Advertisers realize need to target new, specific market
As the acceptance of the homosexual, transgender and bisexual community rises, so does advertisers’ realization of the need to target that market, according to a recent study by School of Communication advertising professor Wan-Hsiu “Sunny” Tsai. Just a couple of years ago, the portrayal of gays in the media were few and far between, but...
Coming Out Week kicks off
SpectrUM’s annual Coming Out Week, affectionately known by members as COW, will have events this week to promote education and pride on campus. “COW is significant because it is an outlet for students to see the diversity shown on campus,” said Jared Payne, the Student Government senator for SpectrUM. “And it highlights gay culture and...
Tunnel of Oppression vocalizes issues
Tangled in stained sheets, a young woman, curled into a ball, clutches her head and quietly sobs. Blood dots the sheet around her. Another girl, bound and gagged, silently pleads with you to accept her.
Light at the end of the tunnel
An educational experience designed to remind participants of the acts of oppression occurring in today’s society, the Tunnel is constructed in the UC Ballrooms each year out of dark curtains, multimedia props and other materials.
Coming out for equality, fighting intolerance
In a period of three weeks, six gay teens committed suicide and two anti-gay attacks occurred. These tragic events have forced the nation as a whole to examine bullying and harassment of the gay community.
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