LGBTQ+ Archives - Queen's Journal

Gatekeeping in the trans community is baseless and harmful

Written on September 24, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

The internet allows the LGBTQ+ community to connect more easily than ever before—but not all spaces are as safe as they may seem. I’ve noticed a wave of users on online platforms, such as Tumblr and Reddit, supporting the “transtrender” idea. Apparently, some people aren’t really trans—they’re just...

Reelout launches online Queer Film Festival

Written on January 22, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Film promotes advocacy and change while allowing people to escape the struggles of everyday life. Reelout, a local Queer film festival, harnesses these powers of film to foster a sense of community among LGBTQIA2S+ filmmakers while giving individuals a platform for their voices to be heard. From Jan....

PSAC Local offers gender-affirming support bursary

Written on January 19, 2021. Posted in News.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada 901 (PSAC) is now offering a Gender Affirming Support Bursary to trans, non-binary, and two-spirit members. PSAC, the union of teaching assistants, teaching fellows, research assistants, and postdoctoral scholars at Queen’s, aims to advocate for members by promoting...

Watching mature content with your kids: parental sin or learning opportunity?

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Allowing children to watch age-inappropriate content with adult supervision isn’t the parental no-no we think it is, but a chance for parents to educate their kids on important issues children’s shows often fail to address. Content ratings themselves are inaccurate and outdated, grading content by...

The evolution of drag in Kingston

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in Features.

This piece uses “Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (QTBIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of Queer racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. Tyfannie Morgan, ArtSci ’03, moved to Kingston in September 1999 to go to Queen’s and was immediately entranced with...

Queen’s researcher creates platform to support LGBTQ2+ cancer patients

Written on November 13, 2020. Posted in News.

A researcher at Queen’s is part of the team working to support LGBTQ2+ cancer patients. Meghan McInnis, a PhD candidate in psychology at Queen’s, Amanda Bolderston at the University of Alberta, and Evan Taylor at the University of the Fraser Valley created the online Queering Cancer platform to support...

Queen’s professor releases memoir on coming out as transgender at Queen’s

Written on October 2, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Erin LeBlanc, a Queen’s alumna who now teaches at the Smith School of Business, released a memoir on her experience of transitioning at the university. The book Stranger in the Mirror: The Search For Me is intended as a survival guide for those living with gender dysphoria, featuring LeBlanc’s advice...

CBC documentary on popular Toronto evangelical youth church features Queen’s alum

Written on July 18, 2020. Posted in Arts.

C3 Toronto’s rock-and-roll atmosphere is attracting a lot of young people, but its lead pastor’s anti-gay attitude may be driving some away. Ali Weinstein’s documentary “#BLESSED” follows C3 Toronto, an evangelical youth church. The film, which aired on CBC on July 18, is an effort to understand what...

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...

Out on campus

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in Features.

When LGBTQ+ students first arrive on campus, the low visibility of the queer community can be isolating. The Journal spoke to seven students who identify as LGBTQ+ about building communities, developing supports, and addressing homophobia and transphobia in the academic setting. They describe some...

Jonathan Van Ness shows us HIV status is no longer something to hide

Written on October 4, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This September, Jonathan Van Ness disclosed his HIV-positive status in an interview with the New York Times. This revelation came in advance of the hairstylist and Queer Eye cast member’s new book, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love. HIV, a virus that damages the immune system and can cause...

Bachelor in Paradise's history-making match

Written on September 27, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Bachelor in Paradise had its sixth season finale last week, and it was mostly business as usual onscreen: steamy Fantasy Suite visits, dramatic fights in the sand, and unnecessarily long reunion scenes. However, in between these Bachelor spin-off staples was a groundbreaking moment that had fans bursting...

Are You the One? is television’s most fantastically fluid dating show

Written on July 28, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Despite countless reality dating shows focusing on the love, drama, and sex lives of straight people, no show has effectively explored the LGBTQ+ dating experience. Until now. Thanks to the eighth season of MTV’s Are You the One, sexually fluid viewers can finally see themselves represented on screen...

Queen's LGBTQ+ Archives aim to preserve historical records

Written on July 8, 2019. Posted in News.

In the fifty years following the Stonewall riots, the LGBTQ+ community has been advocating for acceptance. Some Queen’s archivists want to make sure those steps aren’t forgotten. Since 2012, the University Archives have been preserving Kingston area’s LGBTQ+ history through collecting and recovering...

Workplaces are becoming the new closet for LGBTQ+ individuals

Written on July 8, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

For as long as I can remember, I have identified as a gay man. As I grew older and came to better understand my sexuality, being out to those around me came almost naturally. By high school, I was part of a tight-knit club of “out” gays. We had ambition, flaunting our newfound, fabulous identities to...

