National Coming Out Day events
Palouse community organizes events to celebrate and represent local queer voices

Friday is National Coming Out Day. This date was chosen because it is the anniversary of the 1987 Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Today, National […]

It’s in your hands
Community inclusivity starts at the individual level

The rainbow flag, representative of LGBTQA pride, seems to be everywhere — on pins, car stickers, mugs, actual flags flying on homes — as more and more people take ownership […]

‘Having our names validated’
UI’s Vandal Card Office and others begin to roll out changes allowing students to self-identify their names

University of Idaho students can expect upcoming changes this year to programs such as Blackboard Learn and Vandal Web. The changes include a more accessible, mobile-friendly site where students are […]

‘We’re Vandals, just like you’
Julia Keleher is known on UI’s campus for creating a community for LGBTQA students

Julia Keleher, director of the LGBTQA Office, plays a large role within the LGBTQA community. But Keleher is more than just a director, from adviser to parent to wife and […]

Rainbow colors and celebration start semester off with a bang
Palouse community gathers together for Palouse Pride Festival last Saturday in East City Park

There’s no better way to bid adieu to summer break than a community celebration of LGBTQA diversity. Hundreds of people gathered together for activism, celebration, advocacy and performance at Palouse […]

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Gender need not apply
Housing and the LGBTQA Office work together to make an inclusive option for students

Gender-Neutral Housing is close to marking its one-year anniversary on the University of Idaho Campus.   Jennifer Skinner, housing customers relations manager, said the gender-neutral housing option has been very […]

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A panel of LGTBQA perspectives
LGBTQA Office to host open panel Thursday evening

Regardless of whether one is familiar with stories or issues within the LGBTQA community, Julia Keleher believes everyone will find something to enjoy in the upcoming LGBTQA Office Speakers Bureau […]

Slaying the Vandal stage
UI hosts first on-campus drag show Friday night

The University of Idaho is hosting the first on-campus drag show at the Bruce Pittman Center’s International Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Friday. The event — I Slay Cabaret — is organized by […]

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Queer students of color to speak on panel
Queer students of color talk culture, community issues

The University of Idaho LGBTQA Office will host a Queer People of Color Panel Discussion Thursday to highlight the challenges queer people of color face today. The panelists for the […]