OneWheaton - A Community of LGBTQs and Allies of Wheaton College, Illinois

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Media Releases and Statements

04-30-2016:
Open letter from OneWheaton to Wheaton College regarding college response to Dennis Hastert

05-02-2016
Wheaton College has issued a statement clarifying it's earlier response to revelations of Dennis Hastert's past sexual abuse of minors and acknowledging the suffering of his victims.

06-05-2015:
OneWheaton receives grant from Crosswicks Foundation's Madeleine L'Engle Fund.

02-26-2015:
They Will Know Us By Our Fruit?
OneWheaton statement regarding the "apple-throwing incident."
(see related Time article.)

06-06-2011:
OneWheaton Response Letter

05-02-2011:
Gay Alumni of Evangelical College Speak Up and Reach Out

04-29-2011:
Introducing OneWheaton - Short Version Introducing OneWheaton - Expanded
Dear Wheaton Students - Original Letter

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For inquiries, email: press@onewheaton.com

OneWheaton in the News

Wheaton tarnishes itself again, Religion News Service, by Mark Silk - 5/2/2016 (story syndicated to Colorado Springs Gazette, 5/2/2016)
Wheaton group blasts college’s silence over Hastert confession, Religion News Service, by David Gibson and Emily McFarlan Miller - 4/30/2016 (story syndicated to Sojourners, National Catholic Reporter and Deseret News, 5/2/2016)
Who Are the Gay Evangelicals?, New York Times, by Molly Worthen - 2/27/2016
Inside the secret gay movement at one of America’s most homophobic colleges, Fusion, by Peter Moskowitz - 1/26/2016
Wheaton College must decide hijab-wearing prof’s future — and its own, Religion News Service, by Jonathan Merritt - 12/16/2015 (story syndicated to Sojourners, 12/18/2015
Colleges Step Up to Help LGBT Students in Need, The Advocate, by Trudy Ring - 6/22/2015
Colleges shell out for LGBT students whose families allegedly cut them off, The College Fix, by Samantha Watkins - 6/22/2015
What It's Like to Be LGBT on an Evangelical College Campus, WBEZ Chicago's Morning Shift - 6/12/2015
Madeleine L’Engle’s Foundation Awards Grant to LGBT Group at Wheaton College, Sojourners, by Jonathan Merritt - 6/8/2015
Wheaton College LGBTQ group receives grant from the Crosswicks Foundation’s Madeleine L’Engle Fund, Chicago Tribune, by Paul Canaday-Elliott - 6/6/2015
Madeleine L’Engle’s foundation awards grant to LGBT group at Wheaton College, Washington Post, by Jonathan Merritt - 6/5/2015
Madeleine L'Engle's foundation awards grant to LGBTQ group from Wheaton College, Religion News Service, by Jonathan Merritt - 6/5/2015
L.N. man paves way at evangelical college, Orange County Register, by Sara Gold - 4/15/2015
Gay Wheaton College student makes waves, Windy City Times, by Carrie Maxwell - 3/3/2015
Wheaton College student throws apple at classmate for LGBT question, Alaska Dispatch News, by Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune - 3/3/2015
Wheaton College student throws apple at classmate for LGBT question, Chicago Tribune, by Dawn Rhodes - 3/3/2015
Christian College Kids Now Beaning Gay-Lovers With Fruit For Jesus, Are Too Lame, Always Miss, Wonkette, by Evan Hurst - 2/27/2015
Student at Wheaton College pelted with an apple over human sexuality question, Religion News Service, by Eliel Cruz - 2/26/2015
Wheaton College Student Pelted With Apple as a 'Warning Against Insulting Spirit of Grace' after Questioning Treatment of Gays, The Gospel Herald Society, by Isaiah Narciso - 2/26/2015
Christian college student hurls apple at pro-gay speaker, insists he didn’t ‘cast the first stone’, RawStory, by Scott Kaufman - 2/26/2015
He Stood Up to Question His Christian College’s Homosexuality Stance. What Happened Next Has Everyone Talking., The Blaze, by Billy Hallowell - 2/26/2015
Apples are Flying at Wheaton College, Patheos, by Kyle Roberts - 2/25/2015
Christian College Student Attacked With Apple for Questioning Treatment of Gays, Time, by Elizabeth Dias - 2/25/2015
Nationwide, colleges try to reconcile faith with gay rights, Daily Tar Heel, by Hayley Fowler - 11/25/2014
Religious institutions struggle to find their place amid advances in LGBT rights, Associated Press, by Rachel Zoll - 11/2/2014
At evangelical colleges, a shifting attitude toward gay students, CNN, by Sarah Pulliam Bailey - 3/30/2014
Guiding Gay Evangelicals Out of the Campus Closet, New York Times, by Mark Oppenheimer - 12/21/2012
