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Commemorate Pride with these five multimedia suggestions

E.W. Park, Reporter | June 27, 2022

Queerness is beyond just pride — it’s happy, messy and above all else just living life. There’s many examples of queerness in media, but they’re not all great. Most of them, especially from large...

Cartoonist leads De Anza students in drawing exercises in Queer Storytelling Workshop Event

Maida Suta, Reporter | June 4, 2021

Bay Area writer and cartoonist Trinidad Escobar guided attendees through sketches and a self-portrait while discussing her art and experiences as a queer woman in the Queer Storytelling Drawing Workshop on May 13 at De Anza College.

Toxic masculinity infects everyone

Shiri Marwaha, Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, and Jamie Lamping | February 13, 2019

A mother's perspective By Shiri Marwaha Raising a boy in a world filled with masculine stereotypes and forcing norms of what men should or shouldn’t do is challenging. The past twelve years were...

‘HIV/AIDS in the Latinx Community Event’ strives to help break the stigma around HIV

Yasmin Pando and Nick Bauersfeld | December 17, 2018

Panelists invited to speak at the ‘HIV/AIDS in the Latinx Community Event' shared their experiences living HIV positive, and how students with low-income can have access to clinics on Tuesday, Dec....

Visiting speakers series humanizes hardships of immigrants

Sara Sanderford, Staff Reporter | November 27, 2018

Survivors of oppression shared their stories with De Anza College students and faculty at the ‘Moving Stories’ event on Nov.13 as a part of DASB ‘Visiting Speakers’ series. Deborah Garinkle,...

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a moving recount of Freddie Mercury’s life

Miguel Cerda, Staff Reporter | November 18, 2018

“Bohemian Rhapsody”, released November 2, dives into the inner workings of legendary rock band "Queen," and the life of their lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Mercury, played by Rami Malek, is portrayed...

“Boy Erased” offers an insider’s perspective of being gay in the United States

Tommy Pham, Staff Reporter | November 12, 2018

“Boy Erased,” released on Nov. 2, is a film that sheds light on an insider’s perspective on how gay conversion therapy camps work and spotlights hardships the LGBTQ community face everyday. Based...

Workplace protection for LGBT employees overdue

Ben Pacho, Staff Writer | November 18, 2013

In rare form earlier this month, the U.S. Senate offset its beleaguered reputation by passing historic civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people — ensuring workplace protections...

Students at De Anza celebrates National Coming Out Day

Edgar Godinez, Staff Writer | October 21, 2013

De Anza College students celebrated National Coming Out Day with a panel and a variety of activities on Thursday Oct. 10. Students attending the panel, including those who identify within the lesbian,...