The upcoming presidential has already proven to be uniquely historic. It could bring about some big changes for the LGBTQ community. Here’s a look at each of the main candidates still in the race, and their views and histories with LGBTQ issues. Continue reading ‘The Future of LGBTQ Politics’
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The Internet. Just two decades ago we were able to live without it. Instead of e-mails people actually mailed letters, picked up a phone, or even got off their ass and knocked on their friend’s door. The very word “friend” has a different meaning now, it has become an “add” to a list of random people whom you maybe have seen once; but now it makes for bragging rights to have as many possible (e.g. I have 1,203,5670 friends you only have 1,203,5569). In many ways this phenomena that has brought the world to your fingertips has actually further distanced human beings, and impersonalized relationships between them. Nonetheless, it is important to recognize that it has become an important tool for the LGBTQ community in our society. Continue reading ‘Second Lives, The Grid and Dating Holograms: LGBTQ Tech’
by Erica
Two Fridays ago, on April 25th, a large group of about 75 Binghamton and BCC students, faculty members, LGBTQ organization members and community members all gathered together outside of the University Downtown Center across from the Arena to march to the Binghamton High School in support of one cause. Less than two weeks prior, I had gotten the motivation to organize a march/rally in response to a particular article that was ran in the local paper…
Continue reading ‘The Day We Marched: Binghamton’s Ingredients for a Queer-Friendly Future’
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