Love, Simon is a 2018 romance-comedy based on the book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda written by Becky Albertalli. The film was directed by Greg Berlanti (Supergirl, The Flash, Riverdale) who is gay himself, and stars Nick Robinson as…
Review: Queer Eye
There is a certain healthy skepticism that is bound to accompany LGBTQ+ television consumers when a new television show is branded as inclusive of our community. Decades of representation dictated by stereotypes and glaring inaccuracies have made us cynical of…
Single and Queer
Graphic by Carmen Ngo I am more than someone to someone else-and so are you. For decades, the bisexual community has struggled to define itself in a cis-heterocentric world, especially regarding the significance of dating and relationships. In having our humanity recognized,…
The Camp and Cult of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
It is rare, in everyday life, that you walk into a public setting and are overdressed in a t-shirt and shorts. It is a little strange when you are expected to yell obscenities, in a practiced, cult-like unison, at a…
Chelsea Manning Speaks on Campus
The transgender activist spoke as part of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ lecture series on campus. Not all decisions are clear. This was a central theme of last night’s Luskin Lecture in Royce Hall, featuring transgender speaker Chelsea…
Review: Beach Rats
Beach Rats (2017, dir. Eliza Hittman) is about Frankie, a teenage boy in Brooklyn who experiments with drugs by day and hooks up with older men by night. While the setting and content matter may evoke similarities to Moonlight (2016,…
