LGBTQ Archives - La Voz News

Poet Yosimar Reyes strikes the stage with his play ‘Prieto’

Ashley Huerta | December 3, 2022

In the Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Castellano Playhouse in San Jose on Thursday, Nov. 10, Yosimar Reyes performed his first week run of “Prieto” — a one-man comedic memoir directed...

‘The beginning of something incredible’: Vice mayor speaks at Lavender Graduation for LGBTQ+ students

Jerry Chen, Reporter | June 29, 2022

Sunnyvale vice mayor Alysa Cisneros attended keynote speaker during the Women, Gender and Sexuality Center’s fifth annual Lavender Graduation, a ceremony dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ and queer-identifing...

“The Deep & Dark Blue” tells a beautiful story centered on transgender identity

Maida Suta, Reporter | June 26, 2021

Niki Smith’s fantasy graphic novel “The Deep & Dark Blue” captures the emotional complexity of transgender identity.

Panelists highlight local resources for LGBTQ+ people struggling with mental health at district event

May 31, 2021

The “Q Corner & LGBTQ Awareness” event highlighted mental health problems in the LGBTQ+ community and local resources on May 20 as part of the Foothill-De Anza District Mental Health Awareness Week.

Police officers have no right to march in Pride

Maida Suta, Reporter | May 30, 2021

The New York City Pride parade were right to ban police officers from marching in the event, as it helps create a safe space against an oppressive institution.

De Anza College LGBTQ+ students feel underrepresented, vouch for more mental health services

Emjay Troxclair, Reporter/copy editor | March 25, 2021

LGBTQ+ students at De Anza College said they wanted more psychological services in a survey presented to the Academic Senate on March 1. The presentation reported that 88% of surveyed students thought...

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil honors, mourns transgender victims

Sam Lai, Reporter | November 28, 2020

“Lingua Franca” powerfully illuminates struggles of Filipina undocumented, transgender woman

Christian Huerta, Staff Reporter | October 31, 2020

“Lingua Franca” shines a light on a transgender Filipina immigrant story, illuminating the struggles of being undocumented and queer. Jhett Tolentino, producer of the film, said lack of representation...

Pride Month celebrations move online during pandemic

Vanessa Nazareno, Reporter | June 17, 2020

De Anza College students and faculty have had to adjust their pride month celebrations because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to safety mandates, pride parades, including San Francisco,...

Bad Bunny is creating leaps of progression in a machismo run field

Leticia Samame, Reporter | June 3, 2020

Bad Bunny's catchy Grammy award-winning music is not all there is to him, he’s also been using his ever-growing platform to advocate for women's rights and LGBTQIA+ communities. Benito Antonio Martinez...