On a nice summer day in 1998, Dan Ginn, four years old, went to the back door window and looked out, feeling the heat of the simmering summer sun.
He saw his dad and brother working in the backyard,...
The Northerner joined the LGBTQA+ Student Initiatives for LGBTQA+ History Month kickoff on Oct. 2. The event featured drag performances from various performers and even invited students to take the stage...
NKU entered into a $75,000 “confidential agreement” with former Director of LGBTQ Programs and Services Bonnie Meyer on Jan. 20, 2022.
The agreement referenced an Oct. 12, 2021 demand letter brought...
After the recent passage of Kentucky Senate Bill 150, some students and staff on campus are concerned about what the future could hold for support of LGBTQIA+ students. However, some places on campus are...
On Wednesday, the School of the Arts hosted its fourth event as part of a summit series in which social issues of the art industry have been discussed by guest speakers within the field. This event in...
Even though NKU is a safe haven against discrimination, it is still legal for any reason outside of campus boundaries. This means people can lose their jobs, housing or be denied service because of their religion, race or sexual orientation—essentially, fired for what makes them who they are.
Kane Mitten, Arts & Life Editor
• October 24, 2019
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan became a part of United States history when President Barack Obama hired her as Outreach and Recruitment Director, making her the first openly transgender White House staffer in history.
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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,...
