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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...

Graphic by Aubree Eckhardt

A culture change

Danya Gil September 13, 2019

I can’t speak for every person of color; however, for the past year, I felt it was upon me to do so as a reporter and editor for The Signpost’s Diversity Desk.Often times, the process of article...

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,...

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...

Tan France speaks to a sold-out theater about the issues he tackles in his book. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

SLC’s evening with Tan France

Danya Gil June 17, 2019

Two hours before Tan France stepped on the Grand Theatre stage at Salt Lake Community College, he found out he was a New York Times’ Best Selling Author. Having flown in from Chicago and heading...

April Skeem and Brooke Cowley who are both Weber State students put on the panel as part of a senior project. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost)

How LGBT and LDS church members build bridges together

Sierra Hawkins April 12, 2019

It's no secret that there is tension between the LGBT community and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For people who are "gay and Mormon," this tension is not only an outside...

Evading LGBTQ+ stereotypes in the media

Evading LGBTQ+ stereotypes in the media

Ally Nelson March 27, 2019

The gay best friend character is a narrative often used in today’s media. WSU LGBTQ Awareness Chair, Savannah Deichmann, educated students and community members about the history of LGBT stereotypes...

Image by Sharon McCutcheon

Banning conversion therapy would have been a shock to Utah’s system. But it didn’t pass.

Daryn Steed March 18, 2019

On March 4, Utah was on the cusp of becoming the most conservative state to ban conversion therapy, the psuedoscientific programs designed to change a person's sexual orientation. HB 399, the legislation...

Minority organizations need help from the majority

Minority organizations need help from the majority

Ally Nelson February 28, 2019

Thirty-nine percent of Weber State University’s student body is non-Caucasian or identifies as LGBT. With a plethora of scholarship money and programs like Dream Weber, WSU attempts to represent...

Human rights activists held flags in support during the march. (Kelly Watkins / The Signpost) Photo credit: Kelly Watkins

Championing change, enacting equality

Danya Gil January 20, 2019

Women and allies rallied to raise awareness, embrace diversity and empower future generations during Utah’s third annual Women’s March on Jan. 19 at the Utah State Capitol. As women’s...

US Customs and Border Protection San Diego has closed road and pedestrian bridges in both directions at the San Ysidro port of entry.

Tear gas tyranny

Danya Gil November 28, 2018

Over Thanksgiving weekend, a holiday fronting as a time for family gatherings, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents fired tear gas at migrants, including children. Images of women and children...

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