After a summer spent in India, international political economy sophomore Julie Le was inspired to organize a photo shoot focused on LGBTQ+ Asian Americans.
“In America, I identify as a queer Vietnamese...
At the age of 16, Peng Peng Zheng, like any other male about to graduate from high school in Singapore, registered for the military. The problem for Zheng was that she privately identified as female.
In...
The tension in Emmett Orton’s voice heightened as he explained his experiences as an LGBT student at UTD.
One evening, Orton, a psychology junior, was in the parking lot behind Hoblitzelle Hall when...
Editor's Note: This article was updated to clarify ATEC junior Emily Wheeler visited the University Village Leasing Office and not the Galerstein Gender Center.
After establishing the gender-inclusive...
A research lab on campus will conduct the first state-wide needs assessment of the LGBT community to provide sampling data for the state of Texas to determine if LBGT rights are being recognized and what...
This week we discuss the role that the media plays in academia with Dr. Alex Piquero and the impact of Texas's proposed "bathroom bill" with Student Government senators.
Texas Republican Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have unveiled a “bathroom bill” in the Texas Legislature which forces individuals to use the bathroom corresponding the the gender on their...
SG installs neutral bathroom signage, members of UTD LGBT community respond to national policies
Student Government joined with a committee on campus to construct an initiative to update restroom signage...
Transgender people wrongly portrayed as dangerous in national discussion about using bathrooms corresponding to gender identity
The reason many people are so frightened about allowing individuals to use...
Correction: In a previous version of this story Zack Gentry's name was misspelled and he was incorrectly identified as a minister ordained by the State of Texas. The Mercury regrets this error.
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