Week-long 2SLGBTQ+ film festival returns
Reel Pride Film Festival, Canada’s oldest festival of 2SLGBTQ+ films, makes its annual return with a week of screenings later this month. From Sept. 26…
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Why they tried to hide pride
Despite Winnipeg’s Pride parade drawing record-breaking numbers this year, my reflection on the month is soured by how urgently necessary this support was, coming on…
The forbidden forest of consumerism
Within in the world of video games, Hogwarts Legacy is already on pace to be a top seller when it releases later this month. While…
My experience being trans, queer, brown
People pass away with their stories, or they are written out of them. On Aug. 2, 1987, Winnipeg held its first Pride march. A fact…
UMSU hosts healthy sexuality week
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held an awareness campaign about healthy sexuality from Oct. 3 to 7. UMSU vice-president student life Tracy Karuhogo…
Men’s washroom sign replaced by gender-inclusive sign
For the second time in six weeks, an unknown person has replaced the sign for a men’s washroom in the Price faculty of engineering building…
Allyship should not end at the legislature’s doors
“Life gets easier once you are out.” That is what is often heard from close family and friends once one decides to come out and…
UMSU strikes working group to address equity, diversity and inclusion issues
The UMSU board of directors unanimously passed a motion creating a new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) working group at its Jan. 14 meeting. According…
Associate professor educates the educators
University of Manitoba associate professor Robert Mizzi was named a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in queer, community and diversity education last fall. Mizzi was awarded…
LGBTTQ* discussion sheds light on pandemic struggles
In a time where people are instructed to stay at home, isolation can have an impact on an individual’s mental health. On Oct. 7, students,…