"I am" - Exodus 3:14
I’d like to begin this opinion piece by congratulating Ms. Lia Thomas on her win in the 500-meter freestyle at the Ivy League nationals. As a former swimmer who...
Note: The following anonymous piece of writing was procured by VPR when a manila envelope containing a longer version of the article in an incomprehensible scrawl was slipped under...
A filthy cache of transphobia has revealed itself in discourse surrounding and adjacent to the Equality Act, a bill passed in the House on Feb. 25 to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and...
Senate Bill 2215/House Bill 2576—the latest addition to Tennessee’s infamous “Slate of Hate”— is a law currently making its way through the state’s General Assembly. The “Slate of Hate”...
A decision from the Supreme Court of the United States recently sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQIA+ community and the nation as a whole. It regards a trio of cases on the 2019-2020 docket which all...
Vanderbilt hosted its annual National Coming Out Day event on Fleming Yard where the LGBTQ+ community of Vanderbilt came together and celebrated their courage to come out and accept their identities.
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Earlier this month, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a Republican bill that would allow adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQI+ families. The bill, known as HB...
On Saturday, February 9, Hidden Dores constructed a Tunnel of Oppression on the third floor of Buttrick Hall. Several scenes were displayed, created in partnership with other campus organizations. The...
This past Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of Vanderbilt’s K.C. Potter Center, which houses the Office of LGBTQI Life on campus. The building is named for K.C. Potter, who as Dean of Residential...
As a proud gay, vegan, environmentalist, I often astound people when I tell them that I am also a Republican. My political dogma is unique considering I draw upon many different ideological camps and synthesize...
Marriage equality has undoubtedly been a contentious issue. Even with the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage in the 2015 court case Obergefell v. Hodges, a number of state and national...
