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Welcome to The Alliance for LGBT Equality at UAB
Where we are making our voices known.
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Scholarship Applications are now being accepted.

Thanks to our very generous donors, The Alliance can fund up to two scholarships for the 2012/2013 Academic Year. The application deadline is Wednesday, July 18th, 2012. For further information, as well as how to donate to some deserving student's future, visit Our Scholarship.

Alliance Members Anna Koopman and Hanne Harbison and Senator Scott Beason share their viewpoints on President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage on Fox 6 News.

May 9, 2012

UAB Adds "Gender Identity or Gender Expression" and "Discriminatory Harassment" to its Equal Opportunity Policy.

Nov. 29, 2011

A collaborative effort between members of The Alliance, members of the Gay/Straight Student Alliance (GSSA) at UAB, and UAB administrators, has resulted in a newly revised "Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy." This policy includes protections for "gender identity or gender expression" and prohibits discriminatory harassment.

President Garrison Underscores Support for the LGBT Community

Nov. 14, 2011

UAB's ongoing commitment to its LGBT community, was recently underscored by President Garrison in the following YouTube video.

"...The LGBT community is an integral part of that robust diversity that helps move this university forward, and it is embraced, valued, and supported on this campus..."
— UAB President Carol Z. Garrison

And That's Not All!

Additional changes at UAB are either completed or are in the works. These include:

  • All UAB Human Resource policies that define allowances for spouses and/or children have been modified to include Sponsored Adult Dependents and Children of Sponsored Adult Dependents.
  • Re-organization of the UAB Office for Equity and Diversity's Diversity Council to work through standing subcommittees, one of which is on LGBT issues. The Alliance's President, Dr. James L. Raper, chairs that committee.
  • Members of UAB's administration have been assigned the task of looking into the feasibility of establishing a Diversity Resource Office at UAB.
  • The above video has been placed on the UAB Office for Equity and Diversity's web site, as has a link to the Alliance's web site.

The specifics of these changes can be found in Vice President for Equity and Diversity Dr. Louis Dale's letter, dated November 1, 2011.

What is The Alliance?

The Alliance is an employee-resource group at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the UAB Health System, and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. It exists to provide advocacy, support, and networking for faculty and staff members of UAB's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allies (LGBTA) community. Membership is open to all. . . more

Upcoming Alliance Events

First Thursdays After Hours at the Birmingham Museum of Art

Thursday, June 7th, 5:00-9:00 PM (more)

Alliance Monthly Membership Meeting

Thursday, June 14th, 12:00-1:00 PM (more)

Recent Alliance Events

LGBT and Medicine Discussion Panel

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Topic: The healthcare needs of members of the LGBT community and of UAB's evolving sensitivity and responsiveness to meeting those needs. There was also some discussion of the workplace climate for UAB's LGBT health care providers. This event was organized by the UASOM MedPride. Several Alliance members served on the panel.

Sponsored by: UASOM MedPride, UAB GSSA, and The Alliance for LGBT Equality at UAB

Symposium of Top Health Concerns for Members of the LGBT Community

October 28, 2011

For information about the presenters and links to their presentations. (more)

Inaugural Scholarship Reception

September 29, 2011

UAB junior Whitney Shea Julian was honored as the Alliance's Inaugural Scholarship recipient. . .(more)