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Nowhere to go: Facing homelessness as a member of the LGBTQ community

Regan Willis, 24, graduated as president of the UM Pride Network in 2018 after five years of battling intermittent homelessness. Abandoned by his parents in the summer of 2014 for being transgender

November 4, 2019

News

Desire, Identity and Love in “How We Fight For Our Lives”

“What happens when we are strangers to ourselves?” author and award-winning poet, Saeed Jones asked the crowd at Off Square Books Tuesday night. In their conversation on Tuesday, award-winning author and UM

October 24, 2019

Arts & Culture

UMMC opens the state’s first LGBTQ health clinic

The University of Mississippi Medical Center opened Mississippi’s first LGBTQ health clinic in September to help serve a community that advocates say is in need. The medical center opened a mental health

October 21, 2019

News

Fourth annual Pride Week remembers Stonewall Riots 50 years later

The fourth annual Oxford Pride Week is coming to Oxford April 28-May 5, and will honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event that served as a catalyst for the

May 3, 2019

News

Opinion: What pride means to me

On Saturday, May 4, Oxford will host its fourth annual pride parade. The event brings hundreds of spectators and numerous community organizations from across the region to celebrate and support LGBTQ friends,

May 1, 2019

Opinion

Regional women’s studies conference envisions a ‘Feminist and Queer South’

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies will host the annual Southeastern Women’s Studies Association’s conference from today through Saturday. The conference’s 50 sessions, two keynotes and several other events

March 7, 2019

Arts & Culture

OPINION: By failing to protect LGBTQ community, Mississippi fails us all

April 5, 2016 may seem like an uneventful day to most, but this day signified a substantial change in the Mississippi political landscape. On that day, Gov. Phil Bryant signed HB 1523

February 6, 2019

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Podcast roundup: LGBTQ Pride

Celebrate Pride Month with essential podcasts from voices in the LGBTQ community. A Gay and NonGay The theme of this podcast is that no matter who you are, or what you’re

June 14, 2018

Arts & Culture

Opinion: Addressing racism in LGBTQ community

The queer community is multifaceted, layered and deepened with history and actions ensuring that the community thrives to be prosperous and taken seriously. Nevertheless, there are still some issues that resonate within

June 14, 2018

Opinion

Pride 101: A guide to your first Pride

“Yassss, queen” is not just a phrase, but a way of life. From owning the runway that you created on the side of the street to dressing like a dime as others

June 14, 2018

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