LGBTQ History Month: pride, visibility
October is LGBTQ History Month. For this issue, The Northerner wanted to highlight prominent LGBTQ+ leaders on campus, as well as educate our readers. In addition, guest columns, poetry and art from members of the LGBTQ+ community on campus were contributed in an effort to be inclusive and promote diverse voices. Click below to read their stories.
Student activist promotes LGBTQ inclusivity, education
Isabel Sleczkowski is a loud, proud lesbian. Or at least that’s how she describes herself. She’s a friend; she’s a safe place. She occasionally puts too much on her plate but tries to give everything she has to each of those things. She’s always learning and growing. She’s an intersection of passions that have manifested in a unique way. Sleczkowski, junior theatre major, is the founde...
Student body president advocates for on-campus LGBTQ+ rights
For Jarett Lopez, student body president, his interests in politics and civic engagement have always derived from his identity as someone who’s gay. “Once you start looking into queer theory, you see that oppression is interlocking,” Lopez said. “A populace who isn’t civically engaged is more likely to be oppressed, and you’re not going to see the changes you want to see. All the rig...
Beyond the binary: What non-binary genders are, how to be an ally
Gender is a social construct defined as the complex interrelationship between your body, your identity and your social interactions, according to genderspectrum.org. Human beings’ relationship between their gender and their body goes far beyond reproductive functions. Research has suggested that there is a broader biological basis for an individual’s experience of gender. Your gender ide...
Lavender Society provides a home for queer women, nonbinary students
“All right, we’re running on gay time, so we’re going to start at 5:35 instead of 5:30,” Isabel Sleczkowski, president of Lavender Society, said. Sleczkowski’s voice rang out over the chatter in the Student Union’s multipurpose room, receiving laughter in response. About 20 students had gathered for the meeting, as it provides a safe space for both women and nonbinary students to c...
Lavender figures: A look into the life of Harvey Milk
During LGBTQ History Month, it is important to recognize the queer forebears who have paved the way for the rights that we enjoy today. One such figure is Harvey Milk (1930-1978), who was the first openly gay elected official in California and the sixth nationwide. Milk was an imperfect activist, as most are, focusing mainly on gay men in his activism. However, he offers a snapshot of the time and a ca...
Pride
How can I have pride when being who I am is wrong Being shunned, beaten, abused and disowned Only for having pride in who I am A little voice in my head is telling me being proud is not worth it But the pride in me is much too strong My pride does not come from the outside But from within Letting the world see my glow makes me happy My...
Refraction
RED flushed his face and mine when he kissed me, I flinched. My hand grew heavier when he held it. I think his eyes were black but I tried not to look. I kept as much space between us as I could. ORANGE was the knot in my ribcage that tangled when I met a raven of a girl with long dark hair who danced like falling leaves the first time I thought about ...
10 September 2019
I am like a rosebush. Beautiful from afar. Blooms you want to see and smell forever. But you get hurt if you get too close. I fade quickly and easily; my beauty lasts but for a moment. Many have tried pruning me. Cutting away the negatives, trying to take away the parts of me that they deem unsightly. But eventually,...
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