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Nebraskans respond to anti-trans legislative proposals

Liam Hilbers, Staff Writer • March 3, 2026

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Nebraskan Legislature advanced two anti-transgender bills out of committee. The legislature can now debate and vote on these bills, according to the Nebraska...

Transgender visibility celebrated by PRIDE Club

Katherine Hutchison, Copy Editor • March 26, 2025

Wayne State College’s PRIDE Club will have a table in the student center for International Transgender Day of Visibility on Monday, March 31 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to Pride Source, a Michigan-based...

PRIDE hosts peaceful protest for gender neutral bathrooms

Sami Taylor, Staff Writer • April 20, 2016

Students were greeted by a porta potty last Wednesday outside of the Kanter Student Center. The porta potty was there for a peaceful protest, hosted by the PRIDE organization, for the college...

Sharing a secret with PRIDE

Josh Tvrdy, Staff Writer • October 14, 2015

A prominent clinical psychologist and Wayne State graduate talked to students on campus last week about his persecution as a closeted gay. Dr. Ron Holt, a 1989 WSC grad, discussed various LGBT issues...

Be yourself with PRIDE

Emmalee Scheibe, Staff Writer • September 4, 2015

Morgan Bentley, the president of PRIDE for the 2015-2016 school year, wants students to know that the group provides “a place where people can go and just be themselves, without any judgment.” Recognized...

A title is everything

Dirk Schnoes, Staff Writer • April 8, 2015

“Transgender” is often used interchangeably with “transsexual,” though it’s important to know that there’s a difference between the two terms. “Transsexual” has the same technical definition,...

A monumental decision: Nebraska lifts ban on gay marriage

Laura Anderson for The Wayne Stater • March 4, 2015

On Monday, March 2, U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon made a monumental move by abolishing Nebraska’s ban on gay marriage. But the victory was short-lived. After Bataillon’s decision, some Nebraska...

Struttin’ their stuff

Amanda Krehbiel, Staff Writer • March 4, 2015

Four years ago, a club on campus started something that it had no idea would spiral—not downwards, but in a line, a long line, stretching from Frey past the blue chairs, past the gag. Well over 350...

How to be on the right side of history

Dirk Schnoes, Staff Writer • February 25, 2015

I remember my older brother bullying me when I was little. I remember him calling me and my little brother gay, and I remember not responding because “he just wanted a reaction.” Except then he...

Gender is more than just red and blue

Dirk Schnoes, Staff Writer • February 10, 2015

In 1933, a man named Alfred Charles Kinsey became interested in different forms of sexual expression after having a conversation with a colleague at Indiana University. Primarily a biologist studying...

Could gender-inclusive housing come to WSC?

Dirk Schnoes, Staff Writer • February 4, 2015

For most new college students, the idea of having a roommate is an exciting one, if not slightly nerve-racking. At Wayne State, we’re put in touch with our future co-inhabitant(s) and told to communicate...

PRIDE sponsors annual drag show

Alissa Woockman, Staff Writer • February 11, 2014

Remember those days dressing up your little brother as a girl? You probably got in trouble. Soon you will get the opportunity to see some professionals and even some of your classmates dress as a...

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