Remembering Berkeley’s own Glenn Burke: First openly gay man in MLB
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Although he wasn’t accepted during his playing days, it is important to remember and appreciate Glenn Burke now.
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Lack of openly gay men in college and professional sports
Coming out can have a plethora of negative effects on their careers and personal lives.
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Why gender matters
As a 14-year-old female to male, or FTM, transgender teen, gender has taken on a necessary role in my everyday self-expression and identity.
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Saddle up, partner: The gay cowboy in modern media
The hypermasculinity of the Western often reinforces harmful stereotypes, especially when the line between violence and intimacy is blurred.
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‘Heartstopper’: The quintessential queerness of comics
The storytelling method of bringing word to picture is built on the idea that anything that can be drawn can be believed. It is one of the few places where the fantastical is expected, the envelope is begging to be pushed.
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Brotherhood and bisexuality
Yet, here at the poster child for liberal higher education, Greek life persists as a bastion of aging understandings of gender and sexuality.
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Falling off the straight path
In my mind, I had been and would always be the world’s best chameleon: I knew what people expected of me, and that’s exactly what I showed them.
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‘We say gay’: Berkeley school district clashes with restrictive LGBTQ+ Florida legislation
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law limits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. While students in Berkeley don’t anticipate similar actions in their state, some regard it as a warning.
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Living as a straight man for a day
Now that it’s June, one can no longer hide from all the rainbows and corporate-virtue signaling for Pride Month. As someone from the LGBTQ+ community, I wanted to switch it up and give a voice to an underrepresented group: straight men.
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Queerness at UC Berkeley: Numbers, lived experiences, campus resources
Situated in the Bay Area — a place renowned for its vibrant LGBTQ+ community — UC Berkeley is home to a significant LGBTQ+ presence of its own.
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