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Sharon Hayes Screens “Ricerche: four,” Exploring Queer Elders’ Identity

On Saturday, March 22, artist and documentary filmmaker Sharon Hayes came to Swarthmore’s campus for a screening and discussion of her most recent work, “Ricerche: four.” The fourth of a series of documentaries centering on questions of gender and sexuality, the film’s

April 3, 2025

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Finally, Representation that Lesbians Can Be Extremely Toxic

A simple stage setup in Upper Tarble did not stop the cast and crew of “Gay Heathers” from putting on a stellar and outstanding show. Complete with passionate performances, colorful costumes, and representation of lesbians being extremely toxic, “Gay Heathers” was incredibly

April 28, 2022

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Queer-Centered Workshop Focuses on Challenging Dominant Narratives Around Sexuality

On Monday, April 4, approximately twenty college community members participated in a workshop titled “Beyond the Binary: Queer and Trans Pleasure 101” held in the Science Center’s Cunniff Lecture Hall. The workshop was independently organized through the efforts of several of the

April 7, 2022

Arts

“The Kai’s the Limit”: a Q&A with Creators Marie Inniss ’23 and Hannah Sobel ’22

Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Anatole Shukla: How did you decide to team up on writing? Marie Inniss: I was gonna write everything and then I found out I can’t write music. And I was just on the phone

November 4, 2021

Arts·Arts & Features·Highlights

Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

The last time Swarthmore saw a football team on its campus was the year 2000. After the team won just five games in five years and at one point had the longest losing streak in America, the Board of Managers decided to

November 4, 2021

Arts

“Stories of our Lives” or the Queer Kenyan Experience

In “Stories of our Lives,” the Nest Collective — an art collective based in Kenya — takes on an inspiring approach in narrating the experiences of the LGBTQ community in Kenya. What initially started as an oral project led to the production

March 5, 2020

Highlights·News

Swarthmore Queer Union Reorganizes, Takes Aim at Expanding Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Swarthmore Queer Union hosted its first meeting of the academic year, reviving the organization after a semester-long hiatus. SQU’s new board is looking to expand and re-establish the organization as Swarthmore’s main group for queer and LGBT+ students.

February 13, 2020

Arts

Reflecting on Denice Frohman

Six years ago, in my first year of high school, I watched a spoken word poem performed online entitled, “Dear Straight People.” For the first time I heard the words, “Dear Queer Young Girl, I see you. You don’t want them to

March 21, 2019

Arts

Dear Ex: A Taiwanese Story About Losing and Regaining Love

Recently available on Netflix, “Dear Ex” (2018) tells a story of a Taiwanese teenage boy who drifts apart from his mother after his father’s death. Both of them are trapped in a confronting situation with a young man who turns out to

March 21, 2019

Campus Journal

The Ten Commandments: Queer Dating at Swat

Imagine, if you will, a bright-eyed freshman arriving at Swarthmore, hoping to find a beautiful gay utopia where everyone who was a lonely queer kid in high school will find love and be swept away on a beautiful rainbow unicorn. Now imagine,

February 22, 2018

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Sharon Hayes Screens “Ricerche: four,” Exploring Queer Elders’ Identity

Finally, Representation that Lesbians Can Be Extremely Toxic

Queer-Centered Workshop Focuses on Challenging Dominant Narratives Around Sexuality

“The Kai’s the Limit”: a Q&A with Creators Marie Inniss ’23 and Hannah Sobel ’22

Original Student Musical “The Kai’s the Limit” Celebrates Student Passion, Queerness

“Stories of our Lives” or the Queer Kenyan Experience

Swarthmore Queer Union Reorganizes, Takes Aim at Expanding Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

Dear Ex: A Taiwanese Story About Losing and Regaining Love

The Ten Commandments: Queer Dating at Swat

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