LGBTQIA2S+
SFU Rugby and Quadball host “Decades of Drag”
March 27, 2023The Simon Fraser Rugby Football Club partnered with the SFU Quadball Team to host “Decades of Drag.” The event was a night of drag, drinks, and dancing at Biercraft on Burnaby Mountain. Drag queens performed dances to music from across different decades. With the intention to promote diversity in sports, all proceeds went towards QMUNITY, an organization working “to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives.” The Peak interviewed Jess Picco, the women’s representative of the Rugby Club, and Brooke Davis, the captain of the Quadball Team. They spoke about how the event came to be, its purpose, and next steps…
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The second class treatment of first class athletes
March 2, 2023In March 2019, members of the US women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against their umbrella organization, US Soccer. The lawsuit speaks to the systemic underpaying of US women soccer players in comparison to the US men’s…
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Urban inequalities for women and marginalized communities
February 15, 2023Tiffany Muller Myrdahl is a senior lecturer at SFU and her research analyzes urban inequalities and inclusion strategies that target women and the LGBTQIA2S+ community. In an interview with Myrdahl, she told The Peak how urban inequalities exist today, and…
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Learn more about sexual health resources on the SFU campus
February 14, 2023The week of February 14–18 marks the annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week in Canada. A survey designed by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada was conducted by the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality in January 2021.…
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Dr. Carman Fung discusses the transformation of tomboy identities
February 13, 2023Dr. Carman Fung is a lecturer in the department of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies at SFU. They “study the lesbian secondary gender, ‘tomboy,’ across the transnational Sinophone world encompassing contemporary China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.” This is the topic…
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“Homelands: Exile and Return” with Kamal Al-Solaylee and Amyn Sajoo
February 9, 2023Kamal Al-Solaylee shared his story, knowledge, and writing at the Homelands: Exile and Return event. Al-Solaylee is a director and professor in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at UBC. The event was led as a Q&A, moderated by…
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No, queer curriculum in schools isn’t “grooming” students
January 26, 2023Despite years of progress on LGBTQIA2S+ rights in Canada, the last couple of years have seen a resurgence in naked bigotry towards queer people. One of the most dangerous tactics used to demonize the community has been to reduce teachers…
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Opinions in Dialogue: The corporatization of Pride Month
July 5, 2022By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer, & C Icart, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of homophobia and transphobia Pride month merch from faceless, multi-billion-dollar corporations is among the most calculated, yet somehow weirdly personalized marketing schemes ever. Over the course of…
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Finding unexpected queer community in a religious school
June 27, 2022Content warning: queerphobia, religious bias I think most people who grew up aware of their queerness felt like they were the “only one” at some point. I was attracted to girls before I even realized I was expected to like…
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Monday Music: Songs that celebrate queer sexuality
February 14, 2022For many young adults, public school sex education is inadequate and promotes harmful messages surrounding queer sex. I still battle with the shame I was taught to feel at a young age. Music has always helped me work through these…
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