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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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VIEWPOINT: Unlearn GU Heteronormativity

VIEWPOINT: Unlearn GU Heteronormativity

By Lori Jang April 23, 2023

I knew Georgetown University from the start was not established for students like me: a person of color, female and queer. After all, it wasn’t until 1969 that the university was fully coed. The prospect...

VIEWPOINT: Value All Forms of Queerness

VIEWPOINT: Value All Forms of Queerness

By Juliet Boelhouwer April 21, 2023

I fall into the questioning part of the LGBTQ+ community, which is an under-discussed portion of the queer experience. There is no one right way to navigate the queer experience, but more understanding...

VIEWPOINT: Stop the Normalization of Hate

VIEWPOINT: Stop the Normalization of Hate

By Matt Shinnick April 21, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has built a platform and rabid following, not by solving any kind of real issue but by targeting “wokeness,” a word that his General Counsel Ryan Newman defined as “the...

VIEWPOINT: Expand Inclusive Language

VIEWPOINT: Expand Inclusive Language

By Grace Rivers April 21, 2023

“Do you have a boyfriend?” The dental hygienist asked the question in jest as I sat in the chair awaiting my routine teeth cleaning. I laughed politely and responded, “No,” to which I wanted...

VIEWPOINT: Value Nonbinary Experiences

VIEWPOINT: Value Nonbinary Experiences

By Linh Truong April 21, 2023

I hate receiving compliments — I can never find the right words to respond. Maybe it’s because my Vietnamese American family shows affection through every medium but words: plates of freshly cut fruit,...

VIEWPOINT: Empower LGBTQ+ Identity in Religious Understanding

VIEWPOINT: Empower LGBTQ+ Identity in Religious Understanding

By Flanny Flanigan April 21, 2023

I firmly and deeply believe that God is trans. Or queer, or gender-nonconforming in some manner or another. I know and trust this understanding for a variety of reasons, mainly because the divine —...

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