Pride month has begun, and with comes a time of reflection, remembrance, shared experiences and shameless cash grabs from companies like Oreos to Smirnoff.
The first Pride parade took place on June...
Every year in the month of June, the U.S. celebrates LGBT Pride Month to remember and honor the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan in 1969, according to the Library of Congress.
Since 2009, Jessica Ward, director...
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
• April 7, 2019
Student performers lip-synched and danced in drag for a packed crowd at the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Friday night.
Nine students, both new and old to drag, performed...
Wigs, makeup, dancing, lights and costumes are what students will find in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union this Friday.
Every semester the LGTBQ organization, PRIDE, puts...
Being black and queer in a predominantly white community is the moment when those who identify as that are aware the most about their identity.
Three Pride members and an adviser of the organization...
As always, I try my hardest to stand up and support LGBT rights, as I am a member of the community myself. As far as we have gotten with our rights, it is sad to see that there are still so many people...
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
• October 17, 2017
A new, larger space for the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity is now available, giving the Center a chance to host more activities including a bracelet-making session as part of LGBTGA+ History Month.
Students...
Travis Moody, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2017
Dozens of Eastern students gathered at the south entrance of Coleman Hall to participate in Eastern’s annual S.L.U.T. Walk Wednesday evening.
The S.L.U.T. Walk, which stands for Satirically Lessening...
You take a bag of your favorite candies and you cannot wait to taste them; so much so that your craving goes beyond the ideas of savoring the sweets and you decide to purge them all in one sitting.
In...
This year’s Diva Drag Show will feature veteran kings and queens as well as some up-and-coming talents ready to give it their all.
The show’s theme is “Decades of Drag.” It will take place...
Missy Stone, Contributing Writer
• October 10, 2016
EIU Pride president, Joe Stauder, plans to use the month of October to discuss the registered student organization’s impact on campus as well as the community.
Since Stauder’s freshman year on campus,...
Eastern students are looking to learn more about the history of transgender people at EIU Pride’s film screening of the documentary “Pay it no Mind.”
The screening is meant to bring more awareness...
