The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

OPINION | To protect trans rights, America must fight fascism and discrimination

OPINION | To protect trans rights, America must fight fascism and discrimination

Kennith Woods, Staff Reporter May 17, 2023

Trigger Warning: Includes accounts of suicide, abuse, transphobia, mass shootings and genocidal rhetoric.   In recent years, conservative politicians and pundits have launched an increasingly destructive...

Lavender Lions is an organization dedicated on being as welcoming as possible to LGBT+ students.

Lavender Lions host Transgender Day of Remembrance event

Austin O'Brien, News Editor November 22, 2022

To remember deceased members of the transgender community, Southeastern’s Lavender Lions organization hosted a public commemoration in the Student Union Breezeway yesterday. Transgender Day of Remembrance...

Debbie with a D put on her first of multiple performances before she led discussions on sexual health.

Debbie with a D delivers dazzling drag show and sexual health forum

Kennith Woods, Staff Reporter October 20, 2022

On Wednesday night, a vibrant and joyful Southeastern crowd gathered in the Student Union Theater for the event “Birds, Bees, and Debbie with a D,” a combined drag show and public health forum dedicated...

Members of the Lavender Lions club and attendees enjoy the National Coming Out event on October 11th in the Student Union Breezeway.

Students show pride during National Coming Out Week

Rachel Folse, Staff Reporter October 17, 2022

Lavender Lions, an organization on campus for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, and Multicultural and International Student Affairs hosted three events during National Coming Out Awareness Week, taking...

Lavender Lions President Mo Heggins (left) and Vice President Rosemary Matthews smile for the camera.

Lavender Lions offers safe space for LGBTQIA+ students

Austin O'Brien, Staff Reporter December 7, 2021

The Lavender Lions is a new organization dedicated to queer SLU students and their allies. The organization, founded and led by junior art history major Mo Heggins, is designed to give queer students...

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