LGBTQ2+
Five local BIPOC and/or queer-owned businesses
July 31, 2022By: Jos Stevens, Peak Associate With farmer’s markets and festivals popping up all over the city this summer, there is no better time to explore small local businesses. Spending your money on local businesses has a myriad of benefits over shutting yourself in a corporate mall. These benefits can include ethical material sourcing, financing the livelihoods of people rather than corporate structures, and connecting with your community. Here are five BIPOC and/or queer-owned businesses I’m excited to order from! For COVID-19 safety, I recommend sticking to smaller and outdoor markets in your community and showing up either right when they open…
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The Bright-er Side: Hallmark movies are showing more diversity
February 2, 2021by Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor I usually refer to watching Hallmark movies as my guilty pleasure. Not because they’re super cheesy, but because of the network’s history of prioritizing white, cisgender, heterosexual, and overall normative stories. However, with…
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I’m tired of SFU’s performative activism
October 9, 2020by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief SFU has done it again: they have failed to consult Indigenous students on a building for Indigenous students. In a letter posted by the First Nations Student Association (FNSA), they stated they weren’t even invited to…
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Pride events may be cancelled, but being proud is not
June 1, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19, Pride festivities worldwide have either been cancelled or re-imagined into virtual events. These cancellations include New York City’s Pride March, which has been cancelled for the first time in…
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SFSS talks “conversion therapy” in Canada
September 27, 2019By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer In June 2018, Vancouver became the first Canadian city to ban “conversion therapy.” Now, SFU’s Out On Campus is pushing for more: a complete ban on “conversion therapy” throughout Canada. The Simon Fraser Student Society,…
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Dear straight people, Pride is so much more than a party
June 22, 2019By: Encina Roh, Peak Associate For many of us in the LGBTQ2+ community, Pride is the one event where we can show our identities freely without fear of persecution. Normally, I look around before I hold a girl’s hand, shoulder-checking…
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Queer students deserve better than what the SFSS is providing
October 22, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor When I left high school, every breath felt fresher and every step felt stronger. Most students experience this power, but to queer students this can be even more valued. For us, coming to university…
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Unsanctioned posters with SFSS logo taken down, but fate of Redeemed Christian Fellowship still unclear
July 3, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Last week, The Peak reported that the Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF), a club recognised by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), had used the society’s logo without permission to advertise an event that…
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