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Claire Lyons | Monday, December 5, 2022
As Congress was passing the Respect for Marriage Act last week, members of Pasquerilla East Musical Company (PEMCo) were hard at work preparing for their fall show, “Bare: A Pop Opera,” which features a closeted gay couple. “Bare” is a rock-musical focusing on the secret lives of a group of private Catholic boarding school students.
lettertotheeditor | Monday, November 21, 2022
On Saturday, Club Q opened its doors to Colorado Spring’s queer community. What was supposed to be a night defined by community and fun soon turned into a night of horror. Around 11:50 p.m., Anderson Aldrich allegedly opened fire into a crowd of queer folk, injuring 25, and leaving at least five dead before two
Peter Breen | Monday, November 14, 2022
Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of violence. Community members gathered around the Grotto on Monday evening for a prayer service in remembrance of those who lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence. PrismND and the Gender Relations Center (GRC) co-sponsored the vigil. Molly Doerfler, PrismND president, led the memorial in mourning for the 32
The Observer | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Monday night in DeBartolo Hall, PrismND hosted a panel titled “Theology and LGBTQ+ Inclusion.” The panel featured Baumer Hall rector Fr. Robert Lisowski and Saint Mary’s College assistant professor of religious studies and theology Jessica Coblentz. The panel was followed by a question-and-answer session. Lisowski opened the discussion by talking about his role in Baumer
Cora Haddad | Friday, September 30, 2022
During the 2021-22 academic year, professors Jessica Coblentz and Daniel Horan O.F.M proposed a new course to the Saint Mary’s College curriculum committee, entitled Queer Theology. The course Queer Theology, co-taught by Professors Coblentz and Horan, started its first half, Queer Theology I, this semester at Saint Mary’s, and will continue next semester with Queer
Claire Lyons | Thursday, September 22, 2022
Rina Sawayama is ambitious. She’s a Cambridge graduate. She’s a musician. She wants to raise awareness about the struggles of being mixed race and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, all while embracing her inner child. She’s trying to out-do her critically-acclaimed debut album with her newest release “Hold the Girl.” Following up “SAWAYAMA” would
Kylie Henry | Wednesday, September 21, 2022
I first allowed myself to consider the fact that I was asexual in the winter of 2020, with the assistance of a friend. They asked about my sexuality — I told them I identified as queer, but I hadn’t fully defined what queer was for me. We then proceeded to discard one sexuality after another
Claire Reid | Friday, September 2, 2022
Almost two years ago, Ryan Palmer, then a sophomore, attended Campus Ministry’s annual LGBTQ+ Retreat. The typically-overnight retreat is geared toward LGBTQ+ Catholics and hosts speakers like Michael O’Loughlin, author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.” Palmer said he looks back fondly on the experience
Caitlin Brannigan | Monday, August 29, 2022
I had only once seen the 2002 Disney classic, “Lilo & Stitch,” as a child. Although I eagerly watched (and rewatched!) Disney movies as a child, all I could remember of this particular movie was thinking it was adorable. Upon rewatching it as an adult, I expected a lighthearted, feel-good film about a young girl
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, March 31, 2022
Saturday evening, a crowd of about 20 students and faculty members trickled into Dillon Hall, past a cart of Jimmy John’s sandwiches promising a post-worship meal, and into St. Patrick’s Chapel. The group gathered to celebrate an LGBTQ+ Mass presided over by Fr. Joe Corpora, C.S.C., and Fr. Robert Lisowski, C.S.C. Advertised in a student