LGBTQ+ Archives – The Spectrum Newspaper

GSA Hosts Pride Week on Campus

November 20, 2024

Sacred Heart University hosted a Pride Week from Nov. 10 through Nov. 15 with the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) holding multiple events in celebration….

Second Annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony Recognizes LGBTQ+ Community

April 24, 2024

On April 17, the second annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony took place in the West Campus Atrium at 4 p.m. This ceremony is held to…

SHU Hires New Manager of LGBTQ+ Affairs

January 31, 2024

In the fall of 2023, Sacred Heart University hired the inaugural manager of LGBTQ+ affairs, Kyle Humphreys. Humphreys identifies as trans-masculine and uses him/his/they/them…

SHU’s Newest Greek Life – Lambda Delta Xi

September 20, 2023

This fall, Sacred Heart University welcomes a new Greek life organization to campus, and it is the first of its kind. Lambda Delta Xi…

Drag Shows Being Restricted Across Country

April 5, 2023

On March 4, the governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee, signed a bill into law that is changing the landscape of LGBTQ+ rights, and creating…

Spotlight: PRIDE

March 22, 2023

The PRIDE club is putting Sacred Heart University’s commitment to inclusion and progress into action. The organization holds events with the goal to embrace…

“Don’t Say Gay” in Florida

April 6, 2022

According to the Associated Press, on March 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida officially signed what the critics have called the “Don’t Say Gay”…

The Importance of Being an Ally

November 24, 2021

What defines someone as an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community? “An ally of the LGBTQIA+ community is someone who not only supports the rights…

Inclusion at SHU

November 24, 2021

Sacred Heart University does not hide where they stand in regard to their support for the LGBTQ+ community. “We embrace one another regardless of…

New Assistant Track Coach Comes Out Publicly After Being Hired By SHU

November 24, 2021

“I knew that I had to be somewhere where I could be myself. It’s freeing,” said Wyatt Warnick, Sacred Heart University’s newly hired assistant…