GLBT
Reinvesting in intolerance
With the same-sex marriage debate in Supreme Court looming large, the nation’s short attention span has turned an eye to gay rights — gay marriage in particular. With more U.S. senators and professional athletes...
Utah law enforces intolerant sex education
Scared Republicans across the nation have been passing a steady stream of laws that lessen the reproductive rights of women. Republicans in Utah have taken things a step further. The Utah Senate passed a law...
Students do away with Chick-fil-A
Last week, Northeastern University’s Student Senate voted to halt plans to include a Chick-fil-A location on campus because of their donations to anti-gay organizations. Spokeswoman for the college Renata Nyul said the university is happy...
Lesbian denied communion at funeral deserves an apology
The Catholic Church is no stranger to scandals, and after a priest’s insensitive decision at a funeral service, the Catholic Church is unfortunately in the spotlight once again. Barbara Johnson was denied communion at her...
Religious leaders talk sexuality, spirituality
The LGBT Resource Center and the LGBT Studies Minor Program at UH hosted the first in a series of lectures Tuesday titled “Religion and the LGBT Person,” featuring a panel of religious leaders to...
Religion, sexuality to be discussed by panelists
The first installment of the LGBT Lecture Series for Spring 2012 tackles one of the biggest issues facing the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community: Religion. UH’s LGBT Resource Center and the GLBT Studies Minor...
UH shouldn’t support Chick-fil-A because of its anti-gay donations
It is becoming more clear that Chick-fil-A has donated millions of dollars to homophobic organizations. The question we must ask as a campus community is, why does a University that rightfully prides itself with...
Nondiscrimination bill to be voted on by SGA
UH administration has put the alterations to the student handbook suggested last semester by the Student Government Association back into the hands of the student senate. The SGA will vote on a new GENDA bill,...
Play focuses on 1950s gay life
Before the Stonewall Riots of 1969 made the modern day gay rights movement a part of the national mentality, a group of five friends pushed the radical notion of an organized gay community in...
Dismal voting turnout gives HISD wrong trustee
Houston had its yearly election Tuesday — but the numbers suggest many people had no idea. Only about 8.8 percent, or around 164,000 of Houston’s 1.9 million voters showed up to voice their opinions. To...