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LavenderCal is UC Berkeley's network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer employees: staff, faculty, librarians, academic researchers and postdoctoral and visiting scholars.

Explore this site to learn about events and activities, resources for new and longtime employees as well as retirees and emeriti, and how to connect with the growing community of people who are LavenderCal.

Your contributions are welcome!

Lavender Cal Slideshow

LavCal table at Cultural Fair
Gathering on Sproul Plaza

Out at Cal

I first came out as a graduate student at Indiana University in the mid 1970s, near the beginning of the gay liberation movement. As a member of the Gay-Straight Alliance there, I made presentations to classes and community groups comprised of many individuals who had never (knowingly) encountered a gay person. Times change. This summer I was married to my partner of 14 years, following the California Supreme Court ruling that same sex couples have equal rights under the constitution. It has been an amazing journey, far more profound than I ever expected. Having the legal right to marry and celebrating our union with family and friends has meant more to me than I could have guessed. Our culture understands the meaning of marriage; it is growing in its understanding of equal rights for all.
Christy Dana, Lecturer, Department of Music. At Cal since 1987.
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