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Transgender students report feelings of safety, but incomplete support

In the face of nationwide hate crimes, students say decades-long work is not yet done

Will Sytsma, Staff Editor • August 13, 2024

Content Warning: This article describes suicide and violence against transgender people. When Gabe Michelangelo was weighing which colleges to apply to, his transgender identity was one of...

All Things Go partnered with Spotify EQUAL to present summit

Creator summit discusses equity and social impact within the music industry

Bailey Bish, Staff Editor • December 13, 2023

The All Things Go Music Festival returned to the Merriweather Post Pavilion from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, bringing a lineup of 32 artists to the Washington, D.C. region for the festival’s ninth year. Starting...

Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer • October 6, 2023

Members of the American University community gathered outside Mary Graydon Center on Oct. 2 to witness the university's Second Annual Progress Pride Flag Raising. The original raising...

DC’s march for transgender youth autonomy

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor • May 3, 2023

Queer Youth Assemble organized the “March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy” which took place March 31 to mark the International Day of Transgender Visibility, according to the organization's website....

Restrooms restructured

New policy changes present challenges for gender-nonconforming students.

Neal Franklin, Editor in Chief • December 28, 2022

Sophomore Cameron Eller, the trans and nonbinary coordinator for the LGBTQ+ student advocacy and programming group, AU Pride, toured the university as a prospective student before the 2021-2022 academic...