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Fletcher Klein sitting at a table, painting a wooden letter. (Kalie Pead/ The Signpost)

Labeled

Kalie Pead February 7, 2020

I think the best day of my life when I was a kid was the day our family purchased a label maker. The worst day of my parent’s lives may have been the same day, when they realized I had wasted $50...

Senior Staff Attorney and Transgender Youth Project Director National Center for Lesbian Rights Asaf Orr, spoke at the Sixth Annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium at WSU Tuesday. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Atletas de WSU discuten con orador invitado sobre la inclusión de gente transgénero en los deportes

Lissete Landaverde February 7, 2020

Asaf Orr, abogado del National Center for Lesbian Rights, presentó su caso para la inclusión de la gente transgénero en los deportes en el anual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium. Los atletas...

Senior Staff Attorney and Transgender Youth Project Director National Center for Lesbian Rights Asaf Orr, spoke at the Sixth Annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium at WSU Tuesday. (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Guest speaker and WSU student athletes spar over transgender inclusion in sports

Aubrielle Degn February 7, 2020

Asaf Orr, attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, presented his case for transgender inclusion in sports at the annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium. Weber State University athletes and...

Jayson Stokes (Left) and Vladimir Robles (Right) talk to WSU students during the Transgender Day of Rememberance as part of Weber State's Sessions on The Ledge (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

Recognizing the community: Transgender Day of Remembrance

Kierstynn King November 21, 2019

In 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith — a transgender advocate — created a vigil to pay homage to transgender lives lost to anti-transgender violence, according to GLAAD. This vigil was the catalyst...

Customers talk about Halloween costumes during the Ethics Slam at Grounds for Coffee (Robert Lewis / The Signpost)

If the costume fits, wear it

Landin Griffith October 16, 2019

When the cuckoo clock strikes midnight on Oct. 31, chills and thrills will scour the air, and people dressed up as witches, skeletons, goblins and President Donald Trump will zombie-walk from door-to-door...

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A life of authenticity

Sharon Valverde Vargas October 11, 2019

For some, living an authentic life can be challenging because of societal, familial or religious pressures. WSU student Savannah Deichmann wanted to live her truth because she felt it was the only way...

Graphic by Delaney Nye

Navigating being queer and Hispanic

Skyler Hudson September 18, 2019

Those who are a part of both the LGBTQ community and the Hispanic community have a unique set of challenges that stem from culture, religion, politics, racism and classism. The intermixing of the various...

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Women’s Center and LGBT Resource Center unite

Kierstynn King September 13, 2019

The Women's Center and LGBT Resource hosted their first joint open house in celebration of their new shared space in the Shepherd Union. The event was also co-hosted by the Nontraditional Student Center...

How 'The Bachelor' brings in a more diverse era of reality tv

How ‘The Bachelor’ brings in a more diverse era of reality tv

Danya Gil August 29, 2019

For over 17 years, "The Bachelor" franchise and its spin-offs have attempted to help people find their soulmates. The journey to love, however, has often lacked racial diversity and stuck to a heteronormative...

LGBT Center celebrates who you are

LGBT Center celebrates who you are

Sharon Valverde Vargas August 27, 2019

The LGBT Resource Center at Weber State University strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment while offering educational opportunities and support for the LGBT community, their family, friends,...

Women's Center welcomes all

Women’s Center welcomes all

Sharon Valverde Vargas August 27, 2019

The Women’s Center's mission is to advocate for the best educational experience for all by addressing systemic oppression, empowering communities and working toward a shared vision of gender equity...

Put your branding where your mouth is

Put your branding where your mouth is

Danya Gil June 24, 2019

Rainbow flag banners, a rainbow-hued trailer park and some of the most prominent Hollywood LGBT members set the scene for Taylor Swift’s latest music video, “You Need to Calm Down.” After...

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