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Jojo Siwa’s coming-out story is important for children to see

Written on January 29, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

For a long time, I had no idea what JoJo Siwa was famous for. When I heard her name, the images that would spring to mind were over-exaggerated hair bows, pink Converse high tops, and an over-abundance of glitter. This past week, however, she’s stuck in my mind as the happiest celebrity to come out. Through...

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....

Why normalizing pronoun sharing is a simple but important step

Written on January 19, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

Including your personal pronouns in your social media bios, your email sign-offs, and your introductions is a small change that cisgender people can—and should—be making. Why? It’s the simplest step toward normalizing pronoun sharing. Pronouns are the labels people refer to you by when they don’t...

Nearly a thousand rally against racism

Written on October 23, 2019. Posted in News.

A week after a racist and homophobic note was found on the door of a fourth-floor common room in Chown Hall, nearly a thousand students, faculty and staff rallied to condemn it. On Oct. 18, streets on campus were filled with students, University administration, and community members. Marching to support...

“We’re going to let this strengthen us”: students of Chown Hall floor speak to racist note

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in News.

Emily* was on her way to class on the morning of Oct. 10 when she found a note taped to the wall in her common room on the fourth floor of Chown Hall. The note was written in verse and addressed to LGBTQ+ and Indigenous students using derogatory and violent language. Emily wrote a message to her...

Conversion therapy for youth needs federal ban

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

Conversion therapy’s sustained traumatic impact on LGBTQ+ youth has permanent repercussions on their lives and harms their sense of self-worth. Over 2,500 Canadians have recently signed an online petition pressing the federal government to ban conversion therapy—the practice of trying to counsel...

Blood donations increasingly inaccessible for LGBTQ+ community

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

Canadian Blood Services’ (CBS) screening policies invalidate transgender people’s experience and limit their own pool of potential blood donors. In September, a transgender man trying to donate blood to CBS was screened as a woman based on the sex he was assigned at birth. Blood Services staff was...

LGBTQ+ students facing debt deserve university support

Written on September 21, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

As LGBTQ+ students face disproportionate student debt in Canada, it’s up to universities to support them in their struggles. Forum Research has conducted the first Canadian survey on student debt accounting for sexual orientation, and it’s revealed LGBTQ+ students are more likely to rack up student...

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...

Transgender minister and former prison chaplain arrive on campus

Written on September 25, 2015. Posted in News.

Queen’s has hired two new staff for the Chaplain’s office, which the chaplain says will help address the complex religious and spiritual identities in the student body. Minister Ruth Wood and Chaplain Steve Hoeppner were recently hired to join the Interfaith Chaplain Kate Johnson and Imam Yasin Dwyer. Minister...

Tag: LGBTQIA+

Jojo Siwa’s coming-out story is important for children to see

Reelout launches online Queer Film Festival

Why normalizing pronoun sharing is a simple but important step

Nearly a thousand rally against racism

“We’re going to let this strengthen us”: students of Chown Hall floor speak to racist note

Conversion therapy for youth needs federal ban

Blood donations increasingly inaccessible for LGBTQ+ community

LGBTQ+ students facing debt deserve university support

Survey shows LGBTQ+ students want more safe spaces

Transgender minister and former prison chaplain arrive on campus

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