Elon LGBTQ+ Resource room T-shirt (Student protest shirt) donated by Kirsten Ringelberg

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Title

Subject

LGBTQ life - Student protest

Description

A maroon T-shirt from Elon University's Gender & LGBTQIA Center. "LOVE YOUR SCHOOL ENOUGH TO CHANGE IT" is printed in white block letters. "ELON" is spelled acrostically in yellow letters. Noted that this was the start of the era and signifies a very important time period in Elon University history. At the time of creation, Elon was confronting tensions over the school's Chick-Fil-A on campus (controversial for its support of various anti-LGBTQ organizations).

Creator

Olivia Guerriere

Date

Spring 2013, ca.

Contributor

Anna Wirth

Format

T-Shirt

Language

English

Type

Image

Coverage

Elon, N.C.

Files

Collection

History Harvest: Snow Camp, September 28, 2024

Citation

Olivia Guerriere, “Elon LGBTQ+ Resource room T-shirt (Student protest shirt) donated by Kirsten Ringelberg,” Power and Place Collaborative, accessed January 24, 2026, https://powerandplacecollaborative.omeka.net/items/show/158.