Projects and Investigations Director Samantha Sabin talked to students and alumni from the UNC-system at Charlotte Pride, the largest LGBT Pride event in the Carolinas, about what the festival means to them.
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Wrapped in caution tape and red scarves, students gathered Wednesday afternoon as part of a performance art piece protesting rules that prohibit gay men from donating blood.
Read More »Most first-years come to college with some social anxieties in mind: making friends, dating, the frequently discussed about “hook-up culture” millennials partake in.
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Trying to travel anywhere with Carter Gregory takes forever.
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While some students feel that UNC’s LGBT community faces opposition on its own campus, William Jardell wants them to know how progressive their campus is.
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A Christmas dinner surrounded by a new fiancé and close friends is the last place one would expect to hear bad news.
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Two years ago, Matthew Fenner was beaten and choked by members of his own church. Three months ago, his mother and brother testified against him when his attackers were indicted on charges of kidnapping and assault.
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Junior Alex Ponikvar shed his economics major persona Friday night and strutted across the stage in stilettos and a platinum wig as drag queen Diana Thurst.
Read More »A proposed non-discrimination ordinance — which included new protections for the LGBT community — failed to pass in Charlotte on Monday after its city council voted 6-5 against the measure.
Read More »Students have the chance to intimately discuss sexuality with high school students from across the country today — all without leaving Chapel Hill.
Read More »All three student body president candidates this year — Houston Summers, Kathryn Walker and David Marsh — said they want to see more connection between different sectors of UNC’s community, but they have different strategies for obtaining that goal.
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Dozens of high school students and parents gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza on Wednesday night to honor a girl who wanted her death to inspire acceptance of transgender people.
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Tim Moore is slated to become one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina on Wednesday, assuming the role of speaker of the N.C. House. More than two decades ago, Moore stirred controversy as speaker of UNC’s Student Congress for attempting to defund the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association (CGLA).
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Student leaders of the Campus Y made waves when they designated the first gender-neutral bathrooms on campus in January, and, at just a few years younger, students at Chapel Hill High School are pushing their school to take a similarly inclusive step.
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Justin Herring wouldn’t leave his dorm in tight jeans his freshman year.
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The UNC LGBTQ Center did not let the issue of gender-prejudiced violence go unnoticed or unaddressed on the international Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday.
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Morgan McLaughlin keeps her hair long. She doesn’t wear sporty clothes. She doesn’t conform to lesbian stereotypes, and when it comes to finding dates, she feels invisible.
Read More »A state snapshot released Thursday by a national advocacy group declared North Carolina secondary schools “not safe” for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Read More »Since a federal judge struck down North Carolina’s gay marriage ban in October, there has been an ongoing struggle among state officials about granting same-sex marriage licenses.
Read More »The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a trend of federal courts ruling against gay marriage bans — and North Carolina leaders have responded by appealing the Oct. 10 decision that struck down the state’s ban.
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