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‘A safe haven’: The impact of Stolen by Smith, as told by QTBIPOC students and faculty

Written on July 18, 2020. Posted in Features.

This piece uses “Queer & Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (QTBIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of LGBTQ+ and racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. On July 3, the Stolen by Smith Instagram account launched. Inspired by Black at Harvard Law, Stolen by Smith...

Finding a safe space in a white and straight place

Written on June 16, 2020. Posted in Features.

This piece uses “Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. Kelly Zou, Comm ’21, is frustrated with having to censor her views and experiences when discussing race and queerness at Queen’s. “I don’t...

An open letter to the writer of the racist and homophobic note

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Last week, a racist and homophobic note was posted in Chown Hall residence. While there’s a need to address intolerance in the Queen’s community on a greater scale, I want to address the individual who wrote this note. I hope you are only in the first few months of your first year of university, so...

Bent shows the plight of homosexuality during the holocaust

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in Arts.

A Queen’s alumni has brought the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany to the Baby Grand with the revival of a classic production from the 70s. Written by Martin Sherman in 1979, Bent profiles a promiscuous gay man named Max living in Nazi Germany who’s forced to undergo unimaginable horrors...

Where have all the good ones gone

Written on October 8, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Local candidates apparently undergo a screening process similar to that of a Walmart cashier, and that’s a problem. We all dodged a bullet today when a Conservative candidate who supports gay conversion therapy was dumped, but his five minutes of fame raises the question of why he was ever a candidate...

Mental health goes beyond academic stress

Written on February 11, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Emily Wong, ArtSci ’15 Everyone has mental health. It’s something that’s been repeated countless times by mental health support groups on campus. So far, the majority of discussions about mental health at Queen’s have centered on mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety. It’s absolutely fantastic...

Bored with boor Ford

Written on February 11, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s recent comments about the Pride Parade and the rainbow flag border on outright homophobia. He’s further marginalizing LGBT people at a time when they need solidarity. Last Wednesday, Ford stated that he would never attend Toronto’s Pride Parade, saying “I’m not going to change...

Tag: homophobia

‘A safe haven’: The impact of Stolen by Smith, as told by QTBIPOC students and faculty

Finding a safe space in a white and straight place

An open letter to the writer of the racist and homophobic note

Bent shows the plight of homosexuality during the holocaust

Where have all the good ones gone

Mental health goes beyond academic stress

Bored with boor Ford

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