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Political Focus: The LGBT community’s concerns about Trump

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist

November 15, 2016

On Election Day, the world was shaken by a Trump victory that perhaps no one other than Trump himself saw coming. The outcome has resulted in protests forming in cities all over the country. Some are peaceful, some are turning...

Cheyanne Kramer performs a monologue at the event.

Coming out on campus

October 18, 2016

The Real Deal: A rude reminder from North Carolina

Ryan Fox

April 4, 2016

North Carolina just reminded the rest of the country that despite the Supreme Court Ruling last summer, the fight for equality for the LGBT+ community is far from over. The North Carolina legislature just passed a bill that requir...

Over-the-top fun planned for OU with Drag Queen Bingo

Amy Swanson, staff reporter

March 20, 2016

Chances are you’ve never seen bingo quite like this.Drag Queen Bingo will be on March 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Banquet Rooms of the Oakland Center.This event will be traditional bingo with a twist, led by two drag queens ...

Morgan Shaw-Andrade, a junior biology major with a concentration in pre-medical studies, officially identifies as a transgender man.

Breaking free of a negative stigma

March 6, 2016

GSC receives authentic letter from President Obama

By Kaylee Kean

September 2, 2014

“It’s pretty neat. It’s been a very surreal day.”That’s what Grace Wojcik, coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) at Oakland University, said of opening her mail to find an authentic letter from President...