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Editorial | Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is killing people

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 27, 2022

LGBTQ+ people are gaining more recognition and representation in the general public and media, yet they still face discrimination, harassment and even death as the Club Q shooting demonstrated once again.

Sorority changes bylaws to welcome non-binary, transgender students

By Punya Bhasin, Senior Staff Writer • December 1, 2021

Pitt’s chapter of Phi Sigma Rho, a social engineering and STEM sorority, recently updated its bylaws to be more welcoming to non-binary and transgender students through inclusive language and pronoun use as well as anti-discrimination clauses.

Transgender working group pushes gender inclusivity, education

By Caroline Bourque | Assistant News Editor • August 28, 2017

Before joining Pitt’s transgender working group, Kate Shindle knew little about the obstacles to building gender-neutral restrooms. “It’s not just as easy as saying that, ‘We need a gender-neutral...

Embracing Queer: Pitt’s LGBTQ+ Community

By Madeline Barber / Staff Writer • May 31, 2017

Queer pride is everywhere in Pittsburgh — Bloomfield storefronts sell queer-friendly merchandise, rainbow flags dance in the winds of Lawrenceville homes and banners adorned with local drag performers...

Being trans at Pitt: my story

By Madeline Barber | For The Pitt News • May 30, 2017

As a child, I was a stereotypical boy. I played in the dirt, my favorite toys were my Tonka trucks and I loved to break things. I wasn’t interested in “girl” things like sewing or nail polish,...