New Health Initiative Seeks to End Stigma of STIS
byHerpes. Chlamydia. Gonorrhea. HPV. These four sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, are among the most common on college campuses. Summer Wigley, a grad assistant…
Lifestyle
Love and Irony: Addressing Internalized Biphobia Through Marriage
byI came out at 16 and my first LGBT mentor told me to steer clear of bisexual girls, because “They don’t know what they…
Gay Ugandan Refugees Discuss “Kill the Gays” Bill at Church’s Pride Service
byLast weekend, Worthington United Methodist Church hosted the annual Pride Service, a church service that promotes the reconciliation of #LGBTQ people with God. The service’s main…
Gay Couple Gives Largest Donation To Help Portage County Family
byOver the last month, Kent farmers’ market merchant and activist, Bonny Graham-Esparza, organized a fundraiser for the recently-widowed Jessica Earley, and her seven kids….
Don’t Want to be Friends With a Trans Person? Your Loss
byA recent poll showed that one in four Americans don’t want to be friends with me because I’m #transgender. Even fewer would consider being…
Don’t Want to be Friends with a Trans Person? Your Loss
byI’m #transgender. Even fewer would consider being in a romantic relationship with one of us. Although it doesn’t make much sense to take prejudice personally,…
United Methodist Judicial Council Reaffirms Gay Clergy Ban
byAfew weeks ago, the United Methodist Church (UMC), one of the largest denominations in the U.S., ended the church trial case involving Bishop Karen…
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
- Mahatma Gandhi
It’s A Tricky Sort of Thing
byCommitment is not a dirty word. Commitment is not a dirty word. Commitment is not a dirty word. I have to keep reminding myself this…
Back to the Basics
byith summer waving goodbye in the rearview mirror, there’s a new presence exploding on campus; it’s thousands of young, ambitious, sometimes attractive— but permanently…