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“Please Come to Boston” book cover. Boston University alum Gary Goldstein wrote this fictional story about Nicky DeMarco, a boy who is entering his first year at BU in 1975. COURTESY OF GARY GOLDSTEIN

‘It’s my love letter to BU’: Gary Goldstein revisits his time on Comm Ave. in newest novel

Kayla Baltazar April 4, 2025

Living on the first-ever co-ed floor of Warren Towers, formerly known as 700 dorm, going to class at the School of Public Communication and eating late-night meals at the Kenmore Deli Haus — all things...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Is it possible to be more than ‘Only Friends’? | You Had Me At ‘It’s Gay’

Kal Hawley November 14, 2023
“Only Friends” is a queer Thai series that follows four college students and their messy relationships. In classic sex comedy fashion, everyone is interested in everyone else, everyone likes to get drunk on a Tuesday night and, even though they’re college students, they never seem to study for anything.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Nerdy Prudes Must Die!’ is StarKid’s newest horror-comedy masterpiece | You Had Me At ‘It’s Gay’

Kal Hawley November 12, 2023
“Nerdy Prudes Must Die” is just as outspoken and hilarious as its name suggests. It’s the fifth installment of the Hatchetfield series from StarKid Productions. Like its predecessors, it’s a horror-comedy musical set in the fictional town of Hatchetfield, except this time it’s a parody of 90s’ teen-slashers, complete with the high school stereotypes and questionable horniness.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

You Had Me at ‘It’s Gay’

Kal Hawley October 1, 2023
Hi, my name is Kal Hawley. I’m 18 years old, and I am so, so queer. And whether you are too, or you’re not sure yet, or you’re just bored and scrolling through The Daily Free Press, I hope this column can help you find something a little more interesting than a forced romance between two characters who really were better as friends or the “shy girl inexplicably wins the heart of popular guy” trope.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Bubble Burst: Queerbaiting versus privacy

Lydia Evans November 9, 2021
Accusations of queerbaiting thrown at celebrities like Harry Styles and Billie Eilish bring to light questions of celebrities' right to privacy, while also highlighting how queer aesthetics can be exploited.
An interview shoot. The Boston University College of Communication hosted a panel discussion as part of its ComTalk series Oct. 20 on the inclusion of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. COURTESY OF SAM MCGHEE VIA UNSPLASH

COM hosts panel with LGBTQ+ community leaders to discuss representation

Emma Hagert October 25, 2021
The Alumni and Friends event was moderated by a 1975 COM alumnus.
The BU Out List webpage

BU Out List gives LGBTQ+ faculty and staff visibility, connection

Molly Farrar June 30, 2021
The List hopes to create a community for queer faculty and staff and provide support for queer students.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Spotlight on Society: Get rid of reboots

Emma Shapiro April 7, 2021
“Sex and the City” and “Friends” are fan-favorites, but they fail to be accepting of all their fans.
Boston University’s school of Theology hosted the webinar “The Queer Art of Reading and Resilience: Uplifting BIPOC Trans Life and Spirit” Thursday, which included six BIPOC transgender panelists. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

STH celebrates resilience of transgender communities

Julia Furnari November 6, 2020

LGBTQ individuals experience higher rates of violence and death than their heterosexual peers, and this reality can take a toll. To celebrate trans resilience and address topics such as transphobia...

Hannah Bohn

Let Your Hair Down: The presence of toxic masculinity

Hannah Bohn September 22, 2020
Society often resorts to pasting labels onto different kinds of people in an attempt to simplify human behavior and make uncomplicated explanations for things that are often difficult to understand.
The results of the Association of American Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault, which Boston University conducted last spring, were released on Tuesday, finding that 11.8 percent of BU students have experienced nonconsensual sexual contact during their time on campus. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Survey finds 11.8 percent of BU students have experienced nonconsensual sexual contact

Alex LaSalvia October 15, 2019
More than 11 percent of BU students say they have experienced nonconsensual sexual contact while attending BU, according to an AAU report.
TENTINDO: LGBT History Month celebrates unrecognized communities

TENTINDO: LGBT History Month celebrates unrecognized communities

Will Tentindo October 16, 2016

October is LGBT History Month in the United States and within the last year, the queer community has celebrated tremendous achievements and tragedies. While queer people have been appearing more frequently...

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