The Anti-LGBTQ Wave
Just three months into the new year, over 230 bills have been introduced by lawmakers around the country to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans….
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Lia Thomas: What to Know and Why You Should Care
Just keep swimming … well, that is unless you’re an openly transgender woman competing at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving championships….
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Representation and Stigma Within Men’s Figure Skating
Openly gay and French ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron just won himself a gold medal at the Olympics in both the Free dance and Rhythm dance…
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How to Be an Ally During Pride Month
June is Pride Month, a time of year full of celebration among the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. While the parades, parties and colorful attire…
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Catholic Church “Cannot Bless Same-Sex Unions.”
Pope Francis has invited LGBTQ advocates to the Vatican and spoke highly about gays in the Church. Last week, Pope Francis signed off on a…
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The Role is Filled: Now What?
On Oct. 26, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn into her new role as Supreme Court Justice, filling the spot of former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg….
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A New Space to Shine – Penn State’s Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
At the beginning of this semester, a brand new community center opened up on the lower level of the HUB-Robeson Center. The Center for Sexual…
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Closeted: Sexuality and Style
If there’s one thing we can all agree on when it comes to fashion, it is that style is more than the clothing you wear.
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Straight Talk: Pride Month
It’s April in State College and that means it’s Penn State Pride Month.
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Leo Massey: “I believe that there are stories out there that need to be told”
For junior Leo Massey, film takes on more meaning than just something he chose to major in. Instead, Massey sees film as a medium that can transcend race, religion and sexual orientation, messages his upcoming project aims to tackle.
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Jenna Maida: A Beautiful Inspiration to All
Jenna Maida – an incredible human being who has so much to be proud of. They are non-binary, and partially deaf with anxiety and depression, yet they don’t let those facts slow them down in their incredible and inspiring involvement on and off campus.
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Gender: A Societal Construct?
In a time when Title IX will possibly be redefined by lawmakers to exclude transgender individuals, the seminar new series surrounding trans and intersex issues…
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Can’t Spell ‘Truth’ Without ‘Ruth’
An unwavering advocate for gender equality. A judicial powerhouse. A pop culture icon at 85. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has become an inspiration…
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Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!
October is the month recognized as LGBTQ+ history month in the U.S. According to lgbthistorymonth.com, it all began back in 1994, when a Missouri high…
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Sense8ional Comeback
Filmed in nine different locations around the globe and one of the most inclusive television shows in our era, Netflix’s “Sense8” is anything but simple. …
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Let’s Talk About (Queer) Sex, Baby!
Let’s get comfortable with being uncomfortable — that is what sex is about, right? Queer sex has always been a taboo topic for those not…
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We Love “Love, Simon”
Romantic comedies are nothing new to us. Their plots almost always surround a cheesy love story between a man and a woman battling predictable twists…
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Disney is coming out?
When you watched Disney Channel many years ago, progressive storylines probably looked like Lizzie McGuire wanting to buy a bra or Raven Baxter discussing positive body image.
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Laverne Cox: Accomplishing Acceptance
When Laverne Cox walked on stage on Thursday night, the audience roared. Literally. It is shocking to see someone that you watch on TV in…
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Bad News for YouTube
YouTube came under fire over the last week when channel creators noticed that many of their videos were being hidden, despite not violating any of the company’s rules. But what actually happened?
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