Keegan O’Brien

Keegan O'Brien, an American Studies major at University of Massachusetts Boston, is a longtime Boston based LGBTQ youth and social justice activist.

Rally against budget cuts

Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout

The Boston Public Schools have been under sustained budget cuts for several years. This year students decided they'd had enough.

May 2, 2016 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Northeastern University's decision to suspend Northeastern's SJP provoked a response that spread outside the university's borders.

Apr 1, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students

What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students

The unapologetic character of Eastside Catholic High School students serves as a model to the LGBTQ movement for how to fight for the changes we urgently need and deserve.

Jan 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying?

How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying? How Do We Stop Anti-LGBTQ Bullying?

Message of support to LGBTQ youth are a beautiful sign of solidarity, but alone they are inadequate to deal with the depth and scale of the crisis at hand.

Nov 20, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning

Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning’s bravery to stand in solidarity with occupied people everywhere by speaking truth to power makes him a hero who stands in the best tradition of LGBTQ history...

May 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

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