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During this current SA election season we have witnessed countless errors in regards to our work for a LGBT resource center for the George Washington University population. This letter hopes to set the record well…straight.

The George Washington University is the only university in its market basket to not have a LGBT resource center. The student LGBT community faces unique needs that cannot simply be met by traditional departments.

Ten years after Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation, a 15-year-old gay California student is dead after a student allegedly shot him because of his sexual orientation and gender expression.

Lawrence King was an eighth-grader at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. The 14-year-old attacker, among a group of students known to bully and harass King because he sometimes wore makeup and jewelry and told classmates he was gay, will be charged with murder and a hate crime.

Go to My GW to vote for the Student Fee Referendum. Allied in Pride is endorsing the referendum. The referendum would raise the student fee by 50› per credit, up to 15 credits, and the University will match it. Please note that this will only affect the incoming freshmen. We current students pay nothing, but the student orgs get twice the funding!

Allied in Pride's efforts to bring an LGBTQ resource center to the GWU campus are now under way, and we have a resource center page up with information about this project. There, you'll find a brief summary of the project, as well as a downloadable petition sheet, should you wish to help us gather signatures in support of the center.

MTV's "The Real World: Denver" star Davis Mallory was afraid to discuss his homosexuality in public until his senior year in college, but on Monday he came to Marvin Center as part of Allied in Pride's "Coming Out Week."The 24-year old recently began touring college campuses sharing his struggles with growing up gay in Marietta, Ga., and on his continued faith in Christianity.

The GW Hatchet has an article on the AIDS Walk, and Amy (our advocacy chairperson) was interviewed for it! Check it out!

$1317 was raised by the Allied in Pride AIDS Walk team for the Whitman Walker Clinic on Saturday. Great job, everyone!Derek ran the whole 5K and placed 9th out of everyone who attended. Congratulations, Derek!

It's GLBT History Month, and Allied in Pride is celebrating Coming Out Week 2007 and LGBT history - please come to our events this October! We've got a lot planned, so check out the Coming Out Week section and the Calendar.

On September 24th there was a report that LGBT person was attacked outside a bar near the Convention Center. This is the third attack on an LGBT person in Washington D.C this month, with the other instances taking place in Gallery Place/Chinatown and Georgetown.The Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Metro Police Department has provided information on staying safe/hate crimes that we encourage all students to read: