LGBTQIA+

Shana Goldin-Perschbacher holding her book, Queer Country
What does queer performance have in common with country music?
Type: News Story
Professor Shana Goldin-Perschbacher discusses her book ‘Queer Country.’
June 22, 2023
Philadelphia landmarks in rainbow colors
What to read and watch to celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture and communities
Type: News Story
Check out these works celebrating LGBTQIA+ culture and communities recommended by Professor Brad Windhauser.
June 21, 2023
Carmen Maria Machado sitting next to Liz Moore
Temple hosts event with award-winning Philadelphia-based author Carmen Maria Machado
Type: News Story
Best-selling and award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado visited Temple for a Q&A during Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 19, 2022
Image of Courtney Kater in a sweater.
Temple student lands prestigious internship at Lambda Legal
Type: News Story
Courtney Kater, a gender, sexuality and women’s studies major, is interning at national nonprofit Lambda Legal.
October 13, 2022
Image of NCOWFest balloons
Show your pride during National Coming Out Week
Type: News Story
Check out the events Temple’s Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL) is hosting for National Coming Out Week.
September 26, 2022
Image of Adrienne Shaw in a black shirt.
Why are shows with queer female characters being canceled? A Temple professor explains
Type: News Story
Klein Associate Professor Adrienne Shaw discusses LGBTQIA+ representation in the media amid recent cancellations.
August 23, 2022
Image of a student in a crown getting rainbow cords.
Temple’s LGBTQIA+ seniors celebrated at Lavender Graduation
Type: News Story
Lavender Graduation celebrated LGBTQIA+ students in Temple’s Class of 2022.
May 10, 2022
CLA alumnus and activist named a 2022 Marshall Scholar
Type: News Story
Osimiri Sprowal is one of only 41 students chosen for the scholarship this year.
January 28, 2022
Brice Izyah smiling, wearing a red hat and standing under a Temple flag.
Former “Survivor” contestant changes lives on and off-screen
Type: News Story
Reality show contestant turned podcast host has changed reality TV, while impacting lives as a social worker.
August 26, 2021
Students and alumni carrying a rainbow Pride flag and a Temple Flag.
Temple celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride in NYC
Type: News Story
Temple’s Pride class offers a history lesson and a unique internship opportunity with NYC’s annual Pride event.
August 4, 2021
Heath Fogg Davis standing by a staircase with a red background.
How the gender identity revolution impacts society
Type: News Story
With the growing changes to how we identify ourselves, Heath Fogg Davis explains the ways pronouns and names influence our lives.
August 4, 2021
Andreas Copes in front of a blue background, wearing a Planned Parenthood shirt.
Student earns prestigious LGBTQIA+ scholarship
Type: News Story
Innovative programming and accomplishments by a Temple student catch the attention of an influential LGBTQ+ organization.
July 23, 2021
Jennifer Pollitt standing in front of a concrete building, wearing a white t-shirt.
Why aromantic and asexual people belong in LGBTQIA+ community
Type: News Story
Professor of gender, sex and sexuality discusses the positive impact aromantics and asexuals make on the LGBTQIA+ community.
July 6, 2021
Dockery wearing pink sunglasses and striking makeup as Ruth Canal.
Dental student graduates in drag in viral video
Type: News Story
Kornberg graduate accepted diploma as drag persona.
July 1, 2021
An Owl statue spreads its wings on Temple's Main Campus.
Fox professor discusses the ‘business of Pride’
Type: News Story
Associate Professor Jeffrey Boles discusses the benefits, opportunities and challenges of corporate-sponsored Pride.
June 22, 2021
A Temple student holding up a rainbow colored pin that says "born this way."
National Coming Out Week goes virtual with this message: Love
Type: News Story
Learn how to participate in the week’s virtual events centered around the LGBTQIA+ campus community.
September 30, 2020
Temple alumnae Edith Windsor at the Temple Performing Arts Center in 2014.
LGBTQIA+ alumni, faculty and staff activists, scholars
Type: News Story
Learn about alumni, faculty and staff who play an active role in empowering the Philadelphia LGBTQIA+ community and beyond.
June 25, 2020
Colorful abstract lights representing a digital space.
Pride goes virtual
Type: News Story
In this Klein College of Media and Communication course, students engage with Pride celebration like never before.
June 16, 2020