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Salt lake resident shows their support for Biden-Harris presidency on Thursday, October 29th, 2020. Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah

Kincart: Is Your Post-Election Rhetoric Exclusive?

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer November 25, 2020

  In the weeks leading up to and away from the election, it is not unusual to hear friends say, “If Trump wins, I’m leaving the country.” In 2016, Canada’s immigration website crashed as...

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Saifee: We Need More Women in the Environmental Movement

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor November 14, 2020

  I am a junior in college studying the effects of climate change on our world. I must admit my major is sad. The reality is that humans have severely altered the earth, which has resulted in the...

Gender inclusion procedures must be adopted by each local school board in the state of Utah to help foster widespread acceptance in our communities and facilitate greater visibility for students and faculty who are gender non-conforming. (Courtesy Flickr)

Starr: All Gender Non-Conforming Students Deserve Visibility

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer April 18, 2020

  This year, the Salt Lake City Board of Education strengthened their district’s administrative procedures by updating the gender inclusion policy and laying out transition plans for both students...

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‘Genderqueer’ Challenges the Norms of Gender and Identity

By Arielle Gulley, Arts Writer March 7, 2020

  Allan Hunter’s debut book “Genderqueer: A Story from a Different Closet” takes a personal look at the topic of gender and the dilemma that comes from not conforming to gender norms. The...

Cereal is no longer an unhealthy bowl of sugar and milk, but a delicious reward that I have earned by being alive. (Design by Ashlyn Cary | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Binge Bytes: ‘Banging Book Club’

By Alaikia Marielle April 21, 2019

  From YouTubers Hannah Witton, Lucy Moon and Leena Norms, “Banging Book Club” is the witty and honest book club podcast about all things sex and gender. “Banging Book Club” is a discussion...

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Utah Legislators to Propose Bill Restricting Change of Gender at Birth

By Katelyn Collett January 30, 2019

  The Utah Legislature general session for 2019 is set to begin this month. Among the bills to be proposed, there will be one that has already sparked debate. The bill is known as H.B. 153 or the...

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Petersen: Speculating Over Sexuality Only Adds to Toxic Masculinity

By Josh Petersen December 7, 2018

If you spend enough time on some of the trashier corners of gay Twitter gossip (I am, ahem, guilty), you have been privy to a shocking secret for some time now. You might have seen it in the hand movements,...

The U Has Room to Improve on Diversity, According to Pac-12 Comparison

November 4, 2014

When the U joined the Pac-12 in 2011, athletics were only part of the package. The Pac-12 features some of the world’s most academically rigorous institutions in the country. David Rudd, dean of...

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Gender Wage Gap Doesn’t Make “Cents”

September 10, 2014

  For every dollar a man makes in Utah, a woman makes $0.69. This means a woman will earn $1.2 million less over her career than a man will, according to the American Association of University Women....

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A Safe Space: Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

September 10, 2014

  Right across from the reserve desk on the second floor of the Marriott Library is a gender-neutral bathroom. This bathroom was built, according to the LGBT Resource Center, to “ensure safety...