By Joshua D. Copeland
Staff Writer
Homophobia is not a real disease.
At least not according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
(DSM-5), where the term is nowhere listed. Yet many homosexuals today face discrimination,...
By Alex Maravillas
Arts and Entertainment Assistant Editor
My sexual orientation still makes people feel uncomfortable. That is why I am comfortable being alone.
I have family. However, sometimes it is difficult to be out with family members that are not particularly accepting. That is why identifying...
By Rodger D’Andreas-Wahl
Contributor
I grew up in a small Texas town, a place where men were defined by their love for football, hunting, womanizing and beer drinking.
It wasn’t a safe place to come out as gay in the 1970s when I was coming into awareness of my sexuality. I saw no queer...
By Kat Diltz
Staff Writer
One of the greatest lessons that I have learned is to not judge a book by its cover. Upon starting my first year at CSUSM, I kept an open mind when meeting new people, because who a person is on the inside is worth a thousand times more than their physical exterior.
Everyone’s...
By Preston Witchell
Contributor
Recently, I have seen an increased push to create LGBT bookstores, coffee houses, churches and theaters to replace bars as centers of community, places to meet people and LGBT rites of passage.
Some agree with this suggestion from a standpoint of exclusion of...
By Katlin Sweeney
Editor-In-Chief
I have been very fortunate during my time at CSUSM to have become friends with people that exemplify what it means to be a role model. Meeting Robert not only heightened my desire to make social justice a priority in my career, but he shows me on a daily basis...
By Nicole Holman
News Assistant
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The month of April- charmingly dubbed “Gaypril”- will bring a plethora of events to campus that serve to highlight the LGBTQA community.
On Tuesday, April 7, a discussion about marriage equality will be...
