The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Transgender Pride Flag flies on the Foreign Office building in London on Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, 2017.

Letter to the Editor | Congregation Dor Hadash disappointed that anti-trans speaker will appear at Pitt next week

By Bruce Hershlag, president of Congregation Dor Hadash • April 13, 2023
We are horrified that trans individuals are now being targeted in the United States, both through opportunistic, politically pandering legislation and hateful speech.
Professor Deirdre McCloskey.

Status of ‘transgenderism and womanhood’ debate at Pitt uncertain after participant drops out

By Alexandra Ross, Assistant News Editor • April 12, 2023
Deirdre McCloskey has dropped out of a debate at Pitt against political commentator Michael Knowles on “transgenderism and womanhood,” set for next Tuesday. She said Knowles is “hate-mongering” and “uninterested in finding the truth.”
Chancellor-elect Joan Gabel speaks at a press conference in the Cathedral of Learning following her appointment.

Chancellor-elect Joan Gabel discusses unionization, ‘anti-trans’ speaker events

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor • April 4, 2023
Pitt’s Board of Trustees named Gabel, the current president of the University of Minnesota, on Monday as Pitt’s chancellor starting in July. Following her appointment, Gabel answered questions at a press conference about her stance on unionization, police relations and “anti-trans” speaker events on campus.
A protestor holds up a transgender pride flag at a rally protesting Riley Gaines’ appearance at the O’Hara Ballroom Monday evening.

‘Slap in the face’: Protests continue against ‘anti-trans’ speakers amid Riley Gaines event

By Punya Bhasin, News Editor • March 27, 2023
About 200 students protested at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard Monday afternoon, chanting “hate speech isn’t free, it costs lives'' and carrying signs with phrases such as “save trans lives.” 
La’Tasha Mayes, a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, speaks at an event in Alumni Hall on Friday.

‘We must be fearless’: Pennsylvania Rep. La’Tasha Mayes denounces Pitt for hosting ‘transphobic’ speakers

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • March 26, 2023
La’Tasha Mayes, a Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, discussed student activism and “anti-trans” events on Friday in honor of the 50th anniversary of both Pitt’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Department and Rainbow Alliance.
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