Is 2018 the year to come out of the closet?
Justin Gibbs-Poe, Opinions Editor
April 19, 2018
I came out of the closet in the summer of 2017. Out of anywhere in the world, it happened in Singapore while I was visiting family. After coming out to my closest friends and discovering my untapped courage to step out of my comfort zone, I thought it would be a good idea to get my ears pierced-without ...
“Love, Simon” is the movie that today’s teens have been hoping for
Emma North, Photography Editor
March 26, 2018
While there have been multiple successful movies that highlight LGBT characters and relationships, like Moonlight and Call Me by Your Name, these movies are typically aimed at older audiences with R ratings or more artistic audiences with showings only at arthouse theaters. In teen-aimed content, LGBT representation has a reputation for not going well, usually either having stereotypical one-sided characters or very sad storylines. In recent years this has been improving, but #buryyourgays is an undeniable trope. Some people think movies like Love, Simon aren’t necessary and that current teens won’t appreciate it but I disagree. Love, Simon provides semi-realistic positive content for teens, whether or not they’re gay, Love, Simon is a fun relatable story, and positive relatable role-models are never unneeded when you’re growing up.
Georgia Tech student killed in police shooting
September 19, 2017
The President of Pride Alliance - a Georgia Tech LGBT organization - was fatally shot in the heart with a single bullet by a campus police officer on Saturday night, September 16, after reportedly refusing the police's order to drop a knife. Scout Schultz, 21, was pronounced dead early Sunday morning...
Day of Silence: sometimes in order to be heard, you have to be silent
Emma North, Photography Editor
April 21, 2017
This Friday, April 21 2017, is the annual GLSEN Day of Silence, a student-led national event in which students remain silent to bring awareness to suicide in the LGBTQ community and the silencing effect anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment in school has on students. Founded in 1996, with the first eve...
CDC reports that nearly a fifth of women experience same-sex attraction
Riley Findley, Opinions Editor
January 13, 2016
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OP-ED: Love Won, Now Quit Whining About It
Nick Schwarzmann
November 4, 2015
“God hates fags!” “Homosexuals are possessed by demons”. “God Abhors You”. These terms are seen a dime a dozen at anti-gay rallies, government hearings regarding gay marriage, and gay pride festivals across the United States, and while June 26, 2015 was a day highlighted by celebration...
Gay Straight Alliance rebooted at Lambert
Riley Findley, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2015
The Lambert GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) has technically existed for years. A charter, a necessity to start a club here at school, sponsored by a faculty member, already was filed and listed on the school website. GSA had been active here for over a year but fell apart. The former President left high...
State officials continue to deny marriage licenses
Riley Findley, Opinions Editor
September 18, 2015
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Ann Ding, Resident Artist
May 19, 2018
This is it readers! Thank you all so much for sticking with the series and dropping in every now and then. It is time for the work to come to a close as I will be heading...
Elizabeth Findley, Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2018
“I intern four days a week at a mental and allied health clinic. One day a week at the mental health side and three days a week at allied health, allied health being physical...
