Lack of Representation: Queering the Athletics Centre
I went back to the Athletics Centre for my first time in September since COVID-19 hit Peterborough. As I gazed at the sign outside the Family/Accessible Changeroom I began to …
Trent Queer Collective (TQC)
Trent Queer Collective Hosts Potluck: A Queersgiving
Warmth: that’s what the Queersgiving Potluck (and Coming Out Social!) was like. You walked in and saw folks who wanted to be there, to be present for their community. There …
Bringing sexy back: burlesque classes at Trent
Three years ago, Trent University PhD student Amy Jane Vosper (a.k.a. Miss Von Purr) hosted a free workshop in conjunction with the Trent Queer Collective and Self Love Week. In …
Perspective: A real world guide to the gender neutral washroom debate
Since I’m an active Trent Queer Collective (TQC) hub member, I was approached by Arthur and asked to write a short opinion piece on gender neutral washrooms. And this is …
16th Trans Day of Remembrance observed in Peterborough
(Photos follow the article) On Thursday November 20, members of the community and Trent students gathered outside of city hall for the Trans Day of Remembrance vigil. Candles were lit …
Trent Feminist Society hosts on-campus Slut Walk
Photos by Keila MacPherson Victim blaming has become a huge problem in today’s society. It seems the common view is if women dress too scantily, provocatively, or slutty, and that …
TCSA sets positive example with positive space training
Last week, as a part of Consent Week, the TCSA presented a positive space training facilitated by members of the Centre for Human Rights Equity and Accessibility and the Trent …
TQC: A history of the Trent Queer Collective
The Trent Lesbian and Gay Collective sent out their first newsletter in 1987 and did absolutely nothing till the nineties. Well not really, but this is the story the “archive” …
Student participation increasing across campus
Whether it’s enthusiastic first-years or older students coming out of the woodwork, this year seems to have marked mostly an increase in clubs and groups participation. “I have been surprised …
2014 Peterborough Pride Parade in Photos
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