Have you ever just been walking down the street and seen someone, a stranger maybe, and just imagined a life with them? This series is about that idea, a collection of random sightings and the stories that follow. There are…
NCOW: La Mission
Photo by Frank Kovalchek/Flickr Scarface. The Godfather. Fixing up old cars. His eighteen-year-old son. These are the pin-ups, passion and pride, respectively, of Che Rivera, a Mexican-American single dad and the resident tough guy of San Francisco’s Mission district, the…
TranSpoken Word: The Quiet Struggle Expressed
Photo by Yhz1221/Wikimedia Commons The hum of voices in the crowded and softly lit Hedrick Fireside Lounge slowly faded out when the first performer tapped on the mic. Sitting in the back, I could see the audience seated in a…
The Houseboy Phenomenon
“Masc traveled couple lookin” 4 young n hot college boi to join our fun and exciting lives, compen$ation provided.” A house boy. Pretty much a live-in, paid-for companion to older “silver foxes” looking to shake things up. In greater and…
The Message of National Coming Out Week (NCOW)
Photo by Harry Wad/Wikimedia Commons From flags to cupcakes, rainbows made the presence of queer people rumble throughout campus last week as UCLA’s Queer Alliance celebrated National Coming Out Week. With such a variety of fun events, movie screenings, public…
Moonstruck
Photo by Neven Krcmarek/Wikimedia Commons The most beautiful boy in the world lived in a castle in the sky with a mirror by his side. All alone, he wished on the full moon for a man who would make him…
8 Gay Cartoons You Grew Up With (and Always Knew About)
Photo via Pixabay So we had the ladies last week, now it’s the guys’ turn. Call me biased but, while composing the girls’ list was fun from beginning to end, this list made me feel… nostalgic. All these guys mean…
Dear Straight Boy in My English Class,
It’s true I sat down next to you, but you spoke to me first; you asked what shampoo I used. When you missed class, you asked me for my notes. And when I invited you over to review you spent…
Keep It to Yourself
Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons Such was Rick Santorum’s response when Stephen Hill, an openly gay soldier asked him about his stance on DADT. Santorum, former Pennsylvania senator and the golden boy of social conservatives, delivered this gem during one…
8 Lesbian Cartoons You Grew Up With (But Never Realized)
I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like there weren’t very many queer role models when we were growing up–at least, not very many obvious ones. Many of my contemporaries would recall feeling as children that there was no one…