Western Carolinian Counselor's Corner: "The Facts About Homosexuality:"

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Title

Western Carolinian Counselor's Corner: "The Facts About Homosexuality:"

Subject

College student newspapers and periodicals
Gay college students
Homosexuality
LGBTQ+ communities
Newspapers
Sexual orientation

Description

This article in the October 31, 1985 issue of the Western Carolinian provides facts about homosexuality to address the recent comments of the campus community regarding the establishment of Lavender Bridges. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.

Creator

Wheaton, Jan

Source

Lavender Bridges

Date

1985-10-31

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

clippings (information artifacts)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

63123
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63123

Has Format

This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/54404

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)
Cullowhee (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western

Extent

8" x 6"(dimension)

Is Part Of

LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County

Citation

Wheaton, Jan, “Western Carolinian Counselor's Corner: "The Facts About Homosexuality:",” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63123.