Portrait of a Lauren on Fire
Off the Beat
At that age, I didn’t really know what a gay person was. I had grown up watching “The Birdcage” and “Will & Grace” with my mercifully liberal family.
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Saying the words
Miss Communication
I know from a small handful of experiences that when you meet someone famous in person, they’re usually shorter than you expect. Raymond Braun is only sort of famous and only sort of tall, but he stood a couple of inches above me, so his height surprised me. I interviewed
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Our generation demands equality
The Political Circus
Ten years ago, the count was at zero. This time next month, it will be at 15. The first state was Massachusetts, on May 17, 2004. The next state will be Hawaii, on Dec. 2, 2013. Same-sex marriage legislation is present in 14 states across the country, encompassing almost 109
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New UC changes give equal benefits to married same-sex couples
UC Berkeley economics professor Martha Olney and her wife have been together for 30 years but during all that time she has been unable to extend her UC health benefits to her wife without paying taxes on the cost of those benefits.
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Couple marries in California after long struggle with courts
Sandy Stier and Kris Perry married Friday after the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to end the ban on same-sex marriage in California.
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SF Pride 2013: Celebrating the queer arts community
In honor of Pride week, the Daily Californian A&E is bringing you the best of the queer arts community. Pride and Privilege: For all the invisible queers Meg Elison shares her experience of growing up with an openly gay friend in a deeply conservative town and asks the silent LGBTQIAA
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Weekly Recap: Feb. 3 – Feb. 10
Welcome to the fourth week of our Weekly Recap series. This week, the video covers the following events: -Saturday: Tedx Berkeley hosted a series of accomplished speakers to share their innovations with students and faculty. -Saturday: Berkeley Hackathon hosted yet another event in Soda Hall where students gathered and competed
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