On Oct. 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, robbed and tied to a fencepost on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo. Six days later, he succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.
The...
Oakland University’s Gender and Sexuality Center hosts Pride Month each March to ensure that the LGBTQ+ community feels welcomed on campus and celebrated.
This year, OU’s Pride Month began on March...
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...
Along with being a film buff, I happen to be an avid reader. For Valentine’s Day, I also wanted to share some of my favorite romance books to read.
Here are some suggestions if you’re in the mood...
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...
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,...
In honor of Valentine’s Day, it’s always fun to watch a romantic movie with a partner or friends the day of. For LGBTQ+ people, it’s a bit harder to access rom-coms and feel-good movies with good...
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...
Over 45% of LGBTQIA+ workers reported discrimination at work, including being fired, not hired or harassed for their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a recent survey by the UCLA Williams...
After being number three in the state earlier this year, Oakland University is now ranked one of the top two most LGBTQ+ friendly universities in Michigan according to Campus Pride Index (CPI).
With...
OU’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) will be hosting their 17th annual Drag Show on March 31 in the Oakland Center Ballrooms. The show will feature performances from OU students and GSA members as well as...
In recent weeks, there has been much furor in national media outlets over a bill which has emerged from the North Carolina Assembly. This bill has even been characterized by our friend Ryan Fox as a “massive...
