pride month
EXCLUSIVE: McFogg the Dog comes out as gay
July 29, 2025By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate With a studded collar and a lipstick stain on the cheek that he claimed to be from Gerard Way, McFogg the Dog sat in the doorway of a Lorne Davies Complex athletic storage closet for this exclusive interview. He’s called the closet home for the past seven years after mysteriously leaving the position of our school’s mascot. During this time, he was ferociously dodging Craigslist bidders who wanted to get his fabulous bod back into the mainstream for a revolutionary comeback tour. Meanwhile, the retired legend stayed away, trying to find a sense of self…
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Pride, politics, and the pause on performative allyship
July 1, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Taking a stand on certain issues is a useful tactic for businesses to connect with their consumers. For example, the recent Canada-US trade war has motivated Canadian companies to advertise using the “Buy Canadian” trend.…
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The Book Nook: A collection of queer literature to buy at Cross & Crows
August 2, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Nestled in a quaint corner south of Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station is Cross & Crows Books. This cozy haven is “the friendliest, queerest bookstore in East Van,” and features a variety of queer literature…
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Peakie is here to answer your queeries
June 19, 2024By: Cam Darting, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie, I have given birth to so many children you’d think I was Little John’s wife! No galvanized steel is needed for me, though; I prefer to work on…
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Move out of the way cisheteros, it’s not about you this month
June 19, 2024By: Cam Darting, SFU Student I think it’s time to move to a different city and start anew. Everyone around me is a fake ally. It’s been 4,320 minutes since May turned into June, and nobody has wished me a…
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Pride history exhibit opens in Surrey
July 11, 2022By: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer Dr. Jen Marchbank from SFU’s gender, sexuality and women’s studies department has curated the first LGBTQIA2S+ exhibit at the Museum of Surrey. This comes as part of the museum’s Show and Share displays with elements…
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How voguing carries decades of queer history through its movement
June 27, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer On June 16, the SFU School for the Contemporary Arts and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement hosted a Public Talk and Vogue Workshop at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. This workshop and presentation was…
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Finding unexpected queer community in a religious school
June 27, 2022By: Fern Ridley, SFU Student Content 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…
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Monday Music: Empowering anthems by queer artists
June 14, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Humour Editor As Pride Month starts to wind down, it’s important for those of us in the LGBTQIA2S+ community to continue celebrating our resilience and courage. These songs, all by artists who identify as queer, are anthems…
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I’m sick of being my own ally
June 1, 2021By: Dev Petrovic, Opinions Editor Pride Month is once again around the corner and as much as I’d like to celebrate and forget about the atrocities of our not-so-queer-friendly reality, there’s still too much that weighs on me daily. Non-binary…
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