Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
Faculty & Staff

News & Current Events

Calendar

• Twisted Image Calendar is a publicly accessible calendar for community events in and around San Jose and the southern SF Bay Area, as well as some other interesting events from outside the region.

Keep Up with Politics & Track Legislation

• Track California Senate and Assembly bills from the current legislative session.
• California Assembly
• California Senate
• U. S. House of Representatives
• U. S. Senate
• Track Federal legislation using THOMAS

About

LGBTFSA, though currently moribund, is an officially recognized organization at San José State University. The group was formed in the Spring of 1992 and is open to all faculty and staff interested in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender topics. The purposes of LGBTFSA are to:

• serve as an on-campus resource for all faculty and staff
• act as a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty and staff, particularly in dealing with personnel issues
• provide a forum for art and scholarship which addresses lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues
• encourage the development and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender content and perspective in the curriculum and in co-curricular activities
• provide spokespersons on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues
• promote compliance with the non-discrimination policies of the California State University and San José State University, especially sexual orientation and campus climate.
• advise and consult with the Academic Senate and administration on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues
• build coalitions with the student GLBTA, Staff for Individual Rights, and other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups, activities and programs

Electronic Mailing Lists

SJSU-LGBTFSA-A
Event announcement and reminder list only. Membership is open to anybody. We would like to have all members of the LGBTFSA participate in this list. To join this list,

• Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SJSU-LGBTFSA-A/join and enter or create a Yahoo groups username/password.

SJSU-LGBTFSA-D
An unmoderated list to support planning and discussion pertaining to the LGBTFSA. Membership is only available to SJSU Faculty & Staff. To join this list,

• Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SJSU-LGBTFSA-D/ and enter or create a Yahoo groups username/password.

LGBTFSA is concerned about your privacy. You may choose whether or not your name is published in the membership list by editing your membership options.

• If you have problems or questions, contact SJSU-LGBTFSA-A-owner@yahoogroups.com

Activities

• Wiggsy Sivertsen Scholarship. In honor of the pioneering work of the Director of Counseling Services at SJSU on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in San José, LGBTFSA has established a scholarship in her name. The scholarship is for students who have demonstrated a commitment to making San José State University a more open environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Any student who has participated in an organization or class, or has been involved in research relating to these issues may apply. In addition, any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender student who has achieved a high GPA or needs financial assistance may apply.

Resources

The Ted Sahl Archives - A Collection of San José Gay and Lesbian History. Theodore (Ted) Sahl, a local photographer, donated this collection to the San José State University Library. Mr. Sahl is the author of rom Closet to Community: A Quest for Gay & Lesbian Liberation in San José and Santa Clara County. The Archives is a collection of photographs, negatives, essays, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, books and the rough drafts of the book. These materials provide a historical perspective of the San José Gay and Lesbian Community between 1977 and 2001. This collection is in keeping with the focus on local and university history as developed by the SJSU Library Special Collections.

Student Organization

QTIP (stands for Queers Thoughtfully Interrupting Prejudice) is the student group at San Jose State University for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersexed, Allies, Pansexual, and Omnisexual. Including its predecessor organizations (GALA, then GLBTA) there has been a student group at SJSU since 1971. For more information go the the QTIP Web Page.