Iris Snapp Contributing Writer isnapp@murraystate.edu For the second year in a row the Murray State LGBTQ+ community will celebrate Pride Week, emphasizing self expression, LGBT history and activism. Murray State Pride Week, which runs from Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, will feature fun and empowering opportunities for the campus community to enjoy. The week also Read More
Story by Bridgette McAuliffe, Staff writer Photo by Nora Crafton/The News The Murray State Alliance and LGBT Programming Office helped students on campus celebrate Pride this Week with a variety of events. MC Lampe, coordinator of LGBT programming, was in charge of organizing the week’s events, including the kick-off party on Oct. 11. The event Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer Nationally, the rights of members of LGBT groups have been making headlines, from the legalization of same sex couples’ right to marry on June 26, 2015 to CNN’s recent coverage of a lawsuit raised against North Carolina by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina [ACLU] for their transgender Read More
Last week, the student organization, LGBT Alliance hosted its first PRIDE week featuring The Homo Games, the “Fame” drag show and a ribbon awareness day. Jody Cofer Randall, adviser for LGBT Alliance, said the group has been wanting to put together a weeklong PRIDE celebration for several years, but there have always been setbacks. “One Read More