GSA Crossroads Hosts Record-Breaking Formal Amid Pushback Over Event Name
Pepperdine’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Crossroads (GSA Crossroads) hosted the highest-attended formal in the history of the club amidst controversy surrounding the title of the event.
For the advertisement of the event, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) enforced a name change. Originally known as ‘Gay Formal,’ ICA requested GSA Crossroads remove the word ‘gay’ from posters and any official on-campus promotion of the event as they considered it exclusionary terminology, said Cassandra Barron, GSA Crossroads president and Graphic staff writer.
“Pepperdine is rolling back their policies and changing things, and we basically can’t have any events that could be considered exclusionary or like catered to one specific group,” Barron said.
