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6 posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"

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Parietals criminalize gender itself, but we already knew that

Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 18, 2019

On Sunday morning, a number of students gathered in Stanford Hall to protest hatred on campus. As one of those students, I hoped to stand in solidarity with the victims of racist and queerphobic targeted violent speech. I was proud of the protest organizers, who acknowledged the role that parietals play in perpetuating sexism and

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There’s living blood on ‘pro-life’ hands

Jackie O'Brien | Monday, October 7, 2019

I’m guessing this title will generate a lot more hatred than Francine’s title, “There’s innocent blood on pro-choice hands,” published earlier this week. Unfortunately, the recent piece “There’s queer blood on homophobic hands” was hijacked by the pro-life movement and transformed into a piece attacking the pro-choice position. How is this related to the experiences

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There’s queer blood on homophobic hands

Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 30, 2019

Your homophobic discourse soiled my air supply your ivory tower theology slit my loved ones’ throats I’m trying to go to class without dead friends in my backpack just trying to touch my girl’s shoulder in the grass you want to un-affirm me to “lobotomize me with a crowbar” well the murdered trans angels (18

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Letter from the LGBT Law Forum

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The purpose of this letter is to allow the LGBT Law Forum, a student group at the Notre Dame Law School, to address a recent criticism in a letter to The Observer regarding hosting Jim Obergefell on campus. This event will take place today, at 12:30pm in the McCartan Courtroom at the Notre Dame Law

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The blood of martyrs

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, September 4, 2018

“The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church.” I often heard this adage from my high school theology teacher. Among other phrases, she utilized it to support the idea that the Church is stronger as a result of being persecuted. She never acknowledged that certain segments of the Church, or she herself, might

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OUTatND seeks to promote LGBTQ rights on campus

Kayla Mullen | Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Despite recent efforts to create an inclusive environment for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) students, Notre Dame is still the ninth most LGBTQ-unfriendly campus in America, according to the Princeton Review. A new grassroots movement, OUTatND, is aimed at changing this title and developing Notre Dame as a true safe space for LGBTQ

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After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Ba After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Basement Breakdown, The Observer’s sports podcast, is back with some Pittsburgh predictions.  Some highlights from the stream include:

🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

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