Emily Abrent, Op/Ed Editor
April 17, 2013
Contrary to popular belief, women are not the only gender affected by sexual assault; men are also victims of violence and rape. As part of the Night OUT: Film Series held during Sexual Assault Awareness month, The Women’s and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning Resource center is presenting... Read more »
Rita Fay, Staff Writer
February 18, 2013
The city of Eau Claire must have been sold out of glitter, wigs, feather boas and fake eyelashes as local drag queens got ready for UW-Eau Claire’s second annual Fire Ball hosted by the Women’s and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allied resource center. Approximately 500 people... Read more »
Bridget Cooke, Staff Writer
November 7, 2012
The transgendered population is being given more attention because of a week-long event organized by LGBTQ Coordinator Chris Jorgenson. “The trans community certainly suffers a lot of discrimination,” he said. “So far as the LGBTQ community is concerned, they would suffer the most. I think a lot... Read more »
Anna Soldner
May 3, 2012
Until recently, gay, lesbian and transgendered Eau Claire city employees and their partners could only receive single-person health insurance coverage. As of April 24, Eau Claire became the fourth city in Wisconsin to extend health care benefits to same-sex couples employed by the city. In the plan,... Read more »
Emily Albrent, Copy Editor
April 12, 2012
UW-Eau Claire’s Women’s and LGBTQ resource center will be hosting a Break the Silence concert in honor of the national movement known as the Day of Silence. According to the movement’s website, the Day of Silence will be held nationwide on April 20. The day is a time when people can voluntarily... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
April 12, 2012
Each of the five colors represents a story, an experience, a life-changing event. The messages vary in emotions, but are centered around one common theme. The Clothesline Project was started in Massachusetts during the summer of 1990, with a goal to consciously develop a program to educate, break the... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
April 12, 2012
Writer Angela Carter once said, “Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.” Language is a powerful tool. We can express emotions, intelligence and opinions with the words we speak and write. Those words are then interpreted differently by... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
March 8, 2012
Last week, a town in Ohio lost lives due to a school shooting. National media attention turned to the school and the student responsible for the death of his classmates — reports came out saying he was a reported victim of bullying, according to a Feb. 29 Huffington Post article. Not long before that,... Read more »
Bryce McClung
February 16, 2012
Drag is an expression often connected to Shakespeare, as he referred to male thespians that were “dressed as girls.” Drag queens, in contemporary usage, are men who dress as women for the purposes of entertainment and self-expression. On Feb. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m., eight local performers will demonstrate... Read more »
Tommy Kishaba
October 27, 2011
National Coming Out day has come and gone, just another day for the majority of Americans, and yet I cannot stop dwelling on it. The fanfare, the loud club music and the overwhelming rainbow flag may not be my style, but I very much appreciate the message behind it, and the number of non-gay-identified... Read more »
