The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights group, will kick off “Hype ’08,” a nationwide program in partnership with more than 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, on Monday, Oct. 6, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The forum, a first of its kind on an HBCU campus, is in partnership with the Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Organization of Students at Howard (BLAGOSAH), and will engage students, faculty, staff, and community members in dialogue about issues facing LGBT Americans. The “Hype ‘08” program links national issues such as hate crimes, anti-LGBT discrimination, and HIV/AIDS to problems students face on HBCU campuses.HRC Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program educates students, faculty and administrators at HBCU campuses on LGBT issues specific to each institution’s needs. It often opens campus-wide debate on LGBT issues for the first time and trains students to build and lead LGBT-friendly organizations on campus.
For more information, visit HRC.org.