No Longer a Silent Minority, Inside Higher Ed, by Libby A. Nelson - 12/17/2012
OneWheaton hosts second annual homecoming event, Windy City Times, by Carrie Maxwell - 10/10/2012
Could gay marriage debate drive young Christians from church?, NBC News - 7/12/2012
A gay group's homecoming in Wheaton, Windy City Times, by Carrie Maxwell – 11/2/2011
OneWheaton Gathers for Homecoming, WheatonRecord (the college's newspaper), by April Burbank - 10/14/2011
“Gay” Activists Target Wheaton College Homecoming, The New American, by Dave Bohon - 10/11/2011
OneWheaton Homecoming Event Draws Hundreds, Wheaton Patch, by Alex Keown - 10/10/2011
Wheaton College alumni: You can be gay and Christian, Chicago Tribune, local edition, by Michelle Manchir – 10/10/2011
Wheaton's (Unofficial) Homecoming for Gay Evangelicals, Time, by Elizabeth Dias - 10/7/2011
Gay and Lesbian Graduates to Make a Statement During Wheaton College's Alumni Event?, The Christian Post, by Herbert Pinnock - 10/7/2011
Wheaton LGBTQ alumni hosting concert Oct. 7, Windy City Times - 10/5/2011
LGBTQ Alumni of Wheaton College Host First Homecoming Event, Wheaton Patch, by Charlotte Eriksen - 10/5/2011
Wheaton president email rebuffs gay christian group, Gay Christian Movement WATCH (a decidedly unfriendly site) - 10/4/2011
OneWheaton’s Upcoming Event, Patheos.com, by Andrew Marin - 9/30/2011
Wheaton College alumni plan gay-friendly homecoming events, Trib Local, Wheaton, by Michelle Manchir - 9/29/2011
Homosexuality at Wheaton, WheatonRecord (the college's newspaper), by Suzanne Winchell - 9/23/2011
Princeton Review article lists Wheaton College as least gay-friendly, Daily Herald – 8/4/2011
Wheaton College Is Nation's Least LGBT-Friendly School, For Second Time In Three Years, Huffington Post, Chicago – 8/3/2011
Even with gay awareness effort, Wheaton College ranks No. 1 as LGBT unfriendly, Trib Local, Wheaton, by Bridget Doyle – 8/2/2011
Private college in Illinois tops list of least LGBT-friendly campuses, ChicagoPride – 8/2/2011
Messiah alumni rally around gay students, by Ivey DeJesus, Religion News Service / beliefnet news – 5/2011
Gay Alums Forced to Beg Evangelical College to Treat Gay Students with Dignity, Respect and Equality, Queerty, by John Gallagher - 5/11/2011
Wheaton College Alumni Support Gay Students, Wheaton Patch, by Charlotte Eriksen - 5/6/2011
Wheaton College Alumni Group Says Being Gay Is Not a Sin, The Christian Post, by Jennifer Riley – 5/5/2011
Wheaton College Alumni Rally Around Gay Students, Huffington Post Religion, by Adelle M. Banks - 5/4/2011
Wheaton LGBTQ organization forms, Windy City Times, by Lisa Klein - 5/4/2011
Wheaton College LGBT Alumni Band Together to Support Current Students, Truth Wins Out, by Evan Hurst - 5/4/2011
OneWheaton: Christian College Alums Unite to Keep Gay Students Sane, Autostraddle, by Carmen Rios - 5/3/2011
Wheaton, merrier: Christian college alums seek future freshmen freedoms, Good As You - 5/3/2011
Wheaton College alumni group offers support for gay students, Daily Herald, by Bev Horne - 5/3/2011
Wheaton College group offers support for LGBT, Chicago Tribune, by Jenn Zimmerman - 5/3/2011
Wheaton College Alumni Come Out To Support LGBT Students Condemned By Campus, ThinkProgress, by Zack Ford - 5/3/2011
Alumni group promotes gay awareness on Wheaton College campus, Chicago Tribune, local edition, by Jenn Zimmerman - 5/2/2011
Christian college tells student body that gays should be celibate for the rest of their lives (also: that they're human and probably shouldn't be beaten). Most of Reddit rejoices at their majestic tolerance., imgur.com - 5/1/2011
Conservative Christian college vs. an LGBTQ club: not the results you might expect., reddit - 5/1/2011
Support (Finally!) for Gays at the “Harvard” of Christian Colleges, Patheos.com, by Mike Clawson - 4/29/2011
Evangelical Alumni Group Stands in Support of LGBTQ Students, Daily Kos, by Benintn - 4/49/2011

"Queers in the Kingdom" News

News related to the documentary, Queers in the Kingdom: Let Your Light Shine! This documentary, by Markie Hancock, looks at the development of OneWheaton within the context of the history of the Evangelical Christian movement in the United States, the development of Christian colleges, and the impact of Evangelicalism on U.S. politics and culture, particularly in regard to attitudes toward LGBTQ people.