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Nita’s College Lesbianage: I’m Gonna Be Alright

“It was the last day of my last semester of my first year of college, and I was crying because I’d failed. I wasn’t going to continue in the interpreting degree.”

Nita July 23, 2013 7 Comments
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Claire’s College Lesbianage: This Place Is Not For Me

“At Wellesley, I was never homesick. Not even in the dead of winter, when Boston was buried in snow and Phoenix was at its most palatable, did I miss home.”

Claire July 19, 2013 9 Comments
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Sunny’s College Lesbianage: Ithaca Is Gorges

It’s the whole experience that makes it so beautiful: driving through the hills to get to the trail, trekking through the woods with your friends and slowly hearing the sound of the waters as you get closer.

Sunny July 12, 2013 3 Comments
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Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Out Of The Vassar Bubble And Into China

I now realize that Chinese is, for lack of a better metaphor, like a crazy ex-girlfriend. She seemed nice and inviting at first but then I realized she’s hard to deal with.

Lillian July 4, 2013 15 Comments
School

Kate’s College Lesbianage: School’s (Not) Out For Summer!

It might be June, but Kate’s still in school – in England! She’s spending her rainy summer days memorizing Shakespeare and sorting through ancient books.

Kate B July 3, 2013 7 Comments
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Claire’s College Lesbianage: Surgery and the Science Museum

Claire’s balancing being a good role model to her younger sisters while still trying to show her girlfriend a good time – all before going in to get her ACL repaired.

Claire July 2, 2013 3 Comments
School

7 Graduation Happenings That Are Surprisingly Relevant To Your Queer Culture

We’re going meta and talking about what everyone’s talking about at commencement ceremonies.

Laura May 27, 2013 10 Comments
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Claire’s College Lesbianage: Change is Afoot… Er, Aknee

“It took about two weeks from the time that I tore my ACL during rugby practice to know for sure that it was torn, and about twenty minutes after that to change all of my summer plans.”

Claire May 23, 2013 16 Comments
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Claire’s College Lesbianage: Thirteen Miles From Boston

“We are safe.” It was our mantra from Monday to Saturday. Every Facebook update, every phone call with a frantic friend or family member, we repeated, “We are safe.”

Claire May 10, 2013 11 Comments
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Kate’s College Lesbianage: Under The Full Moon

Relief, gratitude and staying out after everyone else has gone inside.

Kate B May 9, 2013 1 Comment
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Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Discontent and Determination

Over the last few weeks, there have been two incidents of vandalism found scrawled on the walls of one of the safest spaces on the Vassar campus”

Lillian May 8, 2013 1 Comment
School

Sunny’s College Lesbianage: Admiration and Appreciation

There was no need to feel insecure about what I wore simply because it was a festivity of expression and you were the odd one out if you weren’t loosening up.

Sunny May 6, 2013 5 Comments
School

Nita’s College Lesbianage: Nothing Special

“I’m Nita, and I don’t know what I’m doing with my life”

Nita May 3, 2013 31 Comments
School

Kelsey’s College Lesbianage: Queer Talk On Being Straight At Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr’s pocket of queer sunshine doesn’t rain on anybody’s hetero parade.

Kelsey April 29, 2013 45 Comments
School

On Being Gay at One of America’s Most Anti-Gay Schools

A former student’s tale of coming-out as gay at Liberty University raises interesting questions about the place of LGBT people in conservative, evangelical Christianity.

Rose April 6, 2013 24 Comments
School

College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Out Like a Lion

The lesbianagettes have made it to Spring break and are finally in the home stretch. Let’s check in to see how they handled exams and what they’re doing to relax.

Lesbianage March 29, 2013 9 Comments
School

Columbia Students Steal Nutella And The NYT Thinks It’s The Onion

In which Columbia students “steal” Nutella, the NYT cracks us up, Vanessa brainstorms Nutella-themed band names and we ask you what food you most wish you could steal from an American university’s dining hall in a soup container or other receptacle.

Vanessa March 8, 2013 51 Comments
School

How Do We Make Sense of This? Breaking Down Our Campus Rape Problem

A former campus activist explains why universities are getting away with not seriously addressing rape on campus, and why they need to start.

Carmen February 27, 2013 46 Comments
School

College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Winter Wunderkinds

This month’s update finds our Lesbianagelings finishing up their finals and heading back to their homelands. What have they learned about the world and themselves during this first semester of college?

Lesbianage February 21, 2013 8 Comments
School

Lake County Middle School Invents Time Machine, Returns With Backwards Views on Gay-Straight Alliances

“Others spoke out against the alliance, saying the real issue is bullying. Students, they said, would not find the support they need in a gay-straight group.”

Rachel February 19, 2013 17 Comments
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