Previous Coley Lectures

2011
Susan Rankin, The Pennsylvania State University, “Queering Campus: The State of Higher Education for the LGBT Community”

2010
Amy Hollywood, Harvard University, “Religiously Queer, Queer Religiously”

2009
Michelle Cliff, Renowned Author of Abeng & No Telephone to Heaven, "Everything is Now, a Reading with Commentary"

2008
E. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern University, “Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales”

2007
Chris Cuomo, University of Georgia, "Religion & The Right to Be Gay"

2006
Pat Griffin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, “Sexism, Feminism and Lesbians in Sport: Unlocking the Locker Room Closet ”

2005
Kendall Thomas, Columbia University, “Condoleezza Rice and Wanda Jean Allen”

2004
Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University, "Evolution's Rainbow"

2003
Shirlene Holmes, Georgia State University, "Writing With Pride: Theatre as an Agent for Social Change & Lesbian and Gay Activism"

2002
Nancy Bereano, Founder of Firebrand Books, "Way Over the Rainbow: Considering the Politics of Outsiderness"

2001
Cynthia Patton, Emory University, "A Dozen Ways to Die: Why Tolerance of Sexual Minorities is Not Enough"

2000
Claudia Card, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Lesbians, Evil, and Gray Zones"

1999
Verta Taylor, Ohio State University, "Corporations as the New Frontiers for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Rights"

1998
Esther Rothblum, University of Vermont, "Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Lesbians' Lives"

1997
Charlotte Patterson, University of Virginia, "Lesbian and Gay Families with Children: Research, Law, and Policy"

1996
Barbara Smith, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, "African American Lesbian and Gay History: An Exploration"

1995
Laura Brown, University of Washington, "The Lesbian/Gay Paradigm: Directions for the 21st Century"