Alum talks making the University and the country a more supportive place for the LGBTQ-plus community
Robin McHaelen, Executive Director of True Colors, talking to Kelsey O Neil (Ko) Director of the Rainbow Center on March 22, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link
Timothy Bussey ‘14 MA, ‘18 Ph.D., grew up in a military family near the Fort Benning Army base in Georgia. After briefly considering enrolling in a military college, they attended a smaller state university in their hometown and then spent time abroad at the University of Oxford. Their undergraduate advisor was an alumna of UConn and shared information about UConn’s Rainbow Center. Bussey was impressed by the support provided to the LGBTQ-plus community in Storrs and thought UConn was the perfect fit for post-grad studies.