All posts tagged LGBT
The other side of the equals sign
Remember those equality symbols that everyone posted on their Facebook profile pictures a few weeks ago? Some people weren’t thrilled with that as a concept. The Leader’s editor in chief, Tom Rein, wasn’t a fan. Neither was Brian Moylan, a …
SGA approves new courses for fall 2013
The approval of several new courses slated for the fall, including an LGBT studies course, a pre-Civil War American history course and a Constitutional Law 3 course were
Everyone can hear your Roost-rant
I don’t know your name, or your major, or anything about you, but I happened to hear your rant in the Roost a few weeks ago. You could yell
Savage fights anti-LGBT bullying with message of hope
Given his focus on the adverse effects of religious institutions on LGBT youth, the Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel seemed an ironic setting for Dan Savage’s April 29 lecture. “We have
71 incoming freshmen identify as LGBT
It was less than a year ago that Elmhurst College made national headlines when Campus Pride announced EC was the first college to add the question to our
Exploring Sexual and Gender Identities
Explaining gender identities is like trying to explain Lost to someone: even with years of assessment, observation, and note-taking, it’s impossible to understand every facet. As the LGBT
Still room for improvement after “It Gets Better”
“It Gets Better” is a viral video project created as an effort to show that regardless how cruelly people behave, things will inevitably improve with time. Elmhurst College
EC adds gender identity as a protected class in the Non-Discrimination Non-Harassment Policy
Elmhurst College has updated its Non-Discrimination and Non-Harassment Policy (NDNH) to include the protected class of gender identity. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, gender identity refers
Webinar addresses LGBTQ student support and comfort
“Queering the Union: Working with All Students,” a web-based seminar addressing the needs of LGBTQ college students, was broadcast in Elmhurst’s own Frick center Wed, Nov. 9. “Ask yourself
To the Elmhurst College community and members of the EC LGBTQ community,
To the Elmhurst College community and members of the EC LGBTQ community, I am writing to address homophobic moments that occurred during a recent cultural poetry jam on Friday







