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"In a world where heteronormativity persists, individuals often resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms to grapple with repressed sexuality and associated traumas." - Photo via Adobe Stock.

Harmon: Love, loneliness, & liberation; heteronormativity and homophobia in gay culture

Al Harmon January 24, 2024

I lost my virginity late one chilly autumn night during my sophomore year of college. It wasn't particularly noteworthy, I won't go into too much detail. It transpired as many other gay men might have...

"Some men have made claims that Barbie is an 'anti-man' or 'man-hating' film that dehumanizes or even 'emasculates' its male characters, particularly Gosling's character Ken. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Harmon: How “Barbie” can teach its male viewers that they are “Kenough”

Al Harmon September 14, 2023

We dressed in pink during the month of July. When the "Barbie" movie eventually opened in theaters on July 21st, women and girls all around the country swept the internet and theaters by storm. It was...

Consensuality Workshop flyer featuring the two guest speakers. - Photo / Rowan University

Rowan Consensuality Workshop canceled due to low attendance

Abigail Twiford November 2, 2022

On Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Pfleeger Concert Hall, the Office of Student Equity and Compliance in collaboration with the Wellness Center, planned a Consensuality Workshop for students in honor of Domestic...

Lil Nas X freely expresses his sexuality on his debut album, "Montero" / Photo via nytimes.com

How Lil Nas X Became an LGBTQ Icon

Luke Garcia October 13, 2021

So far in his young career, Lil Nas X has had to continuously navigate through a jungle of hatred, bigotry and discrimination.  Ever since his monumental breakout song “Old Town Road” brought...

Sex Toy Bingo arouses sex positivity in students at Rowan

Jesse Mounce October 30, 2016

Sex toys were out of the bedroom and on the stage of Pfleeger Hall on Thursday. Prism, an organization at Rowan meant "to educate and support the greater queer community at Rowan University," according...

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