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Not here, but all around here: Queer UMN students express anxiety over anti-LGBTQ+ laws
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Not here, but all around here: Queer UMN students express anxiety over anti-LGBTQ+ laws

9 months ago

Policies can only go so far in making campus queer-affirming
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Policies can only go so far in making campus queer-affirming

9 months ago

UMN gender-neutral bathrooms offer relief, but not perfection
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UMN gender-neutral bathrooms offer relief, but not perfection

9 months ago

Advocates work to instill respect for personal pronouns in classrooms
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Advocates work to instill respect for personal pronouns in classrooms

9 months ago

Month: March 2023

GSC mentorship program helps build community among queer students
March 21, 2023January 25, 2024

GSC mentorship program helps build community among queer students

The Queer Peer Mentorship Program allows students to find mentors and establish relationships with other LGBTQ+ students.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
Lutheran Campus Ministry offers queer-affirming faith community
March 21, 2023January 25, 2024

Lutheran Campus Ministry offers queer-affirming faith community

LCM-TC holds a Christian worship group that welcomes and celebrates LGBTQ+ identities.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
Queer Book Club creates conversations, community
March 17, 2023January 25, 2024

Queer Book Club creates conversations, community

The Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life hosts a book club that allows students to read, analyze and have meaningful conversations about queer literature.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
LangIn researches gender-inclusive foreign language
March 17, 2023January 25, 2024

LangIn researches gender-inclusive foreign language

A University of Minnesota graduate student group is researching how to embed gender inclusivity in languages that traditionally exclude it.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
3-day UMN event to explore queer, trans* ecology
March 17, 2023January 25, 2024

3-day UMN event to explore queer, trans* ecology

The event will explore the intersection of queer theory and interdisciplinary fields through panels, workshops, art exhibits and more.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
Lavender House gives LGBTQ+ students space to explore identities
March 16, 2023January 25, 2024

Lavender House gives LGBTQ+ students space to explore identities

The Learning Living Community occupies two floors in Comstock Hall and creates a safe and inclusive space for queer students to connect with people of similar identities.

News and Views by Maia Irvin
Gender and Sexuality Center, Boynton host Self-Love Day
March 14, 2023January 25, 2024

Gender and Sexuality Center, Boynton host Self-Love Day

The event included pet visits, queer-affirming haircuts, vaccinations and more, while giving queer students opportunities to connect through self love.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
UMN workshop sheds new light on sex ed
March 14, 2023January 25, 2024

UMN workshop sheds new light on sex ed

The University of Minnesota is offering an inclusive weekly workshop open for anyone to speak about all forms of sex and sexual experiences.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
UMN houses largest LGBTQ+ archival collection in Upper Midwest
March 3, 2023January 25, 2024

UMN houses largest LGBTQ+ archival collection in Upper Midwest

The Tretter Collection contains more than 20 years of LGBTQ+ archival material, detailing queer life and history.

News and Views by sjmcadmin
Roots resumes meetings after staff shortage
March 3, 2023January 25, 2024

Roots resumes meetings after staff shortage

The Queer Student Cultural Center identity group, which is for queer-identified students of color, highlights intersectionality on campus.

News and Views by sjmcadmin

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In the News

San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states - NPR, April 2023

New laws make Minnesota a 'refuge' for abortion, gender-affirming care - StarTribune, April 2023

QSCC faces changes after allegations of racism, misconduct - Minnesota Daily, April 2023

Cosmetic to critical: Blue states help trans health coverage - AP News, April 2023

'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books - The Washington Post, April 2023

As Ukraine’s LGBTQ soldiers fight on the front line, acceptance grows in the conservative country - NBC, April 2023

Over half of 2022's most challenged books have LGBTQ themes - NBC, April 2023

Opinion: Reaction to proposed ethnic, gender studies budget cuts - Minnesota Daily, April 2023

Opinion: How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people - Xtra*, April 2023

Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’; House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills - AP News, April 2023

Many States Are Trying to Restrict Gender Treatments for Adults, Too - The New York Times, April 2023

North Dakota governor signs law criminalizing trans health care for minors - PBS News, April 2023

Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’; House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills - AP News, April 2023

Elon Musk’s Twitter Removes Protections For Trans Users In New Policy - Forbes, April 2023

With over 100 anti-LGBTQ bills before state legislatures in 2023 so far, activists say they're 'fired up' - NBC, April 2023

Florida LGBTQ rights group issues travel warning telling the queer community it may no longer be safe to move to or visit the state - Insider, April 2023

A Prizefighter’s Double Life, at Madison Square Garden and at Stonewall - The New York Times, April 2023

Biden proposal forbids US schools from outright bans on transgender athletes - The Guardian, April 2023

North Dakota Bars Trans Girls and Women From Female Sports Teams - The New York Times, April 2023

Kris Mayes, other AGs support FDA proposal to make donating blood easier for LGBTQ population - Cronkite News, April 2023

Meet Team Trans, the pioneering hockey team for transgender and nonbinary athletes in the Twin Cities - StarTribune, March 2023

Biden Plan Allows Limits on Trans Athletes’ Participation in School Sports - The New York Times, April 2023

Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care - AP News, April 2023

North Dakota advances record-setting 10 anti-LGBTQ bills in one day, advocates say - NBC, April 2023

LGBTQ group targeted in alleged 'slaughter' threat in response to Nashville shooting - ABC News, April 2023

Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee's 'drag ban' law - NBC, March 2023

Transgender Day of Visibility rally held at Minnesota State Capitol - CBS, March 2023

California may end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws - AP News, March 2023

Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92 - The New York Times, March 2023

Opinion: What the Republican Push for ‘Parents’ Rights’ Is Really About - The New York Times, March 2023

6 key takeaways from the Post-KFF survey of transgender Americans - The Washington Post, March 2023

Nashville shooting suspect’s gender sets attack apart from most mass shootings - The 19th*, March 2023

Opinion: It’s not just drag artists who need to worry about bounty hunting bills - Xtra, March 2023

Minnesota House passes interstate transgender refuge bill - StarTribune, March 2023

Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill - AP News, March 2023

World Athletics Council excludes transgender women from female events - The Guardian, March 2023

Iowa’s sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’ - The Washington Post, March 2023

Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law - NPR, March 2023

DeSantis attempts to revoke Miami hotel's liquor license over drag show - NBC, March 2023

Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and non-binary people - The Guardian, March 2023

Walz signs executive order reaffirming right to gender-affirming care in Minnesota - Minnesota Reformer, March 2023

As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why? - AP News, March 2023

What is gender-affirming health care? 'Trans refuge' bill would help kids get it - MPR, March 2023

Bans on LGBTQ Pride flag spark debate about inclusion, civil rights - USA Today, February 2023

Nearly 1,000 contributors protest New York Times’ coverage of trans people - The Guardian, February 2023

MN House passes ‘conversion therapy’ ban - Pioneer Press, February 2023

Spain passes law allowing anyone over 16 to change registered gender - The Guardian, February 2023

‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay - The Guardian, February 2023

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