The Prom’s same-sex kiss offers a more inclusive future

Written on November 29, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Every year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City invites the hottest new Broadway musicals to perform a number that’s broadcast live on national television. This year, one of these shows, The Prom, sparked controversy by featuring the first LGBTQ+ kiss in the parade’s 92-year history. The...

Pride stands for peace, not totalitarianism

Written on November 16, 2018. Posted in Opinions.

At a conference organized by Rebel Media on Nov. 10, John Carpay, a Canadian lawyer and member of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, referred to pride flags and those bearing Nazi and communist symbols in the same sentence. He said “whether it’s the swastika for Nazi Germany or whether it’s a rainbow...

Graphic novel explores sexuality and self-acceptance

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in Arts, Literature.

After years of hiding his sexuality, Queen’s alum Mark Julien wrote his journey into a graphic novel—Justin Case and the Closet Monster. On Oct. 19, Julien will return to Kingston to share how these experiences and struggles shaped his new book at Duncan Macarthur Hall. His graphic novel follows...

Queer Songbook Orchestra’s musical “Resilience”

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in Arts.

On Mar. 20, the Queer Songbook Orchestra (QSO) delved into the often-overlooked musical contributions of the LGBTQ community. Along with singer Lea Fay, three local storytellers and the Open Voices Community Choir, the group performed at the Isabel Bader Centre with their show “Songs of Resilience.” The...

Kingston Frontenacs host Pride Night

Written on February 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Last Friday night’s game wasn’t any ordinary matchup for the Kingston Frontenacs as they hosted the Oshawa Generals. In conjunction with Kingston Pride, the Frontenacs held a Pride Night at the K-Rock Centre, with proceeds of their game going to various LGBTQ+ organizations. The game was set up in...

Annual Kingston Pride Parade sees remarkable turnout

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in News.

Nearly 1,000 Kingston residents marched down Princess Street in support of the local LGBTQ community on June 17 for the city’s 28th annual Pride Parade. Led by an energetic trio of performers propped up on stilts, the parade included over 40 prominent associations, businesses and groups within Kingston....

Queer film fest leaves our reviewers 'reeling'

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in Arts.

“It’s time to get OUT!” screams the Reelout Queer Film Festival. In its 18th installment, the festival brought nothing short of groundbreaking films to the Kingston community last week. Originally established in 2000 by OPIRG, Reelout is a collective arts project that seeks to celebrate gender and...

Survey shows LGBTQ+ students want more safe spaces

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in News.

There aren’t enough safe spaces on Ontario campuses, according to a survey published earlier this month by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA). The LGBTQ+ Student Experience Survey focused on the satisfaction, safety and inclusion of LGBTQ+ post-secondary students on six Ontario universities...

A walk to remember

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Young people at Kingston Pride this year. (Photo by Kendra Pierroz) Twenty-six years after its first frightful stroll, Kingston Pride is still taking strides to raise awareness. More people and major cities than ever are openly participating in the celebration of diversity and joining the movement...

Lecture addresses why trans issues matter

Written on March 13, 2015. Posted in News.

Debi Jackson travelled all the way from Missouri to advocate for transgender and other LGBTQ issues to the audience in Ellis Hall on Thursday night. Jackson, who isn’t transgender, initiated the conversation by asking the question, “Why do transgender issues matter?” The following 60 minutes answered...

Initial LGBTQ Action Week works toward safe spaces

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in News.

ASUS’s Social Justice Committee chose to make the first annual LGBTQ Action Week their primary project this year. The week’s events, in partnership with EQuIP, focus on creating safe spaces for members of the LGBTQ community at Queen’s and dispelling stereotypes associated with LGBTQ people. Joe Osborne,...

Transgender victims of violence remembered

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in News.

On Thursday night, Kingstonians gathered at a Transgender Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil in Confederation Park, commemorating victims of anti-transgender violence. The vigil, hosted by the AMS Education on Queer Issues Project and Reelout Arts Project, followed a Trans* Knowledge Share event...

Queerientation kicks off with flying colours

Written on September 12, 2014. Posted in News.

The Education on Queer Issues project (EQuIP), an Education Committee of the AMS Social Issues Commission, is hosting Queerientation 2014 this month. Darrean Baga and Leigh McGrade are EQuIP’s Co-Chairs. A series of over 15 queer-oriented events are scheduled on campus and in the community until Sept....

More to Pride than meets the eye

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

This June marked a special time for self-identified queer Queen’s students and alumni, as Toronto hosted World Pride for the first time. The event aims to raise awareness for LGBTQ issues on a global scale. It’s been hosted in Rome, Jerusalem and London since 2000, before coming to Canada this...

No bar, no problem

Written on November 1, 2013. Posted in Features.

Around four years ago, Kingston’s last gay bar — Shay Foo Foo’s — shut its doors for good. Since then, LGBTQ community members are unsure if they even want one at all. Throughout the late 1980s, an upper section of The Plaza, a bar near Princess and Montreal Streets that’s now a strip club, catered...

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