Tag: LGBTQ

A NOTE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY DURING PRIDE MONTH

Stay strong and love one another, featuring a special message from celebrity drag queen Thorgy Thor. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER To all my LGBTQ+ folks, you are loved and you are heard. The month of June, AKA Pride Month…

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM A CONCERNED GRADUATE

BY JIMMY HENDERSON, STAFF WRITER  Recently, Patriots reeled at the news that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was invited to speak at the commencement for the Class of 2023 this May.  In a letter to university students and faculty, President Gregory…

MASON HONORS THOSE LOST ON TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

Students gather to mourn and call for action to protect trans youth. BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER Mason students and community members gathered at Horizon Hall on Friday to observe Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR is held annually on…

MASON NAMED “BEST OF THE BEST” FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS

Mason is one of 29 universities to receive a five-star rating from the Campus Pride Index. BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER Mason was recently recognized as a five-star premier campus by the Campus Pride Index and labeled one of the…

CHOOSING A LABEL

BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR Coming from a Christian background and attending private school in Texas I never fully understood that women were an option for me. It was until I left that environment and came to school here in…

FACES OF MASON

Emily Lewantowicz BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER Senior Emily Lewantowicz has spent all her life in the pool. At the age of five, the love for swimming began and has followed her all the way to her senior year at…

STUDENTS REACT TO OVERTURNING OF ROE V. WADE

STUDENTS REACT TO SUPREME COURT DECISION BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER Americans stopped everywhere on June 24 when the Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court case had legalized abortion in America for the past 49…

WHY NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY IS STILL IMPORTANT

BY BEN DEALEY STAFF WRITER National Coming Out Day is an annual event celebrated on Oct., 11 in the United States, as well as in several European countries. It was first celebrated in 1988 to commemorate the National March on…

STUDENTS TOUR LGBTQ+ SPACES IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON D.C.

LGBTQ+ Resource Center and LLC kick off LGBTQ+ history month with a trip downtown BY ARI MASTERS STAFF WRITER On Sunday, Oct 3, Mason students took a trip downtown to tour D.C. LGBTQ+ services, led by the LGBTQ+ Resources Center…

VISITING FILMMAKERS

A conversation with filmmaker Elegance Bratton and producer Effie Brown BY SYDNEY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER The Mason Center for the Art’s Visiting Filmmakers Series hosted a Q&A session on Thursday, Oct. 8, with filmmaker Elegance Bratton and “Dear White People”…