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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


Madden: LGBT activism remains far from finished

Madden: LGBT activism remains far from finished

January 21, 2016

Last August, social conservatives nationwide rallied behind Colorado’s winner of the relatively uncompetitive title “Most Homophobic Baker,” Jack C. Phillips. Phillips was found guilty by the...

Madden: The importance of X-Men to the LGBT community

Madden: The importance of X-Men to the LGBT community

January 7, 2016

The notion that the mutant world in the X-Men franchise is an allegory for the real-life LGBT community has become a popular one. Publications ranging from traditional LGBT news outlets The Advocate and...

The Spectrum: Wildcat Welcome fails to adequately address gay sex

The Spectrum: Wildcat Welcome fails to adequately address gay sex

October 29, 2015

This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email [email protected]. Walking...

Daly: The lost letters of LGBTQ

Daly: The lost letters of LGBTQ

May 17, 2015

I worry about the lost letters of LGBTQ. I worry our thoughts about queerness place exclusive emphasis on the first two letters at the expense of the other three. And when we bring the critical microscope...

The It Gets Better Project promotes activism to inspire struggling LGBT youth. A new Feinberg study has found psychological distress in LGBT adolescents indeed decreases as they age.

Feinberg study shows ‘It gets better’ for LGBT youth

February 19, 2015

For struggling LGBT adolescents, activist and writer Dan Savage and a host of celebrities have promised, “It gets better.” The idea was supported by a recent Feinberg School of Medicine study,...

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