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‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV

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ATHENA TORRES Special to The Leader The year’s most talked about show, “Orange is the New Black,” has proven to be not only incredibly funny and heartwarming, but extraordinarily diverse. According to GLAAD, “Orange is the New Black” features more queer characters than almost any other broadcast or cable series......
News

Fredonia Pride Alliance renames Gay History Month Queer History Month encompasses all outside heterosexual norm

TYLER DEGENFELDER and S. L. FULLER Special to The Leader and News Editor In 1994, the first ever instance of Gay History Month was celebrated in the U.S. Since then, it has expanded and is now celebrated all over the world. But this year, Fredonia’s Pride Alliance has decided to......
Sports

Transgender athlete Kye Allum to be keynote speaker at Pride Closing Ceremony

JORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryan. Shaquile O’Neal. Kye Allums. Above is a list of male basketball players who have made a name for themselves playing the sport they love. The first three individuals on the list have become household names, and the last individual on the list......
Life & Arts

A cryptanalyst, nurse, and rocket scientist: queer contributors ‘The Imitation Game’ to document life of gay mathematician

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer Do you recognize any of these names: Alan Turing, Florence Nightingale, or James Pollack? If you do, then you might know your history quite well. If not, here’s a lesson on these figures. Alan Turing was a British mathematician and cryptanalyst who worked with the Allies......
Life & Arts

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ premieres Back to the Summer of Love

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Picture taken by Adrea Adinolfe/ Special to The Leader REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Students, faculty and alumni experienced the psychedelic culture of the ‘60s, coupled with a Shakespearean classic, in Marvel Theatre last weekend. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is set in Ohio, at Athens College. The characters are separated......

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