April 1970

Panelists at Furman Talk-A-Topic event discuss homosexuality

"That homosexuality should be treated as an illness and not as a crime was the consensus expressed last Tuesday night in a Talk-A-Topic panel discussion on the general subject."

May 1974

Robert McLane ('65) stars in groundbreaking film "A Very Natural Thing"

"A Very Natural Thing (1974) was one of the first mainstream films to focus on same-sex relationships, centering on the lives and experiences of several gay men in New York and on Cape Cod in the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDS era, and starred Robert McLane ‘65 as its lead actor."

January 18, 1990

Indigo Girls in Concert at Furman

January 19, 1990

Furman students open up about perceptions of homosexuality on campus.

January 19, 1990

The Association of Furman Students approves Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) student group's constitution

"The issue before you [AFS] is simply a matter of the AFS constitution and human rights, Dr. Shelley said."

January 19, 1990

Two Furman students participate in gay rights march in Washington.

"I think homosexuality at Furman has a stigma attached to it...You don't need to go gay bashing in order to be oppressive to gays."