Thursday, March 18th was the relaunch of the only LGBTQIA+ magazine on Syracuse Universities campus, The OutCrowd. Patrick Linehan is the editor and chief and the creative force responsible for revamping the magazine which hasn’t been seen on campus in over six years.
“Today was the culmination of several months of ideation of recruitment, of writing and rewriting and what we produced was a 50-page magazine that attempts to answer the question how do queer people fit into the narrative that was this past year,” said Linehan.
The Derry, New Hampshire native is a newspaper and online journalism major as well as a political science major. He got his start in journalism writing for the Daily Orange as well as Syracuse.com. It was only in his senior year that he decided to pursue something that was a lot closer to home. “I just wanted to write about my experiences with being queer and highlight other queer experiences on campus,” said Linehan.
Lineman has always been telling stories. Even at an early age Linehan knew he wanted to pursue journalism.
“After watching one episode of Aaron Sorkin’s the Newsroom I knew I had to dedicate my life to documenting and sharing stories. The OutCrowd it just feels like another extension of that.”
When Linehan came out to his friends and family over the summer it felt only right that he incorporated his identity into his work and art.
When asked what’s next for The OutCrowd he said, “The magazine is just the beginning.”
The vision for the organization is to create a inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+ creators and allies to share their work and celebrate their art in any form that takes.
The theme of the Spring 2021 issue is QUEER IN QUARANTINE, with stories about “How do LGBTQIA+ people at SU and SUNY ESF fit into the story of the past year?”
The spring issue is available on-line and around academic buildings including Bird Library and the LaunchPad. You can also find it digitally here: The OutCrowd Magazine and follow it on social media here: @theoutcrowdmag
Enjoy the spring issue and support the mission of reclaiming The OutCrowd magazine as an inclusive community of LGBTQIA+ and ally creators who want to share their art in whatever form that may take.
Story by Jackson Siporin ‘22, LaunchPad Global Fellow
Shout out to the entire team that Linehan brought together for the initiative:
Spring 2021 Issue
Editor-In-Chief
Patrick Linehan (he/him)
Managing Editor
Brogan Thomas (she/her)
Editors
Arts and Entertainment
Payton Dunn (he/him)
Sex and Health
Sydney Rednik (she/her)
Features
Amanda Paule (she/her)
Photo
Em Burris (she/they)
Design
Chris Bennett (he/him)
Video
Phoebe Sessler (she/her)
Social Media
Yzzy Liwanag (she/her)
Web Developer
Kevin Camelo (he/him)
Writers
Ash Alexander (they/them)
Sam Baylow (he/him)
Alora Blosch (she/her)
Samuel Schappell (he/him)
Eden Stratton (she/her)
Runfeng (Franklin) Wang (he/him)
Alexis Wilner (she/her)
Avani Singh (she/her)
Madison Hilmire (she/her)
Jean Duggirala (they/them)
Photographers
Maddi Jane Brown (she/her)
Zoë McCreary (she/her)
Illustrators
Chris Bennett (he/him)
Kevin Camelo (he/him)
Kristen Warner (she/her)
Designers
Kevin Camelo (he/him)
Amanda Paule (she/her)
Sloane Sexton (she/her)
Kristen Warner (she/her)
Models
Sarah Adams (she/her)
Barrington Bucknor (he/him)
Sam Cady (he/him)
Emery Cilluffo (she/her)
Ian Dorbu (he/him)
Jean Duggirala (they/them)
Hunter Gorick (he/him)
Madison Hilimire (she/her)
VJ LaShomb (she/they)
Becca Malamud (she/they)
Alex Middleton (they/them)
Avani Singh (she/her)
Jean Duggirala (they/them)
Ash Alexander (they/them)
Models
Sarah Adams (she/her)
Barrington Bucknor (he/him)
Sam Cady (he/him)
Emery Cilluffo (she/her)
Ian Dorbu (he/him)
Jean Duggirala (they/them)
Hunter Gorick (he/him)
Madison Hilimire (she/her)
VJ LaShomb (she/they)
Becca Malamud (she/they)
Alex Middleton (they/them)
Avani Singh (she/her)
Jean Duggirala (they/them)
Ash Alexander (they/them)
Special thanks to George Matos!