This October 26, 1989 notice from Lavender Bridges in the Western Carolinian welcomes students back for the new year and seeks individuals to help plan programs and activities. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all…
These two meeting notices appear in the Classifieds section of the October 30 and November 6, 1986 issues of the Western Carolinian. One states Lavender Bridges will hold a regular meeting on November 6 for lesbians and gay men only and the other…
This front-page article in the January 23, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian titled "Addressing gay concerns: Lavender Bridges recognized" reports on the fact that Lavender Bridges was recognized officially by the Office of Student Development on…
In this October 2, 1986 column in the Western Carolinian, Barbara Rosenthal discusses the fact that a South Carolinian read and negatively responded to the Western Carolinian's September 18 interview with the founder of Lavender Bridges. Lavender…
This September 22, 1988 article by Cris Delgato in the Western Carolinian assures the reader that Lavender Bridges (LB) is still around. Delgato shares the history of LB, including the challenges it faced in the beginning, what their intentions were,…
These September 19, 1985 columns by Billy Graham, sports editor for the Western Carolinian, and staff writer Robb Schrof. Schrof and Graham write humor, often directed at each other. In this week's issue, they both agree that the campus is showing…
Aria Ashburn calls herself a gender queer trans-woman with non-binary aspects of her identity, but also discusses the importance of not worrying too much about labels. She talks about being bullied and suppressing her feelings as a child and about…
Beulah Land shares her thoughts on gender identity and fluidity. She discusses the attitudes toward queer culture in Asheville as opposed to the rest of western North Carolina and her work to provide safe spaces for people across the region. Land…
Lyd Shelley is bisexual and uses he, she, they pronouns interchangeably. She grew up in Asheville and coming to Western soon after the 2016 election felt more conservative to her than her high school experience. Shelly discusses her time at Western…
Karson Walston moved to Jackson County in 2004 and discusses his experience transitioning to a man while operating his own business. He talks about his relationship with his father during his transition and getting married. He discusses the lack of…