The LGBT and Women’s Resource Centers officially united June 5 under a single name and mission in the final step of a merging process which began in September.The centers will now be known as the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and will operate...
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center has recently moved.The new location, 105 Normal Road, is in the Women’s Resource Center. During the spring semester the two will share the building.The move was finalized after Molly Holmes,...
Students used a Wednesday remembrance night to educate others on what it means to be transgender.At the night of remembrance, students were asked to remember transgender people who have died. Participants started with a candlelight vigil and a reading...
LGBT students and their allies are excited at the prospect of same-sex marriage being legalized in Illinois following the Senate and House’s passing of a marriage equality bill.When Gov. Pat Quinn signs the bill, as he has pledged to do, Illinois will...
Drag performers, professional and amateur, showcased their skills at Friday’s Fall Drag Show and the first annual Vogue Ball.The two events were held at the same time and featured performers showcasing their drag skills as well as letting audience members...
Campus organizations and resource centers come together regularly for events and activities, which serve as examples of our great communiversity.While an individual organization’s events are wonderful, the best ones are those where several groups come...
After a “successful” tailgate Saturday, the LGBT Resource Center hopes to hold a Homecoming tailgate next year and possibly make it an annual event.Charles Schumann, a member of the Presidential Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,...
A four-year tradition continued Monday with the LGBT Resource Center and allies chalking in the Martin Luther King Commons.The center chalks the block every year to kick off October, which is LGBTQ History Month.“The goal is to just let everyone know...
So, who are you? Thursday is National Coming Out Day (NCOD). On Oct. 11, people who may identify as LGBTQ are invited to “come out of the closet” and tell those around them who they really are. NCOD originates from the March on Washington, D.C., for...
Alumni spoke of their experiences before, during, and after attending NIU at the first annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Alumni Panel Monday night. “We wanted current students to have an opportunity to find out what...
Those attending NIU’s first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Alumni Panel will hear personal stories from when the panelists were students at NIU and what their lives are like now. The panel will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday...
