Free Speech vs. Hate Speech on Social Media Graphic by Angela Zheng On November 3rd, President Trump referred to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” on his Twitter. On November 27th, Trump repeated this slur toward Warren at an in-person event honoring Native…
UCLA Students Stormed by Trump Supporters at a Peaceful Unity Block Party
This article was updated at 2:51AM, May 7, 2021, to reflect proper photograph captions. This article was updated at 2:39PM, December 19, 2020, to reflect proper photograph captions. “The Unity Block Party was already over. We were just cleaning up…
And the Rainbow Echoes- 2017 Taiwan LGBTQ+ Pride
This year’s LGBTQ+ Pride parade has taken place recently, the largest one in Asia! Featured Image: Tens of thousands march in Taipei’s LGBT pride parade. The 15th annual Taiwan LGBT Pride parade took place on October 28th. With over 120,000 participants,…
Solidarity on Venice Beach
This new seaside fixture will make your day much more colorful. Featured photo taken by Stephanie Munguia When you walk down Venice Beach, you may expect to see impossibly muscular powerlifters, local artists selling their wares on the boardwalk, and…
Transgender Day of Remembrance: OutWrite’s Staff Reflection
November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance, a tradition that began in 1999 to honor the lives of trans people who were murdered in acts of hate violence. Trans Day of Remembrance and the week leading up to it, Trans…
Cacophony of Voices, Conservative Speakers, and Controversy on Campus
An event hosted by controversial conservative speaker Ben Shapiro caused chaos on campus earlier tonight. Approximately 600 people filled Ackerman Grand Ballroom to attend Shapiro’s talk, “The Rise of Campus Fascism,” in which Shapiro compared tactics and beliefs of “the…
California Legally Institutes a Third Gender Option
Graphic by Nick Griffin Senate Bill 179, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on October 15th, allows California residents to identify as “non-binary” on state IDs, driver licenses, and birth certificates. While most bills recently signed by Gov. Brown will go…
Why Kevin Spacey’s Coming Out Is Problematic
Graphic by Jeanine Lee You, dear reader, are probably well aware of the allegations against actor Kevin Spacey: in a Buzzfeed interview published last Sunday, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of sexual assault. In that interview, Rapp describes being alone…
