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ReelOut Queer Film Festival delivers diverse short films

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in Arts, Film.

ReelOut Queer Film Festival’s ‘Darling Buds of May’ is a collection of family-friendly shorts, offering fun watches for kids and nostalgic experiences for adults. The collection features five films from India, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Some involve emotionally moving topics...

Collages and conversation intersect in ‘Queer Kinship: Chosen Families’

Written on February 1, 2022. Posted in Arts.

Queen’s Collage Collective (QCC), Queen’s Reads, and Union Gallery have collaborated to deliver a night of art-making and thoughtful discussion at ‘Queer Kinship: Chosen Family’, which will take place virtually on Feb. 2 from 6-8 p.m. The Journal spoke with Alyssa Vernon, ConEd ’21 and co-chair of...

23rd ReelOut Queer Film Festival promotes kindness and inclusivity

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in Arts, Film.

Kingston’s ReelOut Queer Film Festival is returning online from Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, delivering a variety of LGBTQ+ films to excited audiences. Matt Salton, ReelOut’s executive director, spoke with The Journal about this year’s festival. “For the most part, we don’t hear [stories related to the...

Queen’s Alumni Association introduces new chapter

Written on November 26, 2021. Posted in News.

Queen’s Student Alumni Association (QSAA) is introducing Queen’s Queer Alumni (QQA), a chapter that aims to build strong connections between LGBTQ2S+ students, alumni, faculty, and staff. QQA was inspired by the creation of Queen’s Indigenous Alumni chapters and Queen’s Black Alumni chapter. Stacy...

Department of Political Studies panel discusses queer issues

Written on September 24, 2021. Posted in News.

On Sept. 20, the Department of Political Studies hosted an online panel to discuss contemporary political issues surrounding the queer community in the face of the 2021 federal election. As a part of Kingston Pride 2021, the panel kicked off with Elizabeth Baisley, assistant professor of political...

'The Intangible Queer' explores identity through abstraction and experimentation

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Arts, Film.

Combining theatre, film, and abstract art, YIKES! A Theatre Company’s The Intangible Queer embraces unconventional storytelling. The show premiered through Reelout’s Summer Queer Showcase on Jun. 4th and will be available until Aug. 31. Directed by Kemi King and Lisbet MacLean, both ArtSci ’21,...

Queen’s action group aims to improve climate for gender and sexual diversity

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in News.

After committing to improving Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) standards within the university sphere, Queen’s has launched a working group to improve the climate for gender and sexual diversity. The Provost’s Action Group for Gender and Sexual Diversity (PAGGAS) was formed in...

How Queen's students are celebrating Pride 2021

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Features.

Amelia Cockerham, ArtSci ’22, is used to spending Pride Month surrounded by other people. “Normally, I’d go to parades and stuff like that,” she said in an interview with The Journal. Now, as Canada continues grappling with COVID-19, her celebration looks a bit different. “This year I’m more...

How a semester-long practicum turned into Queer Muslim Resistance

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Arts.

“As a queer Muslim, we’re often faced with this idea of impossibility—like it’s impossible to be queer and Muslim. And that’s coming from all sides.” Maha,* MA, started a practicum project under Professor Burcu Baba in Sept. 2020 that has since evolved into the Queer Muslim Resistance podcast—she...

The false dichotomy between queerness and Islam only hurts queer people

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

You can either be queer or you can be Muslim. This is something I’ve thought about more and more this pride month. For Muslims worldwide, our identities are trapped in this dichotomy. Sometimes the problem is caused by the bigotry present in mainstream Muslim communities, largely driven by colonization...

Putting your pronouns in your bio is not the revolutionary step you think it is

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Opinions.

This article uses “Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+)” when referring to students with diverse experiences with gender and sexuality. While many of these labels are popular among those who self-identify, they are not universal. This pride month, I’ve had...

Reclaiming the Word: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!”

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Columns.

“Queer” is a word with a complex and contentious history. Today, we associate the word “queer” mostly with the LGBTQ2S+ community. The term is often used in contexts like “queer theory” and “queer history,” or as a positive self identifier among queer people. However, there’s an ongoing debate about...

