LGBTQ https://cuindependent.com Tue, 23 Apr 2019 20:09:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.1 https://cuindependent.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-CUILOGO-white-mini-32x32.png LGBTQ https://cuindependent.com 32 32 CU Board of Regents names Mark Kennedy as presidential finalist https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/10/cu-presidential-finalist-mark-kennedy/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:13:35 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=101689 The current UND president and former Republican congressman was named as the sole finalist by the Board of Regents. By Robert Tann and Carina Julig

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]]> Opinion: Drag kings are underrepresented in the drag world https://cuindependent.com/2018/11/15/opinion-drag-kings-are-underrepresented/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:23:47 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=96991 Thanks to shows like 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' drag queens have made their way into the mainstream. But what about drag kings? By Anna Haynes

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]]> Cartoonist Sophie Labelle portrays trans experience through comics https://cuindependent.com/2018/10/20/cartoonist-sophie-labelle-portrays-trans-experience-through-comics/ Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:15:36 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=95690 Labelle emphasized the need for more accurate trans representation in media and for content created for trans audiences. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Opinion: What does sexual violence look like in the LGBTQ community? https://cuindependent.com/2018/10/16/opinion-what-does-sexual-violence-look-like-in-the-lgbtq-community/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:15:30 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=95517 In discussions of sexual violence, LGBTQ victims have too often fallen under the radar. It's past time we talked about it. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Boulder shows its rainbow stripes at Boulder Pridefest https://cuindependent.com/2018/09/14/2018-boulder-pridefest/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:11:52 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=94165 Out Boulder County hosts the 2018 Boulder Pridefest, a small yet vibrant celebration of Boulder’s LGBTQ population. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Roundtable discusses Latinx, a gender-neutral alternative to Latino/a https://cuindependent.com/2018/09/05/roundtable-discusses-latinx-a-gender-neutral-alternative-to-latino-a/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 02:31:30 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=93799 Scholars debated Latinx's place in the Spanish language during a roundtable hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Blood drive donor qualifications criticized for outdated policies https://cuindependent.com/2018/04/21/blood-drive-called-out-for-outdated-and-discriminatory-policies/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 04:48:30 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=93014 Several campus organizations do not sponsor blood drives in protest of the Red Cross' restrictions on LGBT blood donors. By John Fitzmaurice

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]]> Transgender activist dissects failures of the justice system https://cuindependent.com/2018/03/10/91622/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:39:09 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=91622 Chase Strangio explained how the legal system limits civil rights advances at the TRANSforming Gender Conference. By Georgia Knoles

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]]> “Sport is a vehicle for social change”: Chris Mosier on transgender athletes https://cuindependent.com/2017/12/06/sport-vehicle-social-change-chris-mosier-transgender-athletes/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 03:37:16 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=88987 Mosier spoke about his experience as a transgender man and the problems the transgender athletecommunity face. By Georgia Knoles

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]]> Album review: ‘The Thrill of It All’ by Sam Smith https://cuindependent.com/2017/11/06/thrill-album-review-sam-smith/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:49:59 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=88072 'The Thrill of it All' by Sam Smith pulls from Smith's own experiences and is full of songs for every mood. By Charlotte Spaeth

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