Tag: Gay rights
May. 16, 2014
State Rep and ESPN writer speak at Drexel Sports Pride Festival
Days after Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted into the National Football League, was recruited by the St. Louis Rams, The…
Feb. 26, 2014
Freedom of religion or freedom of discrimination?
Recently, the Kansas Legislature failed to pass a law that, in sponsors’ eyes, would have guaranteed private citizens freedom to practice their religion as they…
Jan. 22, 2014
The Olympics and LGBT rights
With the Sochi Winter Olympics less than a month away, it seems as if people cannot keep themselves from offending each other. The most recent…
Jul. 26, 2013
The folly of international gay activism
The Supreme Court recently declared that federal laws barring same-sex couples from receiving federal marriage benefits were discriminatory and had no place in our society.…
May. 17, 2013
Queerview | Moderation has a place in LGBT rights issues
Two weeks ago I wrote in my column about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride events and LGBT organizations as well as protection laws and…
May. 17, 2013
Take a stand on LGBT issues
In last week’s issue of The Triangle, Aaron Strauss wrote a piece in response to the biweekly Queerview column. In this column, he addressed the…
May. 27, 2011
Out Grads draw attention to gay issues
Out Grads, Drexel University’s Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender-run graduate student group, held a panel discussion with local Philadelphian political activists May 17. The panel, “The State of LGBT…
