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LGBTQ+ Edition: We Are All Human

Letter from the Editor

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Last semester, statements on the Freedom Wall brought discussions of LGBTQ+ discrimination on campus back into the spotlight. The Chick-fil-A controversy and SGA's inclusion resolution revealed to many in the Pepperdine community how other students and staff struggle where heterosexual cisgendered individuals haven’t experienced do not. Many at Pepperdine don't seek to … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor

‘Why Would You, a Queer Student, Come to Pepperdine?’

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Why would a queer student come to a university that Princeton Review had ranked in 2014 as one of the most unfriendly LGBTQ+ universities in the United States? Here are a few responses from queer students on why they made the decision to attend Pepperdine and what factors they considered when committing to this university. "I came to Pepperdine because I felt that out of all … [Read more...] about ‘Why Would You, a Queer Student, Come to Pepperdine?’

The Queer Lingo Dictionary

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While some of the terms used in this edition may be known throughout parts of the queer community, not everyone — not even all queer people — may know their definitions. To help further the conversation, we have created this section so that you may reference it as needed as you read through the pieces. Words have power, and it's important to understand what they communicate — … [Read more...] about The Queer Lingo Dictionary

Only the Beginning: A Look into Crossroads’ Past Four Years

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Photos courtesy of Crossroads March marked the four-year anniversary of Seaver College’s historic LGBTQ+ club, Crossroads. Crossroads was the first LGBTQ+ organization to be approved by Pepperdine’s Seaver College on March 21, 2016. Alumnus David Hylton (2016), who confounded and was co-president of Crossroads, said the club was an opportunity for students at a Christian … [Read more...] about Only the Beginning: A Look into Crossroads’ Past Four Years