Tag: LGBTQA
‘The state doesn’t care about us:’ transgender students and community members speak up about recent house bills
Two out of four transgender women interviewed said they had experienced homelessness themselves
When asked if she felt safe in Idaho, Amber O’Brien said no. O’Brien, a transgender woman, said Idaho has never had a history of being kind to people like her. […]
OPINION: House Bill 500 focused on transgender women in athletics should raise concern
Legislators should consider the impact on the transgender community
Last week, Idaho State Senate gave testimony for a third bill this year regarding transgender rights in Idaho. This bill would ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports teams. […]
OPINION: LGBTQA representation in media matters
Why I will keep writing unapologetically about my pride being queer
I first started to write LGBTQA columns this summer when I went to Portland Pride. Being Queer was a piece of myself that I was nervous about sharing but felt […]
LGBTQA office, Women’s Center and Gender and Sexuality Alliance hosts Queering Sex Ed panel
Providing a safe space to talk about sexual health and queer identity
On Feb. 21, the LGBTQA office, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance and the Women’s Center held Queering Sex Ed, an informal platform for all to ask a range of questions […]
What does it mean to be queer?
My journey to determining my sexual freedom
I have always struggled with my sexual identity. Nothing seemed to fit. Throughout the years, I have identified with bisexual, demisexual, lesbian and gay. I have cycled through all of these, but none feel right.
LGBTQA rights are a focus in Moscow’s City Council election
Candidate opinions differ over non-discrimination ordinance
An ordinance prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQA people in employment and housing practices has been a controversial topic among candidates running for Moscow City Council.
VandalCard changes to roll back out Monday with added language to cards
The Office of Diversity and Equity, Office of the General Counsel and the Dean of Students have been working together to adapt the needed additional legal language to VandalCards while being sensitive to students
The VandalCard Office allowed printing VandalCards again Monday, printing a person’s preferred name, after going on a hiatus Oct. 3 due to legal issues brought forward by the Office of […]
My first drag show as a queer woman
The I Slay Cabaret drag show allowed me celebrate not only the things I am passionate about but myself
As a queer woman, it has always been on my bucket list to visit a drag show. And the opportunity came when I took the assignment to cover ‘I Slay […]
‘The deal breaker was growing up around ignorant opinions’
With National Coming Out Day this Friday, I look back on how the LGBTQA community shaped my life
Seventeen years ago, my mom turned to me and told me something most assume changed my life forever. It didn’t. What did she tell me? That she was gay. This […]