Lisa L. Moore discusses the political and queer legacies of Barbara Jordan.
QT Deep Dive
QT Deep Dive explores queer and trans histories and herstories, both at the University of Texas and beyond. Do you have a queer/trans historical topic you’d like us to research for you? Send your queries to lgbtq@austin.utexas.edu.
Fighting Discrimination in the AIDS Era
Hartlyn Haynes dives into the history of queer organizing at UT Austin.
Deep Dive: Going to the Mattresses for Gender-Inclusive Housing
Adrienne Hunter describes activist efforts going back to 2006 on the UT campus.
Jabs in the Dark: Speculations on the Affective Politics of Pandemics
Neville Hoad considers the HIV/AIDS pandemics in conversation with each other.
Trans Queer Migrations and Border-Making: Central American LGBTQ+ Caravans as Life-Making Projects
Dr. Nakay Flotte discusses her research on recent collectivized migrations.
Unfinished Progress: The 2006 “State of LGBTQ Affairs at UT” Report
Adrienne Hunter, co-director of The Queer & Trans Student Alliance, reviews the 2006 “State of LGBTQ Affairs at UT” Report, and and explains why a new report is being written.
“We Don’t Have to Boo It:” UT’s Black Lesbian Student Government President
Brynna Boyd looks at the election of Toni Luckett, UT’s first Black Lesbian, student-body president in 1990.
“Nest of Homosexuals” Leads to 1944 Firing of UT President
“My criticism is letting that kind get on the faculty in the first place.”
— Orville Bullington, a University of Texas Regent in 1944 during the nationwide targeting of queer faculty and students that came to be known as the “Gay Purges.”
