LGBTQ – Page 2 – The Towerlight

First-ever Pride Fest inspires hope and change for LGBTQ+ community

March 26, 2018December 3, 2018Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Keri Luise, Staff Writer Photo by Katarina Duerr/ The Towerlight Administrators and student leaders demonstrated their support for members of Towson University’s [...]

Laverne Cox shares journey of transition and triumph with TU

March 20, 2018April 3, 2018Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Bailey Hendricks, News Editor All photos by Lexi Thompson/ The Towerlight When Laverne Cox was in the third grade, she went to [...]

University denies request for permanent Pride flag on campus

March 6, 2018March 25, 2018Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Keri Luise, Staff Writer Photo by Marcus Dieterle/ The Towerlight. [Editor’s note 3/25/18: This story has been updated to clarify Towson University [...]

Transgender activist Ryan Sallans opens up about his journey through transitioning and battling anorexia

March 5, 2018March 13, 2018Associate Editor Comment

By: Suzanne Stuller, Contributing Writer and Kerry Ingram, Associate Arts & Life Editor Photo by David Kirchner; photo illustration by Victoria Nicholson/ The [...]

Prof. discusses gay rights origins in WWI

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By: Marcus Dieterle, Assistant News Editor While the gay rights movement is often thought of as having begun after World War II, the [...]

TU named in top LGBTQ-Friendly Online Schools list

February 6, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By: Bailey Hendricks, Assistant News Editor Towson University was named in the 2017 Top LGBTQ-Friendly Online Schools list by SR Education Group, an [...]

Remembering lost trans lives

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Kristin Helf, Associate Arts & Life Editor While Transgender Day of Remembrance is celebrated nationally Nov. 20, the Center for Student Diversity [...]

Student film “Leadbeater” defies stereotypes

October 17, 2016October 17, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Kristin Helf, Assistant Arts & Life Editor In early November, senior electronic media and film major Tyler Peterson and his production team [...]

Extravaganza aims to build community

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Jessica Ricks, Staff Writer The LGBTQ+ Extravaganza, hosted by the Center for Student Diversity, provided an opportunity for networking between students, faculty [...]

Inaug. speaker cheers diversity

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Mary-Ellen Davis, Staff Writer Author and activist Andrew Solomon described how diversity unites certain groups of people in the face of adversity [...]