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Why I love being transgender
Recently, I celebrated my six-month anniversary of starting hormone replacement therapy. These past six months have been some of the best in my entire life, and they have me thinking about trans-ness and how I used to hate it, how I wanted to purge it from my body. I did[Read More…]
A history of drag and ball culture
Here is a look into the origins of drag and ball culture that is now ingrained into modern day society.
Letter from the editor: The bricks that paved the way
We march on the path paved by bricks our predecessors threw for us. Many people, including those in the queer community, do not know queer history. It is important to acknowledge the people who paved the way for LGBTQ activism as we know it, especially the people of color who[Read More…]
Students can now choose their preferred pronouns on MyCSULB
Long Beach State has implemented an option for students to select their preferred pronouns on their MyCSULB student portal.
Club Ripples, Long Beach’s oldest gay dance club, has its last hurrah
A historic home of the LGBTQ community’s last day is a reminder of its vibrant past.
CSULB crowns first drag Homecoming royalty
CSULB annual Homecoming returned, Nov. 9, crowing student Brandon Ha as he stood in his dragsona, Yakisoba. Though the win speaks to the diverse campus culture, it is especially meaningful to Ha.
Delta Lambda Phi at CSULB offers brotherhood for LGBTQ community
The Rho Chapter of Delta Lambda Phi is the only LGBTQ fraternity in CSULB’s Greek system. The frat is a second home for gay, bisexual, and transgender men seeking a club free of toxic masculinity.
Out of the Closet, CSULB students share their coming out stories
No one’s coming out story is the same. Members of Long Beach State’s LGBTQ+ community share their individual coming out stories in the Daily Forty-Niner video series, “Out of the Closet.”
Letter to the Editor: There are more than two genders
In the United States, we have organized society around the idea that there are only two genders and that everyone is sexual. When, in fact, many societies have existed for ages that recognize a multitude of genders and a spectrum of sexuality.