Pride parades started out as displays of activism, declarations of presence, and yes, celebrations of community and identity. “Gay Pride” did not come into use as a common phrase until the ’80s, at least a decade after the first march.
A Guide For Non-Queer People of Color on How to Support QPoC 101: 1. Ask for pronouns: It can seem awkward at first, but asking someone for their pronouns up front can help avoid a lot more awkwardness and the potential of harming someone by misgendering them.
AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The disease caused by the HIV retrovirus, a sexually transmitted pathogen that originated in West-Central Africa.
November 13 to 20 was Transgender Awareness Week, and the Transgender Day of Remembrance finished it off. The purpose of the day is specifically to honor trans victims of violence.
Part of the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states, “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because
Hello fellow students of Berkeley