Nearly half of the country’s state legislatures and state representatives have introduced bills in favor of anti-trans laws that negatively impact trans people in ridiculous ways and violate their ability to lead a normal life.
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Virginia takes initiative to support LGBT rights
Virginia has taken a step in the right direction becoming the 13th state, and first state in the South, to ban gay and transgender panic as a defense for murder or manslaughter.
Trans inmates’ identities are legally required to be recognized under new state law
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is now legally required to recognize the needs and identities of transgender prisoners under a new state law took effect Jan. 1.
Equality Act is long overdue
Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity should not be a topic of extensive debate within our society in modern day. Everyone has the right to identify and express themselves as they choose and be free from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, which is why the Senate should approve the Equality […]
Black gay publishers recount origins of their publications
In honor of Black History Month, the University of Southern California hosted a virtual panel discussion centered around four black gay men whose publications in the 1990s were ground breaking.
ULV alumnus speaks for Transgender Remembrance Day
Aiden Aizumi, a transgender activist and University of La Verne alumnus, shared his experience in honor of Transgender Rememberance Day on Nov. 20 via Zoom. This event also centered around remembering those in the transgender community who have died this past year due to violence.
Transition expressed through fine art
D. Hill, adjunct professor of photography, discusses a still image from his documentary film “Walking Up in New Skin,” which depicts Hill’s transition through fine art, Nov. 20.
LGBT rights are under fire from Supreme Court
In the first Supreme Court session after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said in a statement that same-sex marriage will continue to have “ruinous consequences for religious liberty.”
Club hopes to connect LGBTQ+ community
The LGBTQ+ Coalition club is the newest addition to the University’s wide range of clubs. The club is determined to shed light on a community they hold dear.
Transgender detainees need care
The lack of medical attention and poor mental health treatment in the only detention center dedicated to transgender migrants is only a microcosm of the overall poor treatment of the transgender and immigrant community in our country.