The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

The Hawk News

Katie MacTurk ’09, M.S. ’11 and Megan MacTurk ’09 with their children.
PHOTO: TARA BETH PHOTOGRAPHY/COURTESY OF MEGAN MACTURK ’09

Hawkmate heteronormativity raises inclusion concerns

Hannah Pajtis February 21, 2024

While the university’s Feb. 4 Hawkmates Mass was a celebration for some, for others it was a painful reminder of how LGBTQIA+ couples who also met at St. Joe’s are not always included in such events. At...

graphic of an LGBTQIA+ pride flag with text reading Beyond the Binary

2023 marks 50-year anniversary of removal of homosexuality from disorders handbook

Allie Miller December 6, 2023

Fifty years ago this year, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) made a historic decision to remove homosexuality from the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Hawk News