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A look at The Rainbow Centre’s 5th annual Trans Allyship Workshop
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On Thursday, Oct. 25, the WLU Rainbow Centre hosted part one their annual Trans Allyship workshop series, taking place at the Paul Martin Centre. The workshop was facilitated by trans community organizers to give participants the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to practice allyship with trans students within our community. “Trans Allyship is…
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Rainbow crosswalk unveiled in Uptown, vandalized three days later
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This past Wednesday May 30, Waterloo’s first rainbow crosswalk was officially unveiled in the heart of uptown located on Willis Way near the Waterloo Town Square. Dave Jaworsky, mayor of Waterloo, Melissa Durrell, uptown councillor, Tracy Van Kalsbeek, UpTown Waterloo BIA executive director, individuals from OK2BME and a crowd of over almost 30 were there…
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Why the world needs to hear more about “Love, Simon”
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For the past few weeks, I’ve seen articles and various social media posts debating whether or not the film Love, Simon is a necessity. Titles such as “Do we need Love, Simon?” or “Do teens need gay films?” are scattered across my social media timeline. I’ve seen countless cis-gendered intellectuals discuss whether or not the…
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Equal Voices works to empower women in politics
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March 25, 2018 marked the founding meeting of Equal Voice for the Waterloo Region. Equal Voice is a national multi-partisan organization with the mandate to elect more women to all levels of the political office. The offices of Catherine Fife, member of provincial parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo and Katherine Bergman, president and vice-chancellor of St. Jerome’s…
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Outlook Study reveals prevalent challenges within LGBTQ+ community
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The Outlook Study, which was recently conducted by researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University, along with different community partners, looked at the various issues that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in Waterloo Region. The team undertook a large scale survey on individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ and were at least 16 years of age, living…
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Reflecting on the meaning of Pride
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For many of us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Warm weather, the sun, at least some free time and the rainbow flag is flying overhead. June is Pride Month and festivals are picking up to celebrate LGBTQ+ folks in our communities. Queer history is being explored and showcased in many ways for…
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The beastly reality of Disney’s new gay character
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Disney recently announced that its newest release, Beauty and the Beast, is going to feature a gay subplot. Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I saw cries of “Why?” and “I’m boycotting this movie!” from the conservative community, but, I also saw an outcry from the LGBTQ+ community. You see, LeFou translates to “The Fool.” This…
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Why “partners” isn’t always the word to use
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There’s no doubt that our words have impact. From our earliest days in elementary school, we’re told to watch our words. Even when your words may seem well-intentioned, the people on the receiving end may not agree. Especially when you’re talking about a person’s personal life, you don’t get to decide that their word choice…
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Why is bisexuality still misunderstood?
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Last semester, I remember sitting between BA102 and BA101 waiting for my next class, underneath a poster about a Rainbow Centre event. I was sitting nicely, doing a bit of people watching, when a pair of guys headed towards BA102. One of them stopped to look at the poster above me, snorted, and said, “It…
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Thank you Trudeau for humanizing Muslim Woman
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On Nov. 8, 2016, I did something I don’t normally do: I made a brash Facebook post expressing my disgust for the results of this American election. I genuinely felt hurt that people were voting for someone I found to be a vindictive bully towards women, Muslims, Latinx, LGBTQ+, as well as those living with…
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