No Labels, welcoming all

HOW DOES A GROUP CALLED NO LABELS describe its mission? “To provide a safe space for queer people of color, allies, and advocates through volunteerism, advocacy, educational programming, collaboration, and inclusion.” “No Labels was created in 2017 by an African American queer student because they felt there wasn’t a place… Continue reading…

Michael Tuso, a Spartan LGBTQ+ trailblazer

MICHAEL TUSO ’11 was the first in his family to go to college. Although it was the last thing on his mind, he was also the first openly gay student body president at UNCG. “I never thought about it,” he says. “I was thinking, ‘Let’s get to work, let’s roll… Continue reading…

A lesbian alumna’s story: From newsprint to novels

BERTHA HARRIS ’59 BA, ’69 MFA was a lesbian feminist writer whose work is stylistically rich, playful, and steeped in both literary history and the Women’s Movement of the 1960s and ’70s. As an undergraduate at Woman’s College, she wrote for The Carolinian, responding to campus issues with edgy wit…. Continue reading…