Everybody Say “Love”
I was 18 years old when I attended my first Pride. Beforehand, I was under the impression that my “pride” wouldn’t extend beyond my late night twerk-a-thons that I had by myself when everybody...
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Helping Trans Youth One Video At a Time
Cameron Russo is a 22 year old transgender man from Boston, MA. Transgender is a term for people whose gender identity, expression, and/or behavior is different from those typically associated with their assigned sex...
Improving Healthcare Through the Kindness of Volunteers
Visiting the doctor is stress-inducing for most people, and for those whose gender identity doesn’t conform to traditional or societal norms, this stress is far too often compounded by mistreatment and discrimination. Vanderbilt University...
Discussing Black Masculinity and Health at New Haven’s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). While there is a National HIV Testing Day, celebrated on June 27 each year, NBHAAD commands a particular importance not only in the larger HIV...
Bi Activist Eliel Cruz on Staying Kind
Stigma, shame, and secrecy surround the Bisexual community. With a whopping 40% identifying as Bi, it is disheartening to know that they are the group least likely out of the LGBTQ+ community to come...
These Feminists are Standing Up for LGBTQIA+ Empowerment
The Campus Women’s Organization (CWO) at Pitt aims to advocate for gender equality but this year the organization used one of its premier annual events to support the LBGTQIA+ community. This February, the organization...