Tagged - LGBTQ
LGBTQ
‘50 Years Since Stonewall’ panel highlights LGBTQ+ history
“I would love to say that this won’t be a panel,” Perry said to laughter. “Instead, it’ll just be a little mimosa brunch, because there won’t be much to talk about other than just to celebrate.”
Gay Liberation Front
From the Archives: Larry Fine and the Empty Closet
“On the last day of Passover, I met, for the first time, a person who was openly gay,” Fine wrote. “As the sun set on that Jewish holiday of freedom, I set down a ten-year burden and was set free.”
Football
NFL falls short of inclusion
Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer, who played in the league in the 1980s, became the first former NFL player to openly enter into a gay marriage in mid November.
LGBTQ
Pride network remembers transgender victims
For many event-goers, it was difficult not to imagine their own name tacked on to the already too-long list of victims.
LGBTQ
Second queer ball allows free expression
For many, UR’s Queer Ball was a first chance to go to a dance as themselves.
BIC
Colleen Raimond: UR’s resource for all things LGBTQ+
Directing people in need to useful resources is a crucial aspect of Raimond’s role, one that has become important at a time when the social and legal landscape surrounding LGBTQ issues has become uncertain.
LGBTQ
ResLife allows mixed-gender housing requests
The change is a broad expansion of the former Residential Life policy that gave transgender students the opportunity to receive alternate housing based on their gender identity.
LGBTQ
Poetry slam tackles race, gender, and class
The (X) Agenda tackled the intersections of race, gender, and class.
LGBTQ
SafeZone training sparks dialogue
The monthly training sessions were designed to spark dialogue and increase understanding of the issues facing the LGBT community.
Diversity
Diversity survey results reveal splits among UR community
The survey measured the inclusiveness of the University’s academic environment across eight factors—trust, appreciation of individual attributes, sense of belonging, access to opportunity, equitable reward and recognition, cultural competence, respect, and common purpose.