LGBT Initiative History/Timeline
- January 20, 2005 Student Union passes resolution with encouragement from LGBT campus organizations calling for the creation of an LGBT campus resource center. Student Life article
- January 2006 Dean
McLeod appoints Campus Issues Task Force to address the concerns of the LGBTQIA community on campus.
- May 2006 Coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership position is created.
- From the preamble of the Task Force's report:
“This task force will: a) review the original petition brought forward to Chancellor Wrighton and the Student Union (SU) Senate and the subsequent SU GLBTQA Resolution; b) conduct an assessment regarding the differing needs and issues facing LGBTIQAA students, and c) recommend ways to better serve these students at Washington University in St. Louis.”
- February 2007 Student Union passes resolution encouraging Residence Life to consider Gender Neutral housing. Student Life article
- July 2007 Campus Life creates Coordinator for LGBT Student Involvement and Leadership
- Fall 2007 Student Health Insurance lifts ‘gender identity' exclusion.
- January 2008 WUSTL adds Gender Identity and Expression to non-discrimination policy
- Fall 2008 Residence Life will pilot gender neutral housing program