Things you may not have learned in sex-ed but should definitely know

Written on April 8, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

For almost two decades, elementary and secondary school students in Ontario were learning from a sexual-education curriculum that hadn’t been updated since 1998. Canada legalized same-sex marriage in 2005; in 2012, Ontario became the first province in Canada to recognize gender identity in its human...

Lil Nas X just stole Christianity’s biggest weapon: fear

Written on April 2, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

For most of my life, I was terrified of going to hell. Having been raised in a conservative Christian household and attended private Christian schools, I became fixated on the idea of the afterlife. Leaving the church, and subsequently forfeiting any potential relocation to heaven, was a long and...

Justin Timberlake’s Queer ‘allyship’ strips ally of its meaning

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Apparently, Justin Timberlake is a Queer ally—who knew? Last week, during an interview for his upcoming film Palmer, Timberlake was asked why it’s important for him to be an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, to which he replied: “Thank you for saying that. I very much enjoy being an...

The Tricolour Sex Column: Exploring my Queerness

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in Columns.

The opinions expressed in this piece reflect only the experiences of a brown Queer Muslim cisgendered woman whose upbringing included poor access to sex education and reproductive healthcare. No article, author, or publication can accurately reflect the experiences of all women. Please read with caution...

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...

‘Supernatural’ shouldn’t have buried its only gay lead

Written on November 20, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

If you’re a fan of Supernatural, you might be feeling down for two reasons: last night’s series finale, and the show’s disappointing execution of its final bid for positive queer representation. Before it returned to air its final seven episodes, I wrote an article condemning the series’ pattern of...

‘Supernatural’ has a pattern of queerbaiting

Written on October 6, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This week, the CW’s hit television show Supernatural returns to air its final seven episodes. On top of being the longest-running American live-action fantasy TV series to date, it’s also a contender for the most prominent example of ‘queerbaiting’ on television. Queerbaiting is a term used in film,...

The ups and downs of 13 Reasons Why’s queer representation

Written on June 29, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

13 Reasons Why wrapped up its run a lot like it started: angering conservative parents and making headlines. But parents aren’t the only ones with concerns. In its fourth season, the Netflix original show has stirred up mixed opinions surrounding its depiction of queer issues. 13 Reasons has always...

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...

Students celebrate Pride

Written on June 24, 2014. Posted in News.

Buoyed by passion and support, the Kingston LGBTTIQQ2SA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2-Spirit, Allies) community celebrated Kingston Pride’s 25th anniversary. Beginning May 31 and ending June 15, Pride events consisted of dances, free music, food...

Strides to Pride

Written on March 14, 2014. Posted in News.

In the midst of a snowstorm, midterms and final papers, there remains something to celebrate this month. This month marks is Pride Month at Queen’s, where the community is encouraged to celebrate the LGBTTIQQ2SA community. Queen’s Pride Project (QPP) has organized several events in celebration of...

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ReelOut Queer Film Festival delivers diverse short films

Collages and conversation intersect in ‘Queer Kinship: Chosen Families’

23rd ReelOut Queer Film Festival promotes kindness and inclusivity

Queen’s Alumni Association introduces new chapter

Department of Political Studies panel discusses queer issues

'The Intangible Queer' explores identity through abstraction and experimentation

Queen’s action group aims to improve climate for gender and sexual diversity

How Queen's students are celebrating Pride 2021

How a semester-long practicum turned into Queer Muslim Resistance

The false dichotomy between queerness and Islam only hurts queer people

Putting your pronouns in your bio is not the revolutionary step you think it is

Reclaiming the Word: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!”

Things you may not have learned in sex-ed but should definitely know

Lil Nas X just stole Christianity’s biggest weapon: fear

Justin Timberlake’s Queer ‘allyship’ strips ally of its meaning

The Tricolour Sex Column: Exploring my Queerness

The evolution of drag in Kingston

‘Supernatural’ shouldn’t have buried its only gay lead

‘Supernatural’ has a pattern of queerbaiting

The ups and downs of 13 Reasons Why’s queer representation

Out on campus

Students celebrate Pride

Strides to Pride

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