Transgender and nonbinary college graduates in California could have the right to change their legal name and gender on their diplomas if a bill recently proposed in the state legislature become law.
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Sánchez brings sleeping art to life
Estela Sánchez’s “Shapeshifted” exhibit at the Chan Gallery in Pomona College features the identities of the Coachilicue and Shapeshifter through sculpture, performance and clay.
Transgender lives honored
The unique struggles of transgender individuals and the effects of violence against them was recognized at the National Trans Day Vigil Wednesday in the Ludwick Center for Spirituality, Cultural Understanding, and Community Engagement Sacred Space.
Civil rights should include LGBT
The Supreme Court is expected to rule by the beginning of June 2020 whether or not the LGBTQ community is protected by the federal civil rights law from job discrimination, specifically from being fired solely based on their sex – a question that has the power to dismantle and incite the LGBTQ population to more […]
Identity, climate change explored through poetry
The National Coming Out Day Open Mic event provided an open and safe environment for people to share their stories through poetry, music and monumental events in LGBTQ history Wednesday in the Campus Center Ballrooms.
Provost analyzes the Bible’s views on homosexuality
Provost Jonathan Reed, a scholar of religion, early Christianity, and archaeology of ancient Mediterranean and Jewish religion, spoke about what the Bible reveals concerning homosexuality in honor of the month of Gaypril.
Let’s stand against homophobia
Consensual sex between two men can now result in their being stoned to death under a new law in Brunei that went into effect April 3.
LGBTQ rights, safety in danger
As of 2019, only 15 states have laws protecting LGBTQ people against conversion therapy.
LGBT panel finds solace in religion
The second session of Queer Education 101, developed by a team of faculty, uncovered challenges the LGBT community experience with balancing their sexuality, spirituality and religious faith.
Claremont community combats church’s hate
More than 200 members of the surrounding Claremont and La Verne communities gathered to protest a picket by the Westboro Baptist Church, an organization known for protesting public events, even funerals, with inflammatory anti-LGBT signs and rhetoric.