Gay rights

Defeat of same-sex marriage bill disappoints many

Reactions to the defeated same-sex marriage bill, on campus and off

By Sam Levin and Madina Toure | Dec 4 03:53 am ET

March for Equality in Washington DC

Protesters gathered in Washington, DC from around the country, including Columbia, to speak out for gay rights. Unfurling an enormous rainbow flag, they walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol Building as part of Sunday’s National Equality March. Tens of thousands turned out to demand full legal equality on the 30th anniversary of the first such march, led by Harvey Milk in 1979.

By Joey Shemuel | Oct 12 02:08 am ET

Palling Around with Traitors, or Those Who Feel Like Them

Long before my letters of acceptance and rejection from universities trickled in, I was sitting in a café with my Columbia interviewer—who, herself, had graduated not long ago.

By Noah Baron | Oct 27 07:56 pm ET

Gayava Hosts Conference on Judaism, LGBT Life

This weekend, 130 students from across North America will converge on the Jewish Theological Seminary to discuss topics ranging from “Gender Neutral Organizing on Campus” to “Leviticus 18:22—Who is

By Mary Kohlmann | Feb 7 02:12 am ET

Iran, Sexuality, and Human Rights

Mahmoud Asgari, 16, and Ayaz Marhoni, 18, were two teenagers from the province of Khuzestan, charged with rape and sodomy in a nation where both concepts are frequently conflated by a specious just

By Aries De La Cruz | Sep 23 11:52 pm ET

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