Over the past 50 years, U-M’s Spectrum Center has helped LGBTQ+ students to come out, accept themselves, and flourish. Delve into this Center's history of inclusion and community here.
LGBTQ+ History
Born in 1878, Santiago Artiaga (class of 1904) had come to Michigan among a cadre of students called the Pensionados. Despite losing most of his material belongings – including his treasured Michigan Union pin – during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Artiaga's time at Michigan stayed with him throughout his life of service to the Philippines.
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