LGBTQ

There once was a girl who’d grown up hearing stories of divination come true.

“I have my entire career on Pinterest, so if it ever gets hacked, I’m f–cked,” the 25-year-old singer-songwriter laughed in an interview with The Daily Californian, citing the image curation platform as one of her biggest references.

even the universe / crackles in your eye.

Shortly before leaving for college, I cut off my hair, replaced all my clothes and began going by a gender-neutral variant of my given name. I was unprepared for the transitions that would follow.

Berkeley City Council voted in favor of allowing the Berkeley Police Department to adopt Automated License Plate Readers, or ALPRs, to help combat crime in the city in a controversial decision at its regular meeting June 25. 

Hoetzel’s music videos have made her a queer icon. And unlike other artists who have protested having queer branding thrust upon them, she is not afraid to embrace this design.

Prior to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Russia’s oppressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws were called into question in relation to figure skating. On the other hand, athletes within the sport itself have made homophobic comments about the “feminine” nature of the sport.

Even if you don’t identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, reading queer literature is an important doorway — one that leads toward creating a more accepting world that celebrates attraction and love in all its beautiful forms.

Music, performances, food and laughter — Pride celebrations fill the streets of the Bay Area every year with displays of activism and resistance in the form of joy.