"The George Washington University, in its commitment to meeting the needs of a vibrant and diverse campus community, is pleased to announce the creation of a Coordinator for LGBT Resources in the Student Activities Center and funding for LGBT-specific programming. The Student Activities Center wishes to personally thank the e-board and members of Allied in Pride for all of the hard work and dedication they have demonstrated throughout this process. This significant endeavor would have not been possible without students' commitment and vision."- APC Aaron Fox

From 4-11:30pm on the 2nd night of each CI, there will be an open house in the Allied in Pride office on the 4th floor of the Marvin Center.

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The California Supreme Court, in a 4-to-3 decision, has ruled that a ban on marriage between gay and lesbian couples is unconstitutional. "Our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation," Chief Justice Ronald M. George wrote for the majority in the decision. Barring a stay of the court's order, gays and lesbians will be able to legally marry in California in 30 days.

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During this current SA election season we have witnessed countless errors in regards to our work for a LGBT resource center for the George Washington University population. This letter hopes to set the record well…straight.

The George Washington University is the only university in its market basket to not have a LGBT resource center. The student LGBT community faces unique needs that cannot simply be met by traditional departments.

Ten years after Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation, a 15-year-old gay California student is dead after a student allegedly shot him because of his sexual orientation and gender expression.

Lawrence King was an eighth-grader at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. The 14-year-old attacker, among a group of students known to bully and harass King because he sometimes wore makeup and jewelry and told classmates he was gay, will be charged with murder and a hate crime.

Go to My GW to vote for the Student Fee Referendum. Allied in Pride is endorsing the referendum. The referendum would raise the student fee by 50› per credit, up to 15 credits, and the University will match it. Please note that this will only affect the incoming freshmen. We current students pay nothing, but the student orgs get twice the funding!

Allied in Pride's efforts to bring an LGBTQ resource center to the GWU campus are now under way, and we have a resource center page up with information about this project. There, you'll find a brief summary of the project, as well as a downloadable petition sheet, should you wish to help us gather signatures in support of the center.

MTV's "The Real World: Denver" star Davis Mallory was afraid to discuss his homosexuality in public until his senior year in college, but on Monday he came to Marvin Center as part of Allied in Pride's "Coming Out Week."The 24-year old recently began touring college campuses sharing his struggles with growing up gay in Marietta, Ga., and on his continued faith in Christianity.

The GW Hatchet has an article on the AIDS Walk, and Amy (our advocacy chairperson) was interviewed for it! Check it out!