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BBQueer kicks off Pride Month at Oakland University

BBQueer kicks off Pride Month at Oakland University

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor March 20, 2024

Retro anime, ‘90s classics, and one of the most colorful decorations of the semester adorned the BBQueer event on March 11, kicking off this year’s Pride Month. The Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC)...

A brief overview of historical gay rights milestones

A brief overview of historical gay rights milestones

Kaylah Snell, Political Reporter February 14, 2024

On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. Obergefell overturned the ban on same-sex marriages as standardized in a 2004 constitutional amendment. The case...

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The Gender and Sexuality Center: A welcoming environment for all OU students

Kaylah Snell, Political Reporter February 14, 2024

The history of LGBTQ+ community on campus is long and detailed. Over the past 19 years, the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) has provided a space for these students to thrive without fear of persecution...

Expanding upon society's traditional view of love

Expanding upon society’s traditional view of love

Noah Thomason, Political Reporter February 14, 2024

There are a significant number of assumptions made by most people when they think about love and things related to it. In the United States, we might generally think of romantic love between two people,...

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The rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ hate and its origins

Noah Thomason, Political Reporter January 24, 2024

The mass shooter of an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs who killed five people has pleaded guilty to 50 hate crime charges in a federal court. These charges come after the assailant was convicted of...

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