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Growing up in Logan, Utah, UNI alum Kalyani Kannan struggled to see her LGBTQ identity reflected in her peers and mentors. As a graduate student at UNI, she found a supportive community and now, in her new role as LGBTQ student services coordinator, she s able to be the role model she needed when she was young.
“[This role] really is kind of the perfect combination of a community that’s very near and dear to my heart, as someone who has been out for many years, and … working with students to build community and share resources,” she said. “Being able to provide that kind of support for students is important to me.”
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Awards Season is upon us, and while we tend to associate this time of year more with films and television than printed works, comics are getting in on the love too. Last week the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced, highlighting stories that offer fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives, and some of the best comics of 2020 made the list.
Pride Center Opportunities: Meeting new people, mentoring for LGBTQ+ students utdailybeacon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from utdailybeacon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation. (Amazon)
If you’re looking for something to do during lockdown that isn’t constantly scrolling through social media, then maybe you could try picking up new books online?
More specifically, and even better, books that put the spotlight on LGBT+ people. From personal memoirs to fiction novels both classic and modern, there’s plenty to add to or start your collection.
This list features sci-fi young adult novels that centre queer characters, books that celebrate being unashamedly queer and in love and those that highlight the struggles many LGBT+ have to face across the globe.