With Queer Wins this Election, What does this mean for Queer People?
Revolutionary. Trailblazing. Tenacity. Coalition. Change. Hopeful. These are some words that were given to me by queer folks when asked for one word they think grasps how these queer wins happened. On…
Five EnGAYging Graphic Novels
Image designed by Martha Cabot Over the past year, I’ve found myself gravitating toward graphic…
Coming Out is a Choice
Graphic by Ria Kotak “Coming out” is one of the most commonly recognized aspects…
With Queer Wins this Election, What does this mean for Queer People?
Revolutionary. Trailblazing. Tenacity. Coalition. Change. Hopeful. These are some words that were given to me by queer folks when asked for one word they think grasps how these queer wins happened. On Election Night, or might I say, Election Week,…
What the Vice Presidential candidates didn’t say…
graphic by Martha Cabot Last night, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris met at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to debate for the first and only time until Election Day. This debate was considerably more…
They: Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year
Graphic by Christopher Ikonomou “They” has been named the word of the year by Merriam-Webster! The online dictionary announced that lookups for the gender-neutral pronoun increased by 313% in 2019. GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Representation, Nick Adams, celebrated the statement.…
Bernie Sanders Rallies with Striking UC Workers in Fight for Living Wages, End to Labor Outsourcing
Vermont Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined thousands of striking university and hospital employees at a rally at UCLA on Wednesday, March 20, to call for higher wages and an end to University of California’s increased use of…
Meet Matthew Gifford, the Youngest Openly Gay Candidate Running for Office in America
Photo courtesy of Matthew Gifford for Board of Education “We need to focus on the big picture and tackle the big problems we’re facing – for our schools and for our students – so that we don’t have the same…
Facing Expanding Class Sizes and Dwindling Resources, LA Teachers Go On Strike
Graphic from Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continue to strike this week amidst increasing class sizes and insufficient support for low-income students across the city. Demonstrators cite a…
Democrats Take House, Governorships, State Legislatures in Blue Wave Election
Democrats swept up the majority in the US House and in several state legislative chambers in last night’s midterm election. In addition, Democrats flipped seven key governorships from red to blue in a massive rebuke to President Trump. In total…