Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor Although labels are often seen as restrictive, the past half a century has awarded the LGBTQ+ community with the vocabulary to be proud of oneself. Titles such as gay, lesbian, bi and pansexual and queer… Read More ›
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Librarians Documenting LGBTQ+ History in the Triad: A Limited Series
Austin Horne News Editor PRIDE! Of the Community is a collection housed digitally with the UNCG library system that has been working to create a history of the Triad’s LGBTQ+ community for the past five years. According to TriadHistory, “it… Read More ›
UNCG Celebrates Pride Month
Austin Horne News Editor UNCG celebrates Pride month this April with a cornucopia of LGBTQ+ centered events. The Office of Intercultural Engagement (OIE) kicked off Pride with an at-home campaign for Trans Day of Visibility. The OIE produced an official… Read More ›
Queer Cafe invites LGBT+ students
Sydney Thompson Staff Writer On a cold Wednesday morning of Nov. 13, the reading room on the highest floor of the Jackson library had coffee and warm snacks waiting for students. On a table are supplies to make buttons with the… Read More ›
Identifying as “Queer”
Sarah Grace GooldenOpinions Editor I think labels get a bad reputation. Often times, people believe labels are a way to divide everyone and isolate those who do not fall within that same demographic. I don’t believe that is always the… Read More ›
LGBTQ-Friendly Bills Introduced in North Carolina House
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On April 28, Democratic North Carolina state legislators introduced three bills meant to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discriminations, outlaw conversion therapy and completely repeal HB2. In the wake of the “bathroom bill” signed by former Governor Pat… Read More ›
State funded adoption agencies in MI can no longer refuse LGBTQ+ parents
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer Per the conditions of a settled lawsuit involving a religious adoption agency in Michigan, faith-oriented agencies benefiting from taxpayer funding will no longer be able to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or cite religious objection… Read More ›
The Trans Military Ban is a Step Backwards
Bruce CaseStaff Writer The Supreme court recently voted to reinstate President Trump’s order to ban transgender individuals from the military, staying true to another one of his campaign promises and another one of his tweets. Starting with a tweet in… Read More ›
LGBTQ+ Sex Ed Should Be Mandatory
Sarah Grace GooldenOpinions Editor Sexual education in America is admittedly not up to par. Only 24 states and the District of Columbia actually require it, which on its own is horrifying. Even when sex ed is taught in school, it… Read More ›
Trump Administration Attempts to Narrow the Federal Definition of Gender
Hannah Astin Staff Writer The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sponsoring a campaign to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX. Title IX is the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education… Read More ›
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