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Hogan Medlin is the current Carolina Pride Alumni Network president. He graduated from UNC in 2011 and is a former student body president. Photo courtesy of Hogan Medlin.

'All over campus, all over town': Story of Us archive preserves LGBTQ student voices

By Brooke Elliott | Jan. 24

The Carolina Pride Alumni Network, Wilson Library and the Southern Oral History Program have partnered to create 'The Story of Us' – a digital archive to preserve the history of the University’s LGBTQ+ students and faculty. “I think there are direct benefits for current students both undergraduate and graduates who will, in the future, be able to access this archive, find themselves in it, find inspiration from it and hopefully see that they too fit in and they count at Carolina,” CPAN President Hogan Medlin said. “It’s incredibly important for any marginalized community, but in particular this community, given that our history has not yet been captured.”

Ruby Ramirez sanitizes the area where she is going to draw blood from Jerry Esparza during the blood drive in El Paso on Jan. 22, 2021. Photo courtesy of Tribune News Service.

Editorial: Blood drives show health is still political for queer people

By Editorial Board | Nov. 15

Junior environmental studies major Nikalus Ward and senior biology major Rowan Merritt talk to patrons that visited the coming-out-day table in the Pit on Oct. 11. The event was sponsored by UNC's LGBTQ Center.

A guide to Coming Out Day events on campus this week

By Allie Kelly | Oct. 11

From left to right, LGBTQ Youth Center Program Director Freddy Perkins, Host Home Program Director KC Buchanan, Program Coordinator Hunter and Co-chairperson for Pride: Durham NC Jesse Huddleston celebrate Pride in Durham on Sept. 25.

"We didn't want to cancel Pride": Durham celebrates LGBTQ+ community safely

By Dylan Thiessen | Sep. 26

Raleigh-Durham International Airport serves the Triangle area and the greater North Carolina community. Photo courtesy of RDU Airport Authority.

Transgender teen asked to submit to TSA strip search at RDU, according to lawsuit

By Susie Webb | Sep. 21

A rainbow flag hangs on Franklin Street on June 3.

CHCCS removes painted pride flag from classroom wall

By Isabella Reilly | Aug. 29

Council Member Karen Stegman smiles with her wife, Alyson Grine, at Italian Pizzeria III on Saturday June, 12, 2021, to celebrate Karen's reelection campaign.

Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman announces her bid for reelection

By Kelli Rainer | Jun. 14

Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman is running for reelection after serving her first four-year term in the position.

DTH Photo Illustration. A person walks down a street wearing a pride flag.

LGBTQ+ students share how they celebrate Pride

By Valeria Cloës | Jun. 6

For some of the LGBTQ+ students at UNC, Pride Month means a number of different things. Bri Smith, a rising junior, said Pride is about embracing and being proud of her identity — which is especially important because she wasn't fully out for much of her youth.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro collaborate to host Small Town Pride events throughout June

By Kelli Rainer | Jun. 3

In honor of Pride Month, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are collaborating to host Small Town Pride, a local month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community this June. Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman said this event series is the closest collaboration Chapel Hill and Carrboro have ever had in regard to Pride Month. She said the Towns decided to work together in light of their shared importance placed on uplifting local LGBTQ+ community members.

DTH Photo Illustration. The Registrar notified seniors that they will have the option to choose the name that appears on their diploma in ConnectCarolina.

After five-year fight, UNC allows graduates to specify name on diploma

By Kelly Kendall | May. 3

The University Registrar notified seniors that they now have the ability to specify the name that appears on their diplomas. This decision allows students, who may not go by their legal names, to display the name they identify with on their diplomas. Assistant Provost and University Registrar Lauren DiGrazia said the goal of the decision is to increase student pride in their accomplishments.

N.C. General Assembly's three anti-trans bills follow a recent nationwide trend

By Brian Rosenzweig | Apr. 20

In the past month, the N.C. General Assembly has introduced three bills seeking to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals, especially those who are transgender and gender-nonconforming, in sports, health care and gender-affirming care. Though new to the North Carolina legislature, many of these bills draw parallels, or even originate directly from, bills passed in other states. A major concern among activists is that many of these bills, both in North Carolina and across the country, seem to increasingly target transgender youth.

Dr.April Callis is the Assistant Director of the LGBTQ Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

UNC celebrates LGBTQ+ community through its annual Pride Week Celebration

By Chelsea Ramsey | Apr. 14

Pride Week this year featured a variety of virtual events, including a Pride baking party, an LGBTQ+ book club meeting, Pride wellness hour, Pride Pictionary and a Pride film screening. These events, held by different organizations around campus, are intended to celebrate the LGBTQ community on UNC’s campus and give students a space to connect with each other within the community.

NCGA Weekly Roundup: Vaccine PSA, education bills signed and anti-LGBTQ+ bill introduced

By Guillermo Molero | Apr. 13

There's a lot that's been happening in the N.C. General Assembly. This is part of a new series that will look at bills the legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what their impact might be on the state moving forward.

Lil Nas X poses for a portrait at Cactus Cube Studio on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 in West Hollywood, Calif. Photo courtesy of Kent Nishimura.

Column: Everything you need to know about Lil Nas X's Billboard no. 1 single

By Ellis Riggsbee | Apr. 7

If the March 26 release of “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” has taught me anything, it’s that there’s nothing more controversial you can do than unapologetically being yourself. And if people want to talk about you – or even send you death threats for being true to yourself – let them eat cake.

UNC junior Grace Ingledue is a member of the trans community. "The fact that students are now able to change their name in PowerSchool without going through that hellish process is so great," said Ingledue.