Why Do We Need a Sassy Gay Friend?
I am accused of being a hipster on a day-to-day basis. One of the few times I will accept the accusation is when I huff about how I was watching[...]
Author: Colleen O'Connor
The Queer Guide to Surviving the Holidays
So now that the holiday season has officially descended upon us (I am one of the purists who won’t allow a chord of Christmas music in her home until after[...]
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Final Predestination
Being one of The Queers, I try to keep an ear tuned for any new developments in the state of the movement or discussing the state of the movement itself.[...]
The LGBTA Ally Team Meeting
Team, sit down. You may have noticed that I sent all the queer folk out of the room to go play with the box of puppies I brought in today.[...]
Why You Should be Paying Attention to SlutWalk
WARNING: This blog entry contains triggers for sexual violence. Time for a selfish plug: Stony Brook University will be having its own SlutWalk this Wednesday, November 2nd, at 12:30 in[...]
Stony Brook Students Take A Stand Against Domestic Violence
At 12:50 on October 26th, a hush fell over the SAC plaza as a group of easily a hundred students walked into the plaza, and then stood stock-still for five[...]
On Words
As you may have noticed in the last couple of entries, I tend to sling around queer vernacular without taking any time to clarify what those words mean. While words[...]
The Marriage Problem
So, every time somebody finds out that I’m queer, or that I’m part of the LGBTA on campus, or that I identify as some variant of queer, I get this[...]
Yes, It's a Queer Issue
So I went to go see Pacific Crossings. Pacific Crossings was a concert sponsored and hosted by the Wang Center on campus, which featured music by two artists: Te Vaka[...]
Guardian Comes to Stony Brook
Stony Brook University’s efforts to ensure the safety of its students have gone high-tech with a new cellphone application that will supplement the existing blue light phone system and police[...]