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Sylvia Regan (left) and JT Turner read the names of victims of anti-transgender violence during a vigil in the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. The event was held by Multicultural Student Affairs Monday in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

NU community members gather to remember victims of anti-transgender violence

November 21, 2017

Northwestern students, faculty and staff read the names of victims of anti-transgender violence and honored their memories during a Monday vigil held in the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. The...

Rainbow Week changes events to increase accessibility, intersectionality

October 9, 2017

Rainbow Alliance altered locations and programming for its annual Rainbow Week in an effort to be more accessible and intersectional, programming committee member Kelsey Phalen said. Changes include...

DarkMatter speaks out against transphobia and racism during the duo's spoken word performance at Parkes Hall on Sunday night. The South Asian art group brought poetry and discussion about nonconforming LGBT people to Northwestern as the student group Rainbow Alliance's fall speakers.

DarkMatter presents poetry performance #ItGetsBitter at Rainbow Alliance’s fall speaker event

October 26, 2015

DarkMatter, a transgender South-Asian performance art duo composed of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian, performed their #ItGetsBitter spoken word poetry as Rainbow Alliance’s fall speaker Sunday...

Rainbow Alliance holds candlelight vigil as part of Rainbow Week

October 9, 2015

Despite having to move indoors due to rain, Rainbow Alliance, an LGBT student interest group, held a candlelight vigil Thursday night as part of its annual Rainbow Week. The vigil, originally intended...

Laverne Cox

Actress Laverne Cox will speak at Northwestern on April 28

April 19, 2015

Actress and activist Laverne Cox will speak at Northwestern later this month as A&O Productions’ spring speaker, the group announced Sunday night. Cox, a transgender woman, will speak April 28...

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