Sexuality and Gender Alliance Co-Presidents Kyle Benjamin and Zach Hruby hope to provide a platform for open minds and new ways of thinking regarding gender norms at the second annual drag show. Benjamin and Hruby have been busy making preparations for the show, which is set to take place Friday, March 13. The event will…
Concordia Theatre and SAGA collaborate Concordia’s Straight and Gay Alliance teamed up with the theater honor society, Alphi Psi Omega, to host Concordia’s first-annual drag show. Alphi Psi Omega President Hannah Wehlage was excited to do something new this year for the theater’s annual dance. “We have a dance at the end of the year,”…
SAGA attends Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally conference Fourteen of Concordia’s Straight and Gay Alliance students attended a conference in Missouri this past weekend to discuss progressive issues such as the definition of gender and sexual fluidity. The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, founded in 1993, was hosted in Kansas City, Mo….
Within the last week, I’ve heard a lot of appalling things. It all started when the Concordian published two articles that dealt heavily with issues I consider close to my heart. My personal identity was revealed to campus in an article that dealt with gender-neutral bathrooms, and another article discussed the issues of sexism and…
I wanted to take a minute to reply to an article in last week’s Concordian that discussed my participation in Mr. Concordia. I would just like to explain my lyrics in attempt to clear up the misunderstanding that may have been portrayed. To start with, I love the work of SAGA. I’m a supporter and…
Comments made at Mr. Concordia have prompted conversations around campus about privilege, gender, race and culture. SAGA, the Straight and Gay Alliance, met on Jan. 29 to discuss some of the remarks that were made at the event held Jan. 25. The main issue the group discussed came when one contestant made comments…
The transition to embracing trans* Once upon a time, there was a girl we will call… Scarf Girl. Scarf Girl was a freshman at Concordia College and was unsure about how safe an environment it would be. Her high school did not have many great people, there were not many resources for her and the…
Coming Out Week reflected Concordia’s Straight and Gay Alliance’s plans to expand their outreach this year to members who are not gay, lesbian or bisexual last week. In the coming year, SAGA will spread their message of awareness and being a safe space for all people by trying to get more speakers on campus and…
Once Upon a Time, there was a boy who we’ll call… Scarf Boy. Scarf Boy was a freshman at Concordia College and was unsure about how safe of an environment it would be. His high school had some great people, good resources, and a pretty loving atmosphere, but he didn’t feel like he could fully…
I don’t need to call the recent article by Jacob Amos a, “paradox”, “oxymoron”, “nonsensical” or even, “downright stupid”, I will simply call it– wrong. It is wrong because Mr. Amos’ essay is internally inconsistent and also because, if taken seriously, his ideas would destroy the very discourses he’s trying to protect. Amos states a…