Pride Month is nearing its end, but seeing as we just welcomed the summer solstice there’s plenty of time left for making memories! We get it, though, sometimes spaces aren’t as welcoming or friendly as we’d like, and that can often lead …
June marks Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ2S+ people worldwide! The month is a time to celebrate the community’s diversity and acknowledge and learn more about the hardships it has faced, the progress made, and the work that’s still left to do. …
Spring has officially sprung in Calgary; now, let’s pray it stays. Whether you’re taking up spring classes, gaining experience through an internship, or working for the summer, there are still many services available to students through SAMRU! Don’t forget to give yourselves …
As children, we are taught the gender binary of male and female and what activities, clothing, and hobbies are prescribed to each. As a queer person who is growing up in this very heteronormative world, it tends to be a rough time …
Please note that according to MRU, all students, faculty, staff and visitors aged 12 years and older must be fully vaccinated to be on campus, including the Wyckham House student centre. MRU is providing on-campus voluntary rapid testing for its staff, students, …
For many of us, we often hear warnings of “red flags” in relationships. Still, the truth is that it can be challenging to spot these warning signs if our caregivers didn’t model positive relationships for us to use as reference. Generally, red …
Alright, so you’ve mastered the process of owning who you are, or you’re in the baby stages of finding out what that means to you. Congrats! Now onto the hard stuff. Queer joy and existence is an act of resistance, meaning you …
It’s Pride Month, and you know what that means, tons of rainbows, company posts on Facebook, and plenty of encouragement to “be who you are”. Oftentimes, as encouraging as these messages are supposed to be, they seem to undermine some of the …
This year marks the third year that MRU and SAMRU are promoting the #SuvivorLoveLetter writing campaign. The campaign asks the larger MRU community to write and/or create messages celebrate the survivorship of those who have been impacted by sexual assault. Survivor Love …
Pen…what? Penpalling: the act of writing letters to someone you don’t know, but want to learn more about. Penpal: someone who writes letters to another person to share information about themselves, their lifestyle and their culture. In times before social media and instant messaging …
