South Africa – When Reverend Nokuthula Dhladhla was a teenager, she lived in fear of what would happen if her church discovered she was a lesbian. She sat through sermons preaching about the sinfulness...
How the “Don’t Say Gay” bill is harmful
Florida Bill HB1557, “Parental Rights to Education,” dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, was signed into law on March 28 by...
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...
The St. Joe’s University Student Senate continues to be disappointed by the lack of respect for human rights and dignities shown on our campus. Although discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...
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...
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...
Condemning St. Joe’s discriminatory actions
Noel Koenke, a former director of music for Campus Ministry who openly identified as gay, was hired at St. Joe’s in 2010 and said she expected that as a...
St. Joe’s is being sued for alleged workplace discrimination in a lawsuit filed by Noel Koenke, a former director of music for Campus Ministry. Koenke, who openly identifies as gay, claims in the...
The importance of knowing where the money goes
January is an exciting month for festival-goers and music lovers. Lineups for festivals all around the country are released this month, from Tennessee’s...
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...
LGBTQIA+ rights stand before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided to hear three cases relating to LGBTQIA+ rights in the workplace. The cases currently being heard...
Philadelphia became a little more colorful over the weekend with the opening of the Streets Dept Walls gallery. The gallery featured 10 murals created by 11 Philadelphia artists in the newly unveiled Fashion...
