Pride of Lions

Alma Mater with a sign saying "Gay Dance"

June 3, 2022

As Pride Month begins, we remember Columbia's long history with the LGBTQ+ movement. In 1966, Columbia became the first known institution of higher education in the world to have a gay student group, Student Homophile League, started by "Stephen Donaldson," the alias of Robert Martin (CC'69).


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