About Us

OutWrite Newsmagazine is the official queer newsmagazine of the University of California, Los Angeles and the oldest queer college publication in the United States.

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OutWrite Newsmagazine is a growing multi-media platform that uplifts and empowers the often silenced voices of the queer community. We challenge dominant cisheteronormative narratives through an unapologetic, radically inclusive, and intersectional lens.

OutWrite was established in 1979 under the name TenPercent, becoming the first queer college publication in the country. The name TenPercent was chosen from the Alfred Kinsey’s study Sexual Behavior in the Human Male which stated that 10% of men identified as homosexual. In 2005, the newsmagazine’s staff petitioned to change the name to OutWrite to decenter the white, cis, gay male identity and use a name which better represents the queer community’s vast spectrum of identities.

Throughout the years, the newsmagazine referred to itself as a “gay and lesbian” newsmagazine, slowly adding more identities to its moniker just as the mainstream community did in the late 20th century. Our label has since been changed to “queer” newsmagazine to recognize both the importance of inclusivity in our community and the inherent radical nature of our mission; queer is a verb and political statement as much as it is an umbrella descriptor encompassing the ever-growing LGBTQ+ acronym. OutWrite is proud to transform and adapt itself to better represent and serve queer people, changing its own identity as our community grows and changes.

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Want to join our team?

Our applications are currently open. Apply here! We recruit UCLA students interested in writing, copy editing, illustration, photography, layout/design, social media, and podcast every Fall and Winter quarter. Follow us on our social media for updates!

If you’d like to submit a written, visual, or video piece as a guest, please fill out this form. If you’d like to suggest a topic for us to cover, please contact us by the email addresses below or on Instagram! We ask that your pitch aligns with our mission statement and/or relates to the queer community.

We additionally publish letters to the editor. Read our guidelines for letters.

Want to support us?

You can donate directly to our organization through Student Media here. Make sure to select “OutWrite” when asked. We also sell merchandise at events on UCLA’s campus and around Los Angeles. Keep an eye on our Instagram for when and where you can catch us!

All funds go directly to our future projects and events.

Contact Us

Editor-in-Chief, JQ Shearin (They/Them)

Managing Editors, Ariana Castro (She/Her) and Claude C. (He/They)