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Talking about her history of being part of the LGBTQ community, Marcia White gives advice to her audience about how people should focus on being their authentic selves without fear of what others will think of them. (Kennedy Robins/ The Signpost)

Achieving peace through hard conversations

Makayla Geddes October 18, 2021

Marcia White, the keynote speaker for the Marquardt Speaker Series, Peace and Possibility Project, spoke about the importance of her inner compass, core values and beliefs, and how they have helped her...

The Peace and Possibility speaker series aims to provide opportunities and enhance the welcomeness that Weber State University is working to achieve. (Weber State University)

Alcanzando paz por medio de las conversaciones difíciles

Addison Weeks October 18, 2021

Marcia White recientemente fue la oradora fundamental para el Marquardt Speaker Series, Peace and Possibility Project. Ella habló de la importancia de su brújula interna, sus creencias y valores...

Students can read magazines in a quiet environment while waiting to speak with their counselors. (Kennedy Robins/ The Signpost)

Mental health crises in the pandemic

Rebecca Baggett October 6, 2021

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, research has shown that many, including students, have struggled with big decisions and the uncertainty of the future, and it has largely impacted mental health.Education...

The Gay-Straight Alliance was recently changed to the Gender and Sexuality Alliance to be more inclusive. Photo credit: Blythe Evans

What’s in a name?

Lissete Landaverde September 29, 2021

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance, previously known as the Gay-Straight Alliance, is an on-campus organization at Weber State University where LGBTQ individuals and allies are welcome to join and be surrounded...

Same-sex marriage was recently made legal in Switzerland this past week. Photo credit: Pixabay

Do you know your news? Sept. 28

Joshua Kamp September 27, 2021

1. On Sept. 27, a federal judge approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., the man who was institutionalized after he attempted and failed to assassinate which U.S. president? a. George...

The LQ Zine was created with the intentions to bring together and represent the LGBTQ community of Ogden. Photo credit: Weber State University

The LQ Zine provides opportunities to uplift LGBTQ artists

Lissete Landaverde September 3, 2021

The LGBTQ community in Ogden may not seem prominent looking in, but there are many members and allies around the city. One of the communities in Ogden is the LQ Zine, a self-published magazine run by Lisa...

People gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the annual Pride Parade (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

OPINION: Why we still need Pride

Breanna Hart July 12, 2021

Throughout the month of June, I wrote several columns highlighting certain events in the history of the LGBTQ community that have made an impact on where we are today. It’s been 51 years since the...

Homosexuality was officially taken out of the DSM in 1987. (Alex Guzman / The Signpost)

A timeline for Pride: The psychological roots of conversion therapy

Breanna Hart June 14, 2021

Before 1987, homosexuality was considered a diagnosable mental disorder that required psychiatric intervention. The American Psychiatric Association publishes guidelines in a manual, the Diagnostic and...

People gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the annual Pride Parade (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

A timeline for Pride: The Stonewall riots

Breanna Hart June 7, 2021

We’ve come a long way since the first brick was thrown at Stonewall.Fifty-one years ago in Manhattan, New York, at the end of June, a riot broke out in Greenwich Village. In the early morning hours...

LGBTQ+ pride flags line the entrances to Weber State University on March 26. Photo credit: Weber State University

Encircle creates connections for the LGBTQ community

Ally Nelson April 12, 2021

LGBTQ youth are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. Forty-eight percent of transgender adults reported having made a suicide attempt, according to Encircle’s...

Azzam holds a sign reading, If you believe in gender equality, then you are a feminist! on March 14 in Ogden, Utah. (Brooklynn Kilgore / The Signpost) Photo credit: Brooklynn Kilgore

This is the many faces of feminism

Brooklynn Kilgore March 17, 2021

Do you identify as a feminist? Do you identify as LGBTQ+? Are you an ally of the LGBTQ+ community? What is feminism to you? How do you advocate for the issues you support? What change do you hope to see...

Wildcats celebrate their victory over the Eagles (Cameron Till / The Signpost) Photo credit: Signpost Archives

WSU Alumnus and NFL player Wade Davis II keynotes at Diversity Symposium

Alec Cipollini February 17, 2021

Former Weber State and NFL player Wade Davis II discussed discrimination and diversity in connection to athletics at the seventh annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium Conference on Feb. 9.Davis was born...

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