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Tennessee bills target gay marriage, bathroom usage for LGBT individuals

Tennessee bills target gay marriage, bathroom usage for LGBT individuals

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 21, 2019

Photo courtesy of Tony Webster / Flickr  Two bills have been proposed in the Tennessee legislature that Tennesseans are calling out as targeting the LGBTQ community, particularly homosexual and transgender...

Photos: Nashville kicks off 30 years of Pride Festival with 'Equality Walk'

Photos: Nashville kicks off 30 years of Pride Festival with ‘Equality Walk’

Sidelines June 25, 2018

Photos and story by Sarah Dixon-Morgan / Contributing Writer Thousands of marchers lined the streets of Nashville on Saturday morning to kick off the Nashville Pride Festival, which has celebrated "lesbian,...

'SheROO' gives female, non-binary Bonnaroo attendees safe place to camp

‘SheROO’ gives female, non-binary Bonnaroo attendees safe place to camp

CIM Digital June 12, 2018

Photo courtesy of Bonnaroo "SheROO" was established last year at Bonnaroo with only about 30 women in attendance. Since then, that number doubled at Bonnaroo 2018, resulting in over 70 female and...

MTSU master's student provides 'Tennovation Keynote' address for LGBT+ College Conference

MTSU master’s student provides ‘Tennovation Keynote’ address for LGBT+ College Conference

Sidelines April 6, 2018

Photo and story by Savannah Meade / Contributing Writer  Keven Lewis, an MTSU liberal arts master’s student, provided the "Tennovation Keynote" address for the LGBT+ College Conference at the James...

Professor, activist provides lecture on fight for LGBT rights as core 'American value' at MTSU

Professor, activist provides lecture on fight for LGBT rights as core ‘American value’ at MTSU

Sidelines February 28, 2018

Photo and story by Daniel Shaw-Remeta / Contributing Writer Marisa Richmond, an MTSU Women's and Gender Studies professor, gave a lecture on the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer...

Nashville Pride Festival  is Saturday and Sunday at Public Square Park.

Nashville Pride President discusses what Pride looks like in Middle Tennessee

CIM Digital June 22, 2017

Photo Courtesy of Nashville Pride As Middle Tennessee prepares for the Nashville Pride Festival this weekend, many are excitedly making their festival plans. The event is set to feature musical entertainment,...

MTSU Lambda holds third annual LGBT+ film festival on campus

MTSU Lambda holds third annual LGBT+ film festival on campus

Sidelines April 7, 2017

Photo and Story by Connor Burnard / Contributing Writer The MTSU Lambda Association held its third annual “SpringOut!” Middle Tennessee LGBT+ Film Festival in the Keathley University Center Thursday...

Urvashi Vaid delivers keynote address at conference hosted by MTSU's Women's and Gender Studies Program

Urvashi Vaid delivers keynote address at conference hosted by MTSU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Sidelines March 23, 2017

Photo and Story by Connor Burnard / Contributing Writer Urvashi Vaid, an attorney and LGBTQ activist, spoke in the Student Union Building Ballroom on Thursday for Creating Global Change, an interdisciplinary...

MT Lambda provides haven for LGBT+ students, faculty and allies

CIM Digital September 29, 2016

Cover image by Samantha Wycoff/ Design Editor  Boasting the title of the oldest LGBT+ college campus organization in Tennessee, MT Lambda has been serving MTSU students and faculty for 28 years. Formed...

MTSU hosts 2016 LGBT+ College Conference awards dinner

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief April 14, 2016

Photo courtesy of Camille Farmer MTSU hosted the annual LGBT+ College Conference awards dinner on Saturday where students, faculty and members of the community were honored for their efforts toward inclusion. This...

Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Legal by Supreme Court in all 50 States

Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Legal by Supreme Court in all 50 States

CIM Digital June 26, 2015

The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic ruling resultant of decades of litigation over gay rights. Prior to the ruling,...

Alan Gendreau, former MTSU football player, speaks on the opening day of the inaugural LGBT+ College Conference in the Student Union ballroom. / Photo courtesy of News and Public Affairs.

Student organization seeks to educate LGBT diversity

CIM Digital April 11, 2014

By Meagan White Staff writer Students hear many things as they make their way across campus, but “Spring out! Drag out! Come to the Drag Show tonight!” are words that echo above the crowd. Freshman...

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