Student Senate: Body rounds out the semester with four new appointments
A LGBTQA+ Affairs Senator was one of those positions filled.
Transgender Day of Remembrance honored by festival
The Trans (Plays) of Remembrance Festival wraps up Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: Amy Coney Barrett is not who the LGBTQ+ community needs on the Supreme Court
Just five years after gaining the right of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights are under attack. ...
Weekender Briefs: Go paintballing at Bigfoot Hollow, look at cars at Athens’ Cars & Coffee event
Here’s what to do in and around Athens this weekend.
OU celebrates, educates during pride month
The month of June marks a time for reflection and celebration of what the LGBTQ+ community has accomplished. Also known as pride month, it is a time to celebrate individuals and their identities. OU’s LGBT Center has been hosting events throughout June and are continuing until the end of the month.
LGBT Center’s Global Perspectives series highlights intersectional queer experiences
The Global Perspectives event series navigates the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals across different continental regions to compare them to Westernized understandings.
Weekender Briefs: Learn about pride and passion projects, explore flameworking
Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
LGBTQ+ organizations on campus offer safe spaces for incoming queer freshman
The numerous organizations and resources on campus offered to LGBTQ+ students are especially beneficial to incoming freshmen, as they offer them a new sense of community and belonging while they navigate their sexual and gender identities.
Students can engage in social justice activism on campus, in Athens
At Ohio University and in the surrounding Athens area, there are a lot of opportunities to join the fight for social justice that don’t necessarily require being right on the front lines of the protests.
Weekender Briefs: Learn how to support Asian/Pacific Islander populations, destress with therapy dogs
Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
Chris Witherspoon to be keynote speaker at OU Pride Graduation
OU’s 2021 Pride Graduation ceremony will be virtual. The keynote speaker is entertainment journalist and entrepreneur Chris Witherspoon.
Lydia X. Z. Brown discusses disability justice in virtual presentation
Lydia X. Z. Brown, disability rights advocate, writer and attorney, discussed ableism in the university setting, especially during the pandemic.
‘Beyond Binaries’ presentation highlights complexity of sexual orientations, gender identities
Robyn Ochs, bisexual+ speaker, author and activist, discussed the fluidity of sexual orientations and gender identities at the “Beyond Binaries” presentation.
City Council: Future Union Street District redevelopment plans; plans to update current city code with more consistent, inclusive language
An ordinance introduced Monday would designate the Union Street district as a downtown redevelopment district improvement project.
Campbell’s Corner: Hollywood needs to feature more diverse actors
We need diversity in the actors in addition to the diversity being portrayed on the screen.
LGBTQ+ advocates in Ohio optimistic about current legislature’s ability to pass further protections
With a new legislative body in session, some think 2021 is the year for LGBTQ+ equality to improve.
Rural Voices Summit educates on healthcare needs for various genders in Southeast Ohio
The conference will consist of several panelists who will offer insight into the experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals in rural areas in respect to their healthcare.
OU's Career and Leadership Development Center hosts Diversity & Career drop-in corners
Through virtual appointments, OU hosts virtual drop-ins and academic advising appointments to help students feel supported.
A Critique of Film: Gay film is actually very straight
Hollywood has been increasing the number of queer and gay films which has been great for visibility, but it’s rarely LGBTQ+ people on the silver screen.
Student Senate: Body rounds out the semester with four new appointments
A LGBTQA+ Affairs Senator was one of those positions filled.
Transgender Day of Remembrance honored by festival
The Trans (Plays) of Remembrance Festival wraps up Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: Amy Coney Barrett is not who the LGBTQ+ community needs on the Supreme Court
Just five years after gaining the right of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights are under attack.
OU LGBT Center SafeZone training goes virtual
The LGBT Center’s virtual SafeZone curriculum has adapted to an online format.
