Palomino Festival Displays Country Music’s Progress Toward Diversity
Photos by Liza Jane (left), Rachael Polack/Palomino Fest (center/right) As a queer Indian-American, the country genre has always seemed antithetical to my existence, a mix of hypermasculinity and overwhelming whiteness. Observing country…
Palomino Festival Displays Country Music’s Progress Toward Diversity
Photos by Liza Jane (left), Rachael Polack/Palomino Fest (center/right) As a queer Indian-American, the country…
There is Not Only Sex in Homosexuality
Illustrated by Cole Lopez (They/Them) I am going to start this piece with a declaration…
Bernie Sanders Rallies with Striking UC Workers in Fight for Living Wages, End to Labor Outsourcing
Vermont Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined thousands of striking university and hospital employees at a rally at UCLA on Wednesday, March 20, to call for higher wages and an end to University of California’s increased use of…
Meet Matthew Gifford, the Youngest Openly Gay Candidate Running for Office in America
Photo courtesy of Matthew Gifford for Board of Education “We need to focus on the big picture and tackle the big problems we’re facing – for our schools and for our students – so that we don’t have the same…
Facing Expanding Class Sizes and Dwindling Resources, LA Teachers Go On Strike
Graphic from Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continue to strike this week amidst increasing class sizes and insufficient support for low-income students across the city. Demonstrators cite a…
Democrats Take House, Governorships, State Legislatures in Blue Wave Election
Democrats swept up the majority in the US House and in several state legislative chambers in last night’s midterm election. In addition, Democrats flipped seven key governorships from red to blue in a massive rebuke to President Trump. In total…
Taylor Swift and the #MeToo Midterms
Graphic by Angela Zheng “It is difficult to imagine that Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court over the weekend had no effect specifically on how Swift and other young victims of sexual misconduct view politics.” Content Warning: Sexual Assault and…
India Decriminalizes Queer Sex
Graphic by Angela Zheng On September 6, the Supreme Court of India issued a milestone ruling decriminalizing consensual gay sex, CNN reports. Stemming from a law imposed during British imperialism in India, the previously legal Section 377 dictated that “Whoever…
Starbucks Expands Healthcare Benefits for Trans Employees
Starbucks, a corporation that occupies every other street corner in America, stated on June 25 that they are expanding healthcare benefits for their transgender employees. According to their website, this coverage will include procedures formerly considered “cosmetic.” Their press release…