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VIEWPOINT: Stop Asking Us to Boycott Chick-fil-A

VIEWPOINT: Stop Asking Us to Boycott Chick-fil-A

By Nate Morris February 22, 2024

You wake up ravenous, but you just can’t stomach the thought of Leo’s. You open Doordash, before remembering that article you read telling you it’s “killing local restaurants.” You could walk...

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Artist Chella Man Visits Campus as Part of Ongoing Intersectionality Series

By Nola Goodwin January 26, 2024

Artist Chella Man visited campus for a film screening and Q&A in Lohrfink Auditorium as part of a series about intersectionality Jan. 23.  The Intersectionality Series, sponsored by the Georgetown...

Professor Discusses the Place of Queer Communities in Islam at Book Talk

By Maren Fagan November 19, 2023

A professor of African cultural studies discussed their new book “Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Communities in North America” in a hybrid format book talk Nov. 14. Katrina Daly...

EDITORIAL: Stand Up to Homophobia

EDITORIAL: Stand Up to Homophobia

By The Editorial Board November 17, 2023

With Nov. 1 marking the celebration of Jesuit History Month, controversy has once again returned to campus. Father James Martin, S.J., a member of Georgetown University’s Board of Directors, gave...

VIEWPOINT: Reject Religious Homophobia

VIEWPOINT: Reject Religious Homophobia

By Maddie Naisbitt February 10, 2023

CW: This article references/discusses homophobia.. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  “Being homosexual isn’t a crime” should not be a revolutionary...

LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group Hosts First Event

LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group Hosts First Event

By Emily Han January 20, 2023

A new Employee Resource Group (ERG) for LGBTQ+ staff at Georgetown University held an inaugural meet and greet for potential members over breakfast Jan. 18. The Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity...

Bills Introduced to Establish LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum

Bills Introduced to Establish LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum

By Hayley Young October 6, 2022

A U.S. congressman introduced two bills to establish an LGBTQ+ history and culture museum in Washington, D.C.  Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan (D), who is openly gay and serves as a co-chair...

VIEWPOINT: Deconstruct Queer Caricatures

VIEWPOINT: Deconstruct Queer Caricatures

By Brendan Teehan April 29, 2022

During practice for an upcoming competition, one of my captains on the Georgetown Mock Trial (GUMT) team approached me, in front of our team, to discuss a witness role I was going to play. He asked me,...

RIVERS: Protect Transgender Athletes

RIVERS: Protect Transgender Athletes

By Grace Rivers April 22, 2022

Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, made history as the first transgender swimmer to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.  While her victory marked...

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Restrictive Views of Femininity

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Restrictive Views of Femininity

By Grace Rivers April 1, 2022

Being an LGBTQ woman gives me a unique connection to femininity and allows me to redefine what my womanhood means to me. I have a deeper appreciation for the attributes that make women beautiful and powerful,...

VIEWPOINT: Alumni Association Must Condemn Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

VIEWPOINT: Alumni Association Must Condemn Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

By Patrick Lenihan March 31, 2022

Georgetown has a decent track record of supporting LGBTQ people, which makes sense. Supporting the LGBTQ community, and understanding and advocating for LGBTQ people, is in keeping with the university’s...

RIVERS: Reject Heterosexual Norms, Uplift LGBTQ Voices

RIVERS: Reject Heterosexual Norms, Uplift LGBTQ Voices

By Grace Rivers January 27, 2022

My girlfriend and I are well acquainted with glaring strangers on the street when we hold hands. While we are fortunate to live in an increasingly accepting society, we must still be conscious of where...

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