Photo of the Massa Marittima Mural in Italy **Content Warning: violence, homophobia, misogyny** Historically, the queer community has flourished during holidays like Halloween. It is the night where identity is clouded, irregularities are cherished, and the things that scare us…
Horror Slasher But They Just Perform Top Surgery Instead
Illustrated by Chrys Marr (She/They)
Coming Out(Write): Our Stories
Graphic by Christopher Ikonomou (Xe/He) Members of the queer community are expected to “come out” because our society views being cisgender and heterosexual as the default. However, everyone’s identity is their own. We should be able to come out on…
Starfish, Gay Sex, and Queer Ecology
Photo by Zoë Collins (She/Her) I’ve long been plagued by the idea that my sexuality is “unnatural.” Unnatural is a funny word. Simply defined, it is the scope of anything outside of the ordinary course of nature. But when you…
What Does Prop. 24 Mean for LGBTQ Privacy?
Graphic by Nick Griffin (He/Him) “If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” is a common argument against privacy rights. However, while many LGBTQ+ people may feel as though they have nothing to hide, they do have…
Representation: Queerness and Butterfly Soup
Screenshot from Butterfly Soup, a visual novel created by Brianna Lei. Trigger Warning: mentions abusive parents (of one of the characters) Do you ever find yourself clinging to representation? As a queer Asian American individual, I often find myself doing…
With Queer Wins this Election, What does this mean for Queer People?
Last updated on 5/2/22 at 4:36pm PT to update a broken hyperlink. Revolutionary. Trailblazing. Tenacity. Coalition. Change. Hopeful. These are some words that were given to me by queer folks when asked for one word they think grasps how these…
Work! A Queer History of Modeling
Elspeth H. Brown, Professor of History at the University of Toronto, visited UCLA on Jan. 23 for the second event of the 2019-20 QueerCurrent Lecture Series. The talk was named “Work! A Queer History of Modeling,” after Brown’s most recent…
SCAR TISSUE
Graphic by Mark Julien. CW: mentions of suicide, pejorative language Words have power. They can bruise and they can cut. Although you cannot see the scars on my skin they are there. I have been carefully and skillfully cut and the…
20GayTeen’s Top Queer Albums!
Graphic from Janelle Monáe’s album cover, Dirty Computer #20GayTeen was a milestone for queer artists in the music industry. From pop to folk to alternative, these artists discussed numerous topics previously dubbed “taboo” by mainstream media. Here is the list…
