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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern Society of Transgender and Non-Binary Students painted The Rock the colors of the transgender flag with the names of more than 30 transgender individuals whose lives were “taken through violent means,” according to the Human Rights Campaign.

STANS hosts vigil, paints rock in commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 21, 2024

Northwestern Society of Transgender and Non-Binary Students hosted a vigil at The Rock Wednesday night to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance and those who have died as a result of anti-transgender...

Stained glass with the law school logo inside Pritzker School of Law

Northwestern LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic prepares to represent clients in court

October 15, 2024

Since it was founded by the Bluhm Legal Clinic earlier this year, the LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic at the Pritzker School of Law has been working with clients and partner organizations to promote legal advocacy...

Protest sign reads, “Reproductive freedom has never been a reality for BIPOC, queer, poor, and disabled people. We need reproductive justice for ALL.”

‘We thought all of this was settled’: Roe reversal’s implications on LGBTQ+ populations

July 19, 2022

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Margaret Marnell had one word to describe how she felt: “Terrified.” “We thought this was all settled,” Marnell said. “A lot of people are very...

School building and school bus with rainbow flag background.

Local teachers discuss implementing LGBTQ+ education law

May 1, 2022

Before high school, Tanairi Cornwell said their teachers never discussed the LGBTQ+ community in class — an experience they said many incoming freshmen share.  “If we’re going to have this tight...

Where we are now: American queer rights in 2019

Where we are now: American queer rights in 2019

February 3, 2019

This is the second column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969. Since the 1969 Stonewall riots brought the queer liberation movement to...

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