The 4th annual Sylva Pride Festival is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13 to 15. The Pride Festival will celebrate queer identities and protest for queer rights and acceptance on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bridge Park in Sylva. The president of Sylva Pride, Burgin Mackey, is looking to bring a small […]
WCU holds Safe Zone training online
September 24, 2020 by
Are you interested in learning how to support the LGBTQ+ community? Western Carolina University Intercultural Affairs (ICA) and Degree Plus has the opportunity for all students to learn more with Safe Zone training. Safe Zone will take place online by registration only on Sept. 23 from 5-7 p.m. To register, visit safezone.wcu.edu. Safe Zone at […]
Creating Safe Zones at WCU
February 5, 2019 by
Story was co-written by Bonnie MacAlister. The Dogwood room was brimming with voices from those participating in stage 2 of the Safe Zone Training. The topic of the activity was on coming out and different scenarios – a green star is when all is good, and you are accepted for who you are while […]
The stakes are high for LGBTQ rights this election season
November 1, 2016 by
Being on a college campus, identities are formed and views are molded as college students gain new knowledge and connect with others. In these vital years of growth, it is difficult to not have your values tested or your moral positions questioned. “Coming from a small town where there weren’t a lot of LGBT youth […]
Stop Legislating Hate, North Carolina!
March 25, 2016 by
This post was previously published on CandidCeillie, Ceillie Simkiss’s personal blog. I am disappointed and disgusted with my state this week. For those of you who don’t know, North Carolina’s General Assembly wasted $42,000 yesterday calling a special session in order to pass an “anti-discrimination bill” that gives homophobes and transphobes the ability to be […]
Last Minute Productions brings Lea DeLaria to WCU (for real this time)
February 8, 2016 by
As some of you might have noticed, Lea DeLaria, widely known for her role as Carrie “Big Boo” Black in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, has been scheduled and rescheduled to speak on Western Carolina’s campus for some time now. Those that have been looking forward to DeLaria’s appearance since last semester […]
