Image by Rommy Torrico “What does your liberated world look like?” asked the man who stood before the microphone. “IT LOOKED FUCKING QUEER,” someone yelled back even more vivaciously. A roar of *snaps* ensued. From February 4th to February 8th…
ABCs: E is for ENDA
Illustration by Gabriel Brenner ENDA stands for the Employee Non-Discrimination Act , federal legislation that would prevent employers from firing, harassing or discriminating against LGBTQ employees based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Since 1974, (the first being The Equality…
ABCs: D is for Demi(Sexual/Gender)
We often hear “demi”in the context of demigods. Many demigods (in Greek mythology) were children of Zeus or Poseidon, and legend has it that these mythological figures tended to become infatuated with mortal humans quite often. But wait a minute.…
In Defense of Valentine’s Day
Image by Dave Gunn/Creative Commons I love Valentine’s Day. There. I said it, and I’m not even slightly ashamed. I’m not ashamed of my torrid love affair with chocolate, or the fact that while I prefer daisies, I find a…
Kink Korner: Consent
(Daddy and Kitten have teamed up on this article, since consent is pretty much the same for everyone!) Consent. It’s a topic that has been in the news a lot lately, especially surrounding the new “affirmative consent” rules at schools…
OKCupid Adventures
Image by OutWrite So I’m on OkCupid. Originally, I saw my roommate on Tinder and thought that it looked fun to collect hot people but my Windows Lumia phone couldn’t support the app. Recently, I found the knockoff version of…
ABCs: C is for Cisgender
Like me, you’ve probably never heard of this term and therefore don’t know the privilege tied to being cisgender. Good thing you’re reading this though; education on the existence of all parts of the queer spectrum is not only something…
Dear Gay Uncle Joe: I’m Out But My Family Hasn’t Said Anything!
Image by OutWrite Dear Gay Uncle Joe, So I’ve been having a lot of trouble lately deciding how to approach me being gay to my family. I’ve already come out to them, albeit in a roundabout way, but they haven’t…
Piss Politics: The Problems With UCLA’s “Gender-Inclusive” Bathrooms
Image by OutWrite On the eighth floor of Bunche Hall, I stand baffled before one of the twenty-five or so “gender inclusive” bathrooms on campus, except this bathroom doesn’t seem very inclusive at all. There are two signs with sliding…
By Any Other Name: What UCLA’s Preferred Name Policy Means for You
The cold sweat. The pit of dread in your gut. The gnawing sense of unrest as the professor moves down the list, calling out student names in alphabetical order. And then they reach you, call out a name you no…
