Alexander Farah's newest directorial project, “One Day This Kid,” was screened at the Vancouver Short Film Festival this June. A beautiful and deeply emotional story, the film follows a young Afghan-Canadian boy, Hamed, on his journey towards understanding his sexuality and how it impacts his relationships, particularly with his father.
AMS Council met in the Michael Kingsmill Forum last night to approve finalized executive goals for the year, appoint a member to the External Briefs and Communications Committee and the Executive Performance and Accountability Committee, and hear a presentation on the AMS Services Report.
Sophia Ferreira is a pretty stoic soccer player; she’s level-headed on the field and isn’t the first one to show emotion. But it was different when, after the UBC women’s soccer team lost the 2023 Canada West championship on penalty kicks, she saw Ava Ferreira — her teammate and sister. While this may seem unique, they are not the only set of siblings who play on the same varsity team at UBC.
The Gender+ in Research Collective, one of the two Collectives housed within the UBC Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE), aims to promote an inclusive research approach where gender and other aspects of identity are acknowledged and valued.
You can stop holding your breath: the new Recreation Centre North is officially opening its doors on July 2 to fitness fanatics, intramural champions and everyone in between.
Back in the good old days (2016), you could tell if someone was gay based on their appearance. But now, Queerness is all ambiguous and nonchalant.
In an exciting conference that I accidentally stumbled upon after 45 minutes of looking for a passably clean washroom on campus, UBC unveiled a new course to be integrated into its curriculum in celebration of Pride Month.
As of June 20, one of the labour union Movement of United Professionals’ (MoveUP) AMS bargaining units includes a new component — 176 workers in the Food and Beverage (F&B) department, 114 of whom are students.
In conversations about trans issues, science is sometimes used as irrefutable proof to argue more socially conservative stances. Science, while often a fantastic tool, does have shortcomings, not the least of which being how it interacts with systemic prejudice to entrench that very sentiment, writes columnist Maya Tommasi.
Dr. John Paul “JP” Catungal recalls the moment he was first approached by a stranger on the topic of his own Queerness.
Wong’s displayed piece, “Chinese Cafes: The Five Energies,” was initially made for Them = Us, a photographic exhibition that travelled across Canada between 1998–2000 aimed at promoting diversity. Varied Editions is the first time “Chinese Cafes” has been unpacked since that viewing.
UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) met at the Okanagan campus on June 20 to approve UBC’s strategic directions for the next five years and listen to an update on the university’s Climate Action Plan 2030.
Addressing the needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals in sport has received limited funding and attention, often being cast off and separated from norms. While UBC is certainly not exempt from this issue, because of dedicated people and groups across campus, progress is being made.
While there is overlap between Trans and non-binary experiences, there’s still room for research surrounding the identities individually.
CampOUT! originally began as a day camp hosted at UBC and was inspired by a similar program at the University of Alberta, Camp fYrefly. It has since expanded with the support of UBC’s Faculty of Education, SOGI UBC and the Equity & Inclusion Office, as well as funding from community partners like Foundry — an inclusive care network based in Vancouver.