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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Straight Talk: Pride Month
It’s April in State College and that means it’s Penn State Pride Month.
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Your STI Questions Answered: Judgement Free
If you choose to be sexually active, it is important and empowering to be educated on the (not so sexy) facts.
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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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State College Gets Its Stripes
VALLEY is all about pride month. Pride month has everything to do with happiness and equality. What’s not to love? Recently four rainbow crossroads were…
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The Most Incredible Looks From Philly’s Pride Parade
Like a sea of rainbows, glitter, peace and love, the 2018 Philadelphia Pride Parade flooded the streets of Philadelphia on June 10th. Beginning in Philadelphia’s…
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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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Queer Eye: The Feel-Good Binge of the Year
If you’ve been on social media or perused Netflix within the past month, chances are you’ve come across a show by the name of “Queer…
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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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From Manuscript to Screenplay: “Call Me By Your Name”
Peach pits, Monet’s berm, red, blue, yellow and green swim trunks; miscommunicated glances, arbitrary shoulder rubs, and drunken hours of the early morning in Rome….
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National Coming Out Week: After the Closet
This week is intended to galvanize not only LGBT+ youth here at Penn State but also to encourage allies to spread the notion of acceptance and community across campus.
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LGBTQ Community Shows Their Pride at Old Main
As the gusty winds swayed through the large rainbow flag draped over the front steps of Old Main, close to 40, even 50 Penn State students of the LGBTQ community gathered together for a cause bigger than just themselves.
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Queer: Can We Say It?
I’m sure we all remember a time when the word “queer” was socially unacceptable to say, and for good reason. It was often used as…
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