1998

January 8th, 1998

Second Issue of “Reaching Out” was published by the GLB Alumni Association.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Alumni Association. "Reaching Out." Reaching Out. http://alumni.indiana.edu/glbtaa/docs/spring98.pdf (accessed December 14, 2009).

February 5th, 1998

A news conference was held for men on the education and prevention of rape. It was a rape awareness program for single-sex, mixed-sex, and all sexual orientations.

Office of Communications and Marketing. "Rape Prevention at Indiana University." IU News Room: Indiana University. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/OCM/releases/aware2.htm (accessed December 14, 2009).

March 15th, 1998

Ted Seaman, a graduate student from Indiana University, received a fellowship from Indy Price, Inc, which works to further awareness and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people.

IU ALumni Association. "Student Update -- Spring 1999." Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/alumni/spring99/student99.html (accessed December 15, 2009).

March 29th, 1998

Miss Gay IU 97’, Josephine, was crowned. Indiana University OUT. "Indiana University OUT." GLBT Student Union. http://www.indiana.edu/~out/mgiu.htm (accessed December 14, 2009).

May 8, 1998

First annual GLB graduation reception. All graduates received a rainbow tassel. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Alumni Association. "Reaching Out." Reaching Out. http://alumni.indiana.edu/glbtaa/docs/spring98.pdf (accessed December 14, 2009).

May 16, 1998

I.U. Press issued reprints of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, with a new introduction by John Bancroft, the director of the Kinsey Institute till 2004.

Kinsey Institute. "The Kinsey Institute - History - 50th Anniversary Events [About the Institute]." The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/about/anniversary.html (accessed December 15, 2009).

June 6, 1998

Second annual GLBAA picnic meeting at Bradford Woods took place.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Alumni Association. "Reaching Out." Reaching Out. http://alumni.indiana.edu/glbtaa/docs/spring98.pdf (accessed December 14, 2009).

July 23, 1998

A conference was held and designed to help companies and institutions deal with workplace equality, information about affirmative action, and information about Equal Employment Opportunity laws.

Office of Communications and Marketing. "July 23, 1998 Conference to Help Employers Deal with Equality Issues." IU News Room: Indiana University. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/OCM/releases/equality.htm (accessed December 14, 2009).

September 4, 1998

The Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, a joint project of Indiana University, University of Colorado, and the University of Kentucky, published a study that concluded high risk for HIV MSM (men who have sex with me) among subgroups regardless of self-identification. Also, a higher risk for potential HIV transmission was associated with the exchange of sex for money or drugs.

RAP. "RAP Time Vol 2 No 9: Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention." Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~aids/raptimes/raptime2-9.html#highrisk (accessed December 14, 2009).

October 24, 1998

The 50th anniversary of Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was celebrated.

Kinsey Institute. "The Kinsey Institute - History - 50th Anniversary Events [About the Institute]." The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/about/anniversary.html (accessed December 15, 2009).

December 15, 1998

First time Y369- Gay/Lesbian Politics is offered in the Political Science Department at Indiana University.

IU Political Science Department. "Political Science Course Descriptions." Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blspr99/pols/ (accessed December 15, 2009).