Out on Campus
Out on Campus hosts Australian drag film screening
June 3, 2025On May 20, Out on Campus (OOC) screened their first movie of the summer with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. OOC is a student organization “dedicated to supporting SFU’s 2SLGBTQIA+ students and allies.” This 1994 road trip movie follows three drag queens touring Australia. It is based on the lives of three real drag queens — Cindy Pastel, Strykermeyer, and Lady Bump — portrayed by Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp. The film highlights the harms of deadnaming and portrays a cast who support one another in the face of violence. The Peak attended the event…
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Out on Campus holds Transgender Day of Remembrance event
December 2, 2024Content warning: mentions of violence, transphobia, and suicide. November 20 marked Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This year, Out On Campus (OOC) hosted a TDOR event in the Student Union Building ballroom. OOC “is a department of the Simon Fraser…
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SFU Queer Collective’s webinar tackles 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in universities
June 27, 2024On June 5, SFU Queer Collective held their first webinar since the organization’s revival earlier this year. The network includes SFU graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, staff, and alumni who hope to foster an inclusive environment for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community…
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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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Celebrating Transgender Day of Remembrance should be backed with action
November 16, 2020Content Warning: Mentions of transphobia, trans death. It has been almost 21 years since Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was first held on November 20, 1999. It is held annually on November 20 to honour transgender and gender non-conforming lives…
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What I learned about navigating relationships during COVID-19
July 7, 2020I’m not sure if therapy can count as a special interest, but if I see any article or event that involves self-improvement or healing as the focus, my reaction is usually of dorkish excitement. So when I learned that SFU…
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Multiple student groups victim to break-ins on campus in the past few months
June 30, 2020Embark, Out On Campus (OOC), and The Peak’s offices have all been subject to break-ins and petty theft over the past few months. Ashley Brooks, Out On Campus coordinator, found out about the break-in on April 3, shortly after the…
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Coming Up at SFU: February 10–14
February 11, 2020Reading in the Arts and Social Sciences The Student Learning Commons is hosting a 50-minute workshop on reading strategies for students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). It will introduce four reading strategies for writing essays, research…
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Out on Campus launches a new campaign that seeks to protect its trans members
June 1, 2019#WeJustNeedToPee is a new poster campaign launched by Out on Campus that, as the posters read, seeks to “express a message of support and solidarity to our trans students, staff and visitors.” The campaign was put forward by Ashley Brooks,…
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Voices of SFU: “What do you want from your next SFSS representatives?”
March 9, 2019Compiled by: Alex Bloom and Gabrielle McLaren “I would like to see the SFSS focus on more health and wellness resources for students. I think bringing in a dietician/nutritionist to give workshops geared towards student lifestyles and student budgets would…
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