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Walking search engine | My Gay Agenda

Walking search engine | My Gay Agenda

By Julien Pedro November 4, 2025
Everyone comes out in different ways at different times in their life — over and over again. Sometimes people will be confused, and you have to go the extra step, but that’s okay. The lesson isn’t that people have to stop asking questions — it’s that they need to start asking themselves when and why they’re asking. People should still be able to feel like they’re the ones steering their own stories.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: Polite queerness isn’t enough

By Guest Writer February 15, 2024
I can’t afford to settle for an America that only tolerates polite, uncomplicated queerness.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

I’m Hock-Gay for ‘Check, Please!’ | You Had Me At ‘It’s Gay’

By Kal Hawley October 10, 2023
“Check, Please!” is a comic about Eric “Bitty” Bittle, a closeted figure skater turned hockey player who attends the fictional Samwell University in Samwell, MA. It will have you grinning ear-to-ear from a sweet romantic moment and then gut punch you with the most poignant and deep introspection on what being queer and falling in love truly means.

EDIT: Coming out in the (W)NBA

By Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2013

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has revealed his homosexuality in a Sports Illustrated article. This is the first time an active professional athlete in a major sport has come out during their...

SMITH: Gay rights and the American athlete

By Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2013

In the last several months, the U.S. has had some of its most meaningful discussions on the issue of gay rights. It started before the 2012 elections, when President Barack Obama became the first sitting...

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