group color photo for 1985-1986.
GLAD to Present Benefit
News release stating that Sarah D. Leibowits: Unexpected Song will be presented April 12, 1989 and is to benefit Lee Balser with legal costs to adopt 7 year old boy.