Senior Christopher Persaud found that at Temple his interests in gender and sexuality could be explored in an academic arena.

Gender-inclusive housing options will allow students to share a suite or apartment regardless of gender identity, biological sex or sexual orientation.

The show is part of the National Coming Out Week celebration at Temple.

Kevin Williams, director of residential life, says coming out is a continuous journey.

Former Army Lt. Dan Choi, an advocate for LGBT civil rights who was instrumental in the repeal of the military's Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, described his experiences in a presentation to Temple students last week. Choi was discharged from the Army after announcing that he was gay on national television in 2009.

The next installment of Temple's student profile series features Michael Busza, the creative mind behind "One of the Guys," a full-length web television series that explores the relationship between three gay men and their straight roommate.

Today marks the beginning of National Coming Out Week (NCOW), a five-day civil-awareness event celebrating people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Events include a launch party, a panel discussion on gender roles and stereotypes in the LGBT community, a drag show, the annual NCOW fest and a conference on LGBT members’ personal coming out experiences.

Temple's Gender and Sexuality Climate Task Force — a group of administrators, faculty members and students convened by President Hart to study perceptions of Temple as a welcoming, safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) members of the Temple community — has released the results of a sweeping survey of Temple's gender and sexuality clim