An illustration of a pride flag flowing on a flagpole with an American flag flowing behind it on the same flagpole. The flagpole is shaped like a spear. The flags have soft pink lighting on the exteriors of it. Behind both flags is a black star shape. There is black text beneath both of the flags that reads “Defy, Protect, Celebrate.” The background is a gradient fading from white to pink.
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Defy, Protect, Celebrate

Defy erasure. Protect history. Celebrate community.

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LGBT History: transcending time, part 1

graphic by Ria Kotak   While the concept of a unified LGBTQ+ community is a fairly recent conception, the components that make the acronym are as timeless as time itself. Narratives around the LGBTQ+ community hint at it being a…

Welcome to OutWrite!

Established in 1979 at the University of California, Los Angeles, OutWrite Newsmagazine is the oldest queer college publication in the United States. OutWrite strives to build a growing educational platform through a multi-media approach that uplifts and empowers the often silenced voices of the incredibly diverse queer community. We aim to challenge dominant cisheteronormative narratives through an unapologetically anti-queerphobic, anti-racist, and progressive lens.

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