Sponsored by the College of General Studies Student Governance Board and organized by Pitt Tonight, “Love on the Lawn” celebrated the end of Pitt’s Pride Week and Women’s History Month, offering live music in a variety of genres.
In the wake of the upcoming “anti-trans” events scheduled to take place on Pitt’s campus, some transgender students are raising concerns over safety and say they are disappointed by a lack of support from the University.
Pitt’s Rainbow Alliance hosted a student drag show in the WPU Assembly Room on Saturday night. The event showcased the talents of both experienced and first-time student drag performers.
Despite a broken elevator, Pitt’s Rainbow Alliance managed to host an all-inclusive “grand finale” to its 2022 Pride Week, the annual spring “celebration of all things queer.”
Indya Moore, a transgender actor and model known for their role on the show “Pose,” offered advice on a wide range of topics from microaggressions in the workplace to understanding one’s identity at David Lawerence Hall this past week.
By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer
• February 11, 2022
While CCLD organizations are striving toward similar goals, the current configuration has them working “on top of each other” and fighting for their own space on campus, according to the vice president of Rainbow Alliance
By Anna Ligorio, Senior Staff Writer
• April 21, 2021
Van Ness discussed his ice skating experience and more on Monday night, when he participated in “A Conversation with Jonathan Van Ness,” a lecture held by Pitt Program Council in collaboration with Rainbow Alliance.
By Rashi Ranjan, Senior Staff Writer
• January 27, 2021
SGB’s LGBTQIA+ task force, which includes more than 70 students, faculty and staff, is working on a proposal that includes research on the benefits of an LGBTQIA+ center as well as recommendations for counseling services.
Leaders of several Pitt student organizations sent a letter to Pitt administrators Friday morning calling for the expulsion of Ethan Kozak, a rising junior political science major, according to a tweet sent Friday afternoon.
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
• April 9, 2019
Friday night, a charismatic performer clad in a silver sequin dress danced and swirled her poofy brown wig to the booming music. The hundreds of audience members leapt to their feet to clap along, roaring when the performer landed the drag-show-staple death drop.
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