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

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

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

By Guillermo Molero | Apr. 13

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

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.

Most public school records in N.C. will now show students' preferred names

By Ella Layn | Mar. 30

On February 25, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act which would amend the Civil Rights Act from 1964. The amendment would protect from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity with services, such as employment and housing, and in public areas.

Equality Act, cosponsored by Rep. Price, passes House, still faces vote in Senate

By Kathryn Goodwin | Mar. 3

U.S. Rep. David Price co-sponsors and votes for the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The Equality Act still must be voted upon in the U.S. Senate.

Blaque Robinson, a grad student at UNC studying sociology, poses for a portrait in Durham on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. "The things we do on holidays like Valentine's Day should be a part of our general ethic of life and love," says Robinson. "I don't want love just on Valentine's day. I want love every single day."

LGBTQ+ educators discuss Valentine's Day, give advice to those struggling with identity

By Anthony Howard | Feb. 9

With Valentine’s Day approaching, educators at UNC who identify as LGBTQ+ uncover their personal journeys and stories of love, talk about their plans for the holiday and share advice for students who wish to imagine love in their own right.

In defense of 'Ratched': How it avoided the seven deadly sins of queer film

By Chloe Walker | Feb. 7

There are at least seven deadly sins in queer film, such as obnoxious age gaps and lack of queer actors. Despite the negative reviews, the series "Ratched" manages to avoid all of them.

DTH Photo Illustration. Events like Queer Ride Carrboro and WTF Mechanic Nights provide LGBTQIA+ community members of the Triangle area with the opportunity to make friends, foster support and find a sense of community through a mutual love for biking.

Local Wrench nights create safe space for queer community

By Praveena Somasundaram | Jan. 27

Hosted at the ReCYCLEry NC, a local nonprofit that encourages bicycle use, the WTF Wrench Nights create a shop space for women, trans, femme, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming identifying community members.

Chapel Hill joins Carrboro, Hillsborough in passing LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination ordinance

By Trevor Moore | Jan. 14

The new ordinance includes protections for sexuality and gender identity in public places and employment after a statewide ban expired Dec. 1.

Photo from “Ahead of the Curve,” a film directed by Rivkah Beth Medow and Jen Rainin which will be featured at the OutSouth Queer Film Festival, beginning online on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Photo courtesy of FilmFreeway.

Queer Film Festival seeks to unite viewers through a virtual showing

By Avery Baker | Nov. 12

The OutSouth Queer Film Festival will be held virtually this year and feature 11 LGBTQ+-themed films.

DTH Photo Illustration. A copy of the Daily Tar Heel and a film camera sit on top of a rainbow pride flag.

UNC graduates sponsor students' attendance to virtual LGBTQ+ journalism convention

By Yunshu Yu | Oct. 15

UNC Hussman School alumnus and board president at the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, Sharif Durhams offered to sponsor LGBTQ students from the Hussman School to attend the association's virtual convention later this month. And now he's encouraging others to do the same.

The Ackland will unveil a "smart new look" at Zoom In! on Oct. 5.

Ackland receives grant for LGBTQ+ community reading, drag storytime

By Chloe Joseph | Oct. 5

The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read at the Ackland Art Museum will highlight LGBTQ+ perspectives in their virtual community reading programs this month.

DTH Photo Illustration. A Bible sits on a rainbow pride flag.  Students are sharing their experiences of discrimination in campus ministry groups across campus anonymously on the new Instagram page “Call in Campus Ministry.”

'Trauma and ostracization': Students 'call in' Christian groups for discrimination

By Kyle Ingram | Aug. 16

After Zach Ripberger shared his story of discrimination and homophobia on social media, dozens of other UNC students and graduates came forward to 'call in' campus ministry. "It got to the point that every time I was doing something with Young Life, I would just look around and I knew that my full identity, my whole identity was not accepted or even affirmed in that space," Ripberger said. Ripberger said he hopes these calls do not detract people from their faith, but rather make faith communities more inclusive.

Nina Scott, a graduate of Carrboro High School and an incoming UNC first-year, painted a mural on Sunday, July 12, 2020 honoring some of the Black women who have been killed.

Artists, activists commemorate Black Lives Matter movement with murals

By Alexandra Smith | Jul. 13

“They say the eyes are the gateway to the soul, so when you see something so beautiful, it just speaks to you,” Nina Scott, an artist involved in the project, said. “I think people really cherish things that are painted. There's something about working with your hands that really speaks to people, especially when it has a message to it.”

Health tech company founded by UNC alumni brings care to N.C. transgender community

By Isabella Sherk | Jul. 7

Plume, the first health technology company focused on offering gender-affirming care to transgender patients, has recently expanded into North Carolina — and three of its founding members are UNC alumni.

Gray Ellis, of Durham, N.C. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2019. Ellis is one of two candidates running for the North Carolins State Senate who openly identify as transgender. Ellis is a local business owner and lawyer practicing family law in Durham, N.C.  who is running on a platform of health care reform, education reform, and social welfare reform.

Post HB2, North Carolina may have its first transgender legislators

By Taylor Heeden | Jan. 14, 2020

North Carolina has never had an openly transgender individual serve in the state legislature. In 2020, that could change. Two openly transgender candidates are seeking seats in the N.C. Senate four years after the state passed House Bill 2, which could bring new perspectives and progressive change to the state. “There’s a lot of voices not being heard in North Carolina,” Angela Bridgman of Wendell said. “Democracy is broken in North Carolina.”

Essi Novelli, a 20-year-old singer from Raleigh, watches a performance at the Pinhook on Dec. 2, 2019.

Bars became a safe place during a decade of change for the N.C. LGBTQ+ community

By Alice Bennett | Dec. 4, 2019

Bars, like the Pinhook in Durham, have been safe places to discuss and share for the LGBTQ+ community.

A group of students stand in front of Cobb Community on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2019. They hold flags for different groups within the LGBTQ+ community.

Chapel Hill ranks second statewide in LGBTQ+ equality index, falls behind national cities

By Suzannah Claire Perry | Dec. 2, 2019

Chapel Hill has scored its highest score ever in the LGBTQ+ Equality Index, but due to limitations from HB2, it cannot meet all the needs it wants to.

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