The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/lgbtq/)
The Student Assembly passed Resolution 16 to exclude Cornell’s LGBTQ+ student union from the requirement to provide a list of member names while applying for funding.
L.M. Nawrocki ’23 was awarded the Student Leader Award on Saturday, June 17 for cultivating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ Cornell students.
Jamie McLeod-Skinner M.R.P. ’95 won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th congressional district against fellow Cornellian and 7-term incumbent Kurt Schrader ’73 back in May. McLeod-Skinner now makes her bid for representative in the November general election.
The feminist, gender and sexuality studies program is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a yearlong series of events.
“You’re not pregnant, are you?” was the first question my parents asked when I sat them down and told them we had something we needed to talk about. The question seemed laughable to me, considering my long-term boyfriend had just broken up with me and what I was about to tell them. “I’m … not straight,” I told them haltingly, and braced myself for their response. While I love my parents, acceptance of the LGTBQ+ community has never been their strong suit.
Cornell’s LGBTQ+ program house, the Loving House, arrived on campus this semester — but with an extra $5,000 for resources, literature, decorations, kitchen appliances and furniture, members of the Loving House and residence staff hope they can make it seem like more of a home.
You can find Rabbi Hayley Goldstein at her home on Friday nights, having Shabbat dinner and discussing the week’s Torah portion with a small group of students. As the first queer female Rabbi at Cornell Hillel, Goldstein’s philosophy of inclusion goes beyond acceptance.
Crass seeks to fill a hole in existing LGBTQ+ spaces on campus by providing a space for what some members affectionately call “bullshit.” The free zine is published in print once a semester.
The Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association will celebrate a trio of achievements this homecoming weekend: “50+ years of LGBTQ+ Advocacy at Cornell,” the 25th anniversary of the LGBTQ Resource Center and the grand opening of the Loving House, a new LGBTQ program house that opened this semester.
The grand opening of the Loving House at Mews Hall was the culmination of decades of advocacy and hard work. This weekend, supporters celebrated with new residents, staff and administration to mark the beginning of Cornell’s newest program house.