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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The Progress Pride mural remains behind a newly installed wall in the SSA on July 7.

‘The wall still lives’

Jane Burkhardt and Kezia Sunil July 7, 2026

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include the most relevant information.   Photos taken by Mercury staff show the Progress Pride mural in the Student Services Addition covered...

The cost of compliance

The cost of compliance

The Mercury Editorial Board July 4, 2026

Under the cover of a holiday weekend, UTD administrators erased the progress pride mural from the second floor of the Student Services Addition. What was once a visible statement of pride and intersectionality...

Judy Nguyen | Staff Photographer
"The support [my friend] got from the group and outside the group as well gave me a real sense of community and a real sense of belonging, which is something a lot of people struggle with."

"[PRIDE] really honestly helped me come to terms with the identity that I struggled with up until that point in my life for 18 years. I really just want to give back in a way that I feel like I can."

- Marcus Bethel

LGBT History Month 2014

October 6, 2014

Created in 1994, LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals. Unfortunately, the LGBT community faces exclusion from history education...

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