The Caucus also publishes the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Newsletter and The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review.
Oppenheimer, however, is quick to point out that the caucus is not a campus organization and, thus, cannot directly provide support to students.
"The caucus isn't a community into which we come out," Oppenheimer says.
"They do provide the BGLSA with a lot of resources though, including Open Gate grants like the one used to found the Resource Center in Holworthy," he says.
In the past, the caucus has sponsored several programs aimed at undergraduates, including a mentorship program, but it has since been eliminated.
"We started putting on events before it was being brought up, but now [lesbian, gay and bisexual issues] are more common, so we don't do so much anymore," Hamer says.
Randomization
BGLSA members say the full randomization of the housing lottery has made the need for support of gay students all the more urgent.
"Adams was really a gay and lesbian house; a de facto resource center and focus of gay life that will be lost with randomization," says Oppenheimer.
Croes adds that the BGLSA will be left to play a critical role once the results of randomization are felt by students.
"After randomization, Adams [House] won't be such a safe haven," Croes says. "A lot of students will feel displaced."
But Oppenheimer says the issue of randomization is an indicator of a set of much larger problems faced by the College administration in dealing with lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.
"Randomization is supposed to be about integration, but it only benefits those other than the minority. If people are choosing to live together, there's a reason for it," Oppenheimer says. "The University doesn't want to find the root of the problem, they just want to attack the symptoms."
Oppenheimer suggests that the administration "undertake a study of gay and lesbian student needs."
MacKay-Smith volunteered to conduct such a study several months ago, Oppenheimer says, but the project never got underway.
"We need an assessment of how things are. Is there adequate training for proctors? Are the AIDS awareness groups effective? We think the answer is no and we need a study to resolve it," Oppenheimer says.