While Minnesota has proven to be a legislative oasis for queer people, some University of Minnesota students are affected by anti-LGBTQ+ efforts elsewhere in the country.
Author: Maia Irvin
Policies can only go so far in making campus queer-affirming
Students express small discontents with campus climate despite university efforts.
UMN gender-neutral bathrooms offer relief, but not perfection
The University of Minnesota has committed to installing “all-gender” bathrooms, but some students find them too sparse and inconvenient to access.
Advocates work to instill respect for personal pronouns in classrooms
University of Minnesota students have varying experiences with faculty respecting personal pronouns and hope to find solutions.
Quinn McClurg (they/she)
Quinn McClurg is a second-year student majoring in journalism and cultural studies and comparative literature.
GSC director creates safe spaces for LGBTQ+ members
Mycall Riley works to facilitate intergenerational conversations and promote a sense of belonging within queer communities on and around the University of Minnesota campus.
Erin L. Durban (they/them)
Erin L. Durban is an associate professor of anthropology, affiliated with the departments of gender, women and sexuality studies and American studies, and co-chair of the Critical Disability Studies Collective
Josephine K. (she/her)
Josephine K., 21, is a senior at the University of Minnesota studying strategic communications with a minor in UX design.
Vix (she/her)
Victoria, also known as Vix, who did not wish to use a last name, is a fourth-year elementary education major and Asian and Middle Eastern studies minor with a focus on Japanese.
Struggle, reclamation and the word queer
How a word went from derogatory to meaningful for some people.