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.
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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.
New bill supports trans graduates
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.
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.