Transphobia
Transphobia is way too accepted in BC
July 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of transphobia. Institutions give too much power to transphobes. This society has shown it allows and tolerates transphobia. It protects transphobes more than it protects trans people. We need to do better in protecting trans folks because the heteronormative social constructs we live in put them in danger. Just last month during a track meet in Kelowna, a grandfather from the bleachers hollered “Hey! This is a girls’ event, why are boys throwing?!” to two nine-year-old girls. The man believed two of the contestants were either “boys or transgender” due to their…
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2SLGBTQIA+ panel discusses the past, present, and future of queer communities in Canada
July 11, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of transphobia, queerphobia, and conversion therapy. As Pride month ends for 2023, discussions regarding the future of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community have come into mainstream conversation. The conversation is especially aggravated by the…
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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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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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Broadway has an inclusivity problem
May 26, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Humour Editor Broadway’s reckoning has finally come. Over a year after all shows shut down to curb COVID-19’s spread, Broadway aims to return in September 2021. However, individuals within and around the industry aren’t happy about this…
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The ableist obstacles I faced filing for withdrawals
November 7, 2020Written by Anonymous Content warning: Ableism, mentions of transphobia, and negligence from authoritative figures. My first two semesters at SFU were pretty rocky. Going into my third, I was looking for a fresh start — but the SFU administration seems…
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“Death of the author” doesn’t negate the need for critical readings and re-readings
January 4, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief When I was in fourth grade I had to do a presentation on “my hero,” which is a pretty standard assignment for a kid’s first foray into PowerPoint. I picked J.K. Rowling, who was my absolute favourite…
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How the SFU community reacted to the canceled ‘gender debate’ at Harbour Centre
November 18, 2019By : Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Due to significant controversy and outcry from the public, an event that was scheduled to be held at SFU Harbour Centre on November 2, “How media bias shapes the gender debate,” was relocated…
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SFU can support trans* rights by not conflating free speech and hate speech
October 4, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief I’m so sorry to all my trans*, genderqueer, nonbinary, and queer peers. You shouldn’t have to deal with noted transphobes speaking on your campus. Meanwhile, SFU is claiming neutrality vis-à-vis the “How media bias shapes the gender…
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Transphobic vandalism in SFU washrooms
October 1, 2019Content warning: the following article discusses themes of suicide and contains triggering transphobic slurs and images of vandalism. The Peak has chosen not to publish photos of the transphobic vandalism. By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Ongoing transphobic and homophobic…
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