The LGBTQ+ community has persevered through homophobia, transphobia, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, violence, racism, misogyny and oppression by expressing pride in existence and combatting hate with love.
Historically,...
For decades, lesbian bars were more than places to grab a drink; they were pillars of sapphic and queer identity, a place where women and genderqueer people gathered freely and built community with each...
Though there have been great strides in advancing LGBTQ+ rights since the early 1900s, some Filipino-Americans are looking to the past for inspiration.
Kailyn Altringer San José State’s MOSAIC Cross...
Trigger warning: includes language that has historically been used as a homophobic slur
In order to achieve equity in a community that is marginalized, one has to consider a concept called intersectionality.
Intersectionality...
Despite drag performances taking place just blocks from campus, drag shows in San José seem to remain unfamiliar to students.
Jazmine Bailey, a fourth-year psychology student, said drag often feels...
As attacks against transgender people continue to rise, the San José queer community remembers trans lives lost and provides a glimmer of hope for trans folks in solidarity on Transgender Day of Remembrance.
On...
Local LGBTQ+ organizations in San José are stepping up to provide resources by addressing the need for accessible community support.
Through expanding outreach and partnering with leaders, LGBTQ+ organizations...
While young LGBTQ+ Americans face drawbacks in mental health resources and healthcare, queer elder couples tell their stories of how they chose love despite challenges.
Leonides “Tito” Echevarria...
San José’s drag scene unites through sparkles and shine, but behind the performance lies the negative stigma surrounding performances.
Drag culture is rich in history and expression, noted as a form...
Comprehensive, expansive and inclusive sex education is essential to the welfare and safety of queer youth in a heteronormative and discriminatory society.
Ideally, high-quality sex education should...
White queers need to shut up and learn to decenter their voices in LGBTQ+ discourse.
The beginnings of queer theory stem from a white professor, whose philosophy has been critiqued for the erasure of...
Nonbinary and genderqueer students and faculty at San José State find inclusion on campus and a community with affirming support for the expression of their identities.
Robert Marx, an SJSU associate...
