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12/1/2020 0 Comments

The Tomboy Grows Up

Stephanie Sorter (she/her)

I’m thinking about my friend Kim. Actually, I’m thinking about hair and dresses and the word “tomboy,” but Kim is as good a starting point as any. Kim and I were friends in elementary school, in that way where I consider her an integral part of my childhood but I wouldn’t be able to tell you anything about her life outside of school and the soccer team we were both a part of. ​

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12/1/2020 0 Comments

Queering Class: Winter 2021 Edition

Dyanna Bateman (she/her) // Graphic Design Editor

Looking for some last minute classes to add to next semester? Here’s your guide to all the LGBTQ+ classes being offered at UM for Winter 2021.

This LGBTQ+ Course Guide features classes that are specifically focused on LGBTQ+ topics, and classes that are focused on other subjects but include an LGBTQ+ perspective. (All descriptions have been taken directly from lsa.umich.edu/cg and compiled for your convenience.)

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11/1/2020 0 Comments

Queer Theory: What is queer?

Dyanna Bateman (she/her)

Strange. Peculiar. Abnormal. Homosexual. Self-identity. What is queer?

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11/1/2020 2 Comments

Sigmund Freud: A Queer Reading

Dyanna Bateman (she/her) // Graphic Design Editor

Sigmund Freud. This is a name that many have heard, remembered, and associated with oddly-specific theories about sex. But, what does Freud have to do with sexuality, specifically LGBQ+ sexualities?

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10/26/2020 0 Comments

Is Halloween the “Gay Christmas?” LGBTQ+ Students of UMich Weigh In

Olivia Spicer (she/her)

The history of Halloween winds as much as the long, twisted, tree-shrouded road leading to a haunted house. Simultaneously a pagan-based holiday, highly profitable affair, celebration teeming with religious iconography, and extravagant camp-infused party, Halloween holds unique meanings for different groups.

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10/26/2020 0 Comments

I Cut All My Hair Off Because I’m Gay, Sort Of: A Story of Coming Out and Cutting Off Bi Erasure

Olivia Spicer (she/her)

A few things to know about me: I have followed a lesbian meme account on Instagram called “lonely_lesbian_gang” for close to a year. I have openly flirted with several girls in my past. I participated in an almost whirlwind lesbian romance that resulted in one party leaving the country and the other feeling lost; I’ll let you choose which one you want to believe I am. 

But most importantly, I have also dated a man for close to five years.
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6/26/2020 0 Comments

A Modern Mormon Gay Experience: Symbolic Violence Within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Anonymous


In late February, Brigham Young University changed a long-standing policy that restricted same-sex relationships among its students. In the past, any romantic same-sex behavior was punishable by academic probation, or in extreme cases, expulsion. The change itself was relatively minor: a removal of certain wording in the honor code of conduct. This change would have been a historic one for the university, and for the LDS Church, which owns BYU. However, only two weeks later, administrative officials forced BYU to completely reverse their decision; it was as if it had never happened in the first place.

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6/26/2020 0 Comments

Why Pride Matters

Catherine Sullivan
Staff Writer
she/her/hers

A year ago this month, three of my friends and I went out to escape the casual queerphobia of our moderate conservative suburb and head to Motor City Pride. Back at home, we all had our struggles. Two of us were closeted, and they knew they would not be accepted if they came out. I had certainly experienced enough transphobia to need an escape for a day. I didn’t realize until I got there quite how much I needed it.

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5/23/2020 0 Comments

Interviewing Members of the LGBTQ+ Community: Ask a Queer Non-Binary Person

Natalie Gilbert
​Staff Writer
​she/her/hers

Q: What are some common misconceptions that people have regarding your identity? 
A: Well when I initially came out to my mom she assumed that I was just bisexual and not queer. A lot of times when I tell people I identify as queer they don’t really understand what I mean. I think in a way they try to categorize me in their heads but queer means so many different things to different people and when they can’t do that they just seem to get confused. Being gender fluid can also sometimes add to this confusion for people. For me, I've never identified with any of the labels. I’m queer and non-binary which allows me to be fluid. In a lot of ways my sexual preferences and romantic preferences often change and being able to say I’m queer and nonbinary offers me flexibility in terms of how I choose to define myself. My motto is: I am a queer, nonbinary, and polyamorous individual, “I’ve never made a decision in my life, and I am not going to start now!”

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3/14/2020 0 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Gay! Dating While Queer: Scary, Exciting, and Self-Affirming

Natalie Gilbert
Staff Writer
she/her/hers

College dating is on a whole other level in comparison to dating in highschool, particularly when you’re queer. In highschool, as with many non-heterosexual identifying teens, my sexuality and understanding my sexual preferences eluded me to a large extent. In high school, I had exclusively dated guys, but dating as a whole didn’t really appeal to me in the way it would most teens. This was mostly due to the fact that I just wasn’t really interested in men, but I also wasn’t aware that there was any other option than the standard hetronormative one.

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