Westminster’s inaugural Pride Festival boasts huge turnout
Preparing for Westminster’s Pride Festival, McDaniel senior Alex Maragos was not anticipating a large event. She packed some sunscreen and an extra water bottle, but did not plan on staying…
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McDaniel Allies hosts sixth annual Drag Show
The McDaniel College Gender and Sexuality Alliance, also known as Allies, hosted their sixth annual Drag Show in Decker Auditorium on April 6, 2018. The show was originally meant to…
LGBTQuestioning this “Community”
McDaniel is not the greatest place to be LGBT. As a gay man, I feel very fragmented from any sense of an LGBT community on campus, and often feel that…
Unmasking Cuban Drag Culture
Despite recent moves towards diplomacy, and its very close proximity, Cuba remains a nation largely isolated from the U.S. Thus, those residing outside, at times, miss major reflection on what…
Allies Week is Yet Again a Success
Allies Week was yet again a success for the LGBT community at McDaniel, bringing awareness to the community while having fun. The week started off with a LGBT faculty/staff dinner…
McDaniel Enacts Chosen Name Policy for Spring 2016 Semester
By the time week four of the semester rolls around, most everyone feels settled in on campus once again. However, for students who wish to go by a name other…
Follow Up to Drag Show Commentary
Dear Readers, First and foremost, I want to sincerely apologize for anything that came across as offensive in the drag show article I wrote. It was not my intention…
Queering the Conversation: A Response to the Drag Show Controversy
I’m sure I don’t have to tell anyone now reading this article that yesterday The Free Press published a piece by Kelsey Mannix on last week’s drag show. Although it…
McDaniel Hosts First Drag Show
It’s a combination of Halloween and a fashion show. People dress up in costumes and strut their stuff to music. The emcee introduces and offers some commentary during each performance. …
Kenyon Farrow Speaks on “Is Gay the New Black?” at McDaniel College
On Thursday February 29th, keynote speaker, writer, and activist, Keyon Farrow offered McDaniel College his speech on “Is Gay the New Black?” With a crowd of about 50 students, faculty,…
Delta Lambda Phi
Delta Lambda Phi, the national fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive men, is soon to be the newest fraternity here on campus. While it is not officially a colony yet,…
McDaniel students attend BMore Proud Summit
“There’s just something electric in the air right now,” said Mikki Lambert, the co-chair of the BMORE PROUD Leadership Summit. On Saturday, Feb. 12, a group of McDaniel Students attended…
Allies launches new chapter of gay, lesbian, and straight education network
Amber Slater Staff Reporter In 1990, a group of educators formed the organization now known as GLSEN, The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, in order to address the needs…
Katastrophe and Athens Boys Choir perform after leading Transgender 101 Workshop
Melanie Darling Staff Reporter Tuesday, Nov. 2, marked McDaniel’s very first transgender awareness event, featuring Katastrophe and Athens Boy Choir. The two talented rappers shared their individual journeys of striving…
Author speaks to Allies club
Masha Makhlyagina Staff Reporter On October 11th, Allies was graced by an inspirational speaker. Kristina Hernandez, a junior who is attending Slippery Rock University, bravely spoke of her journey to…
A Take on Recent Gay Suicides
Masha Makhlyagina Staff Reporter These words are forced. They are hard to write. They are hard to read. But do it. Last night I was at the Allies meeting and…
Proposition 8: A Hearts vs. Minds Approach
Meg Bollwerk Staff Reporter Proposition 8: An Emotional Argument As the whole controversy over Prop 8 continues, I have given some thought to the idea of gay love. I have…
BMore Proud Leadership Summit builds Community Amongst LGBTQIA Students
Hanna Barker Staff Reporter On Feb. 20, hundreds of students from colleges across the Baltimore metro area participated in the first annual BMore Proud LGBTQIA Leadership Summit, located at Towson…