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Alan Bounville walks through Chapel Hill. He is close to the end of his 6,000 mile "Into the Light" walk which started May 31, 2011. Bounville will walk the last 3 miles of his Light walk in Washington D.C. on February 3rd.

Activist Alan Bounville walks 6,000 miles for LGBT equality

By Amanda Albright | January 30

Alan Bounville left Seattle, Wash., in February 2011 on a quest to achieve full equality for LGBT people.

Town, University ?celebrate ally week

By Emily Byrd and Sam Fletcher | January 29

This week, UNC and downtown Chapel Hill are celebrating the work of Safe Zone Allies, a group of students and faculty who provide support to UNC’s lesbian, ...

The campus LGBTQ center needs a more central location

By Editorial Board | November 8

The UNC LGBTQ Center works to make the University a safe, affirming environment for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. But the current ...

Work Study students Meshell Sturgis, a senior English major, and Tim Armstrong, a senior business major, work at the LGBTQ Center in SASB North Suite. Meshell has worked at the center since last year, and recently made safe zone placards. Tim has worked at the center since his first year, and is a safe zone facilitator who leads trainings and he is a head coordinator for Ally Week.

LGBTQ Center seeks new location

By Andy Willard | November 6

The LGBTQ Center aims to be accessible to all students — but some believe the distant location of its office on South Campus makes it harder to connect ...

LGBTQ committee pushes equal housing, benefits

By Taryn Rothstein | October 3

At least one group of the University’s stakeholders is pushing for gender-neutral housing and equal employment benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...

Kleinschmidt is off to the capital for LGBT Pride Month

By Kaitlyn Knepp | June 11

Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt has spent more than two decades as an activist for civil rights, even marching on Washington, D.C., in support of various issues. ...

UNC has no plans for Amendment One in place

By Emily Overcarsh | April 18

Amendment One goes to a vote in less than 20 days, but UNC has yet to release any plans on whether it would alter policies to maintain benefits for faculty, ...

UNC varsity athletes say, ‘It gets better’

By Olivia Frere | April 17

More than 30 student athletes from 10 different varsity sports teams echoed a simple but powerful phrase in a video released Tuesday.

Chapel Hill to include domestic partnerships in the definition of 'spouse'

By Jenny Surane | April 11

Chapel Hill’s new cellphone ban has been replete with controversy. Now, concerns extend past driving to focus on gay and lesbian rights.

Gender-neutral housing debate restarts at UNC

By Emily Overcarsh | March 28

The fight for gender-neutral housing began anew Tuesday night as about 15 students rallied in the Pit to restart the campaign.

'Equality Matters' lecture highlights benefits of LGBTQ acceptance

By John Rusnak | February 23

Greater acceptance of gay, lesbian and bisexual teens can also help heterosexual teens, research shows.

Amendment One headlines Provost Carney’s meeting with LGBTQ advisory comittee

By Kevin Phinney | February 23

Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Center are focusing on the facts behind Amendment One, and they want the University to do ...

Women’s Studies department gets new, inclusive title

By Carly Baker | February 14

The Department of Women’s Studies doesn’t want interested students to avoid taking its classes based on a feminist perception — so on July 1 it ...

Thorp rejects gender-neutral housing option

By Andy Thomason | February 6

A campus proposal that would have established a gender-neutral housing option at the University has been rejected by Chancellor Holden Thorp.

Year in Review: Gay marriage threatened in N.C.

By Estes Gould | December 6

After heated debate and campaigns on both sides of the issue, the N.C. General Assembly made a decision Sept. 13 to pass a bill banning same-sex marriage ...

UNC alumni create calendar to benefit bullied LGBT teens

By Maggie Conner | December 6

Two Tar Heels just made September and November a little sexier. Megan Perez and Josiah Drewry, both UNC alumni, are making headlines after posing as ...

Year in Review: Psalm 100 sparks campus debate on non-discrimination policy

By Andy Thomason | December 6

A gay senior was expelled from the Christian a cappella group Psalm 100 in August, a decision that the University determined did not violate its non-discrimination ...

UNC gender-neutral housing proposal pushed back in lieu of tuition talks

By Dana Blohm | November 17

Although gender-neutral housing was not on the Board of Trustees agenda this week, supporters are still hopeful to have the option by next fall. The original ...

UNC’s LGBTQ committee meets to allocate funds

By Jordan Moses | October 27

The group that will address the future of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer policy on campus met Wednesday to allocate funds and discuss recommendations ...

LGBTQ climate lacking at UNC

By Claire McNeill | October 25

A report released Monday identifies recommendations for action regarding University policies on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression ...