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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Fighting Dogma With Fact

By The Editorial Board October 10, 2014

An attempt at free speech and the exercise of gay rights at Catholic University of America was put down this week in the form of a demand by university officials to postpone a screening of “Milk,”...

Catholic U. Cancels Screening of ‘Milk’

By Suzanne Monyak October 7, 2014

The Catholic University of America cancelled a "Milk and Cookies" event last minute Wednesday, during which the movie "Milk," about LGBTQ rights activist Harvey Milk, would be shown in honor of the OUTober...

ROSENBERGER: Dance Club Confessional: Embracing Christ’s Love

ROSENBERGER: Dance Club Confessional: Embracing Christ’s Love

By Tim Rosenberger October 7, 2014

‘Forgive me father for I have sinned,” I heard a man mumble as I turned the corner heading backstage. Like many Christians, I was familiar with this phrase. I was not, however, accustomed to hearing...

Michelle Xu

En*ugh is Enough

By The Editorial Board September 26, 2014

Foolish is the idea that every action carried out by Georgetown University is a unified one. Inevitably, we disagree as a community. When we open up those differences to discussion, we find an aspect...

Solidarity Against Bigotry

By The Editorial Board September 19, 2014

On a campus where most forms of physical or emotional hostility are thankfully rare, it can be especially jarring when we learn of an incident that challenges our notions of safety — both close to home...

A Truly Catholic Conference

By The Editorial Board September 16, 2014

With the Jesuit LGBTQ conference Ignatian Q headed to Georgetown this March, the university has solidified its role as a facilitator of dialogue regarding the intersection of LGBTQ and religious identities. Movements...

University to Host Jesuit LGBTQ Conference

By Molly Simio September 12, 2014

Georgetown will host the IgnatianQ Conference, a national conference that explores LGBTQ issues in the context of Jesuit values, in March, after GU Pride received approval to host the event from the Office...

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For Those Outside the Joe Hoya Mold

By J. Capecchi May 16, 2014

“How do you feel about graduating?!” It’s the senior year equivalent to New Student Orientation’s “Name/hometown/major?” We all have our own canned responses, but none of them quite contain...

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Lexi Dever (COL ’16), center, takes part in Coming Out Day in Red Square Oct. 11.

Transgender Students Enter Campus Spotlight

By Emma Hinchliffe April 25, 2014

Last year’s Year in Review highlighted the progression of LGBTQ student groups on campus, as well as LGBTQ rights nationally, as evidenced by the legalization of gay marriage in states across the...

LLOYD: Show Love Through Action

LLOYD: Show Love Through Action

By Thomas Lloyd April 15, 2014

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being part of the Georgetown delegation to the inaugural “IgnatianQ” Conference at Fordham University. This conference was a chance for LGBTQ students to network...

COURTESY OF THOMAS LLOYD

Last year’s GenderFunk Drag Ball, hosted by GU Pride was an exciting night of music and self-expression, and this year’s event promises to be even better.

Gender Reimagined

By Hannah Kaufman April 11, 2014

This Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Copley Formal Lounge will transform into a place of liberation, experimentation and pure entertainment. April 12 marks the ninth annual GenderFunk, a conglomeration...

ROSENBERGER: Putting Our Faith in Market Over Dogma

ROSENBERGER: Putting Our Faith in Market Over Dogma

By Tim Rosenberger April 8, 2014

This week, as I opened internet explorer — I’m a profoundly late adopter of technology — I saw several online news articles complaining that Brendan Eich, the CEO of software company Mozilla, had...

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