Professor John Boswell stopped the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) from coming to Yale because he insisted that its board be composed entirely of full professors, in an era in which there were no out-of-the-closet lesbian or nonwhite gay full professors in the country. CLAGS refused, and was moved by its founder Martin Duberman to the City University Graduate Center.
Professor John Boswell prevented the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) from being established at Yale by insisting that its board be composed solely of full professors, a requirement that was not met in an era when there were no openly gay or non-white full professors in the country. CLAGS refused this demand and was relocated to the City University Graduate Center by its founder Martin Duberman.