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Louie Collins ’25 is living in gender-inclusive housing for a third year in a row at St. Joe’s. PHOTO: ALLIE MILLER ’24/THE HAWK

Gender-inclusive housing affirms ‘wholeness of each person’s identity’

Allie Miller, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2024

In the five years since St. Joe’s began offering gender-inclusive housing, interest has steadily increased. For some students, however, the option has often fallen short of their needs. Louie Collins...

People gathered on July 27 in the basement of Pittsburgh's City of Asylum to watch "Venus" as part of Reel Q's monthly movie series. PHOTO: ALLIE MILLER '24/THE HAWK

Festival brings back trans film after harassment of local trans girl

Allie Miller August 3, 2022

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Organizers of Reel Q, the sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the U.S., brought back a previously debuted film for their July summer film screening in response to a crime...

Maggie Mallison ’21 focuses on creating safe spaces for
members of SJUPride.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Student leader spotlight: president of SJUPride

Elaina Wall March 2, 2021

With St. Joe’s students isolated to abide by COVID-19 protocols, chances to connect with fellow students are limited. Each week, The Hawk will offer conversations with various student leaders to help...

Constantino is wearing a red hoodie and a white mask and is holding his ID up in the foreground. He is in Post Learning Commons, sitting at a table.

Preferred names now allowed on university documents

Cara Smith February 3, 2021

Jordon Constantino ’22, who identifies as transgender, now has a student ID that matches his preferred name after two years of being identified by a name that no longer belonged to him. “My Hawk Card...

 Panel of St. Joe’s students for the first annual Queeries event in 2019. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

SJUPride’s Queeries event answers questions about LGBT+ issues

Giana Longo September 29, 2020

SJUPride members, students and other St. Joe’s community members joined a Zoom meeting from their homes to share and listen to common experiences of members of the LGBTQIA+ community during SJUPride’s...

Pride and Trans flags are displayed at the "Queeries" panel, held by SJUPride in the fall of 2019 PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

Despite racial marginalization, Black transgender women “at the front” of the LGBT movement

Cara Smith June 30, 2020

The 51st annual Pride Month was commemorated amidst the coronavirus pandemic and a national and international uprising against anti-Black racism and police brutality sparked by the killing of George Floyd....

Preserve LGBTQ nightlife

Preserve LGBTQ nightlife

Regina Schliep February 19, 2020

LGBTQ spaces in cities and the impacts of gentrification R&B singer Blood Orange’s debut album, “Coastal Grooves,” is full of sounds inspired by the 1980s New York City queer ball culture. He...

Letter to the Editor: Support all identities on campus

Letter to the Editor: Support all identities on campus

Peer Ministers February 4, 2020

We write this letter as a community of peer ministers: students who lead Campus Ministry’s various programs. As individuals, we are students who have exercised our privileges and have been subject...

God in the Gayborhood

God in the Gayborhood

Jess Arends February 4, 2020

A year after a homophobic remark I ripped a pride flag off my wall a year ago. I wanted the rainbow to come off my walls; to come off my body, to come off my soul. I went on an upperclassman retreat...

From left to right: Ann Green, Ph.D., professor of English, Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marie Howe. PHOTO: The Hawk

Poets link Catholicism to poetry

Pádraig Ó Tuama, theologian and poet, and Marie Howe, the 2012 State Poet for New York, held a poetry reading in honor of those who are marginalized by the Catholic Church on Oct. 29 in the Cardinal...

Former assistant director for music and worship sues St. Joe’s

Former assistant director for music and worship sues St. Joe’s

Cara Smith October 29, 2019

The former assistant director for music and worship for Campus Ministry filed a civil lawsuit on Oct. 11 against St. Joe’s for discrimination based on sexual orientation according to a federal court...

The panel included, from left to right, Paul Ammons ’20, Liam O’Neill ’20, Missy Leonardi ’20, Maggie Nealon ’20 and Jordon Constantino ’22.
PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

SJUPride holds panel to educate campus

Annie Meko October 22, 2019

Dozens of students gathered in the Forum Theater on Oct. 16 for “Queeries,” an event allowing students to submit their questions to a panel of LGBTQIA+ students.  The event was part of Unity Month,...

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