Army of Lovers: Lesbian, Bisexual, Two Spirit, and Queer Women, 1970s and 80s is an oral and visual archival exhibit taking place at SFU’s Harbour Center campus. Running from July 14–August 21, the exhibit focuses on interviews conducted by students in professor El Chenier’s oral history class. Chenier explained those who participated in the feminist and lesbian communities in the '70s and '80s “have a lot of hard-earned wisdom to share,” and created this project as a two-way conversation between young and old generations. The archive itself is a trans-inclusive representation of the narratives that shaped Canada’s early queer and…
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Name: Motoki Long-Nozawa Pronouns: he/him Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Occupation: Japanese language instructor Department Affiliation: Department of World Languages and Literature Fun fact: “I drink a green smoothie and practice self, positive affirmation every morning. These make me physically and mentally…
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VANCOUVER, B.C. — Last Thursday evening, a local straight man intervened in a beer pong dispute, telling all four participants that a gay male guest was fully entitled to blow into the cup to get the thrown ping-pong ball out…
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I appreciate the initiative of including your name and your pronouns in class introductions. But I am always frozen with fear in this situation. I also appreciate this momentous phenomenon of creating language that challenges cissexism and that is welcomes…
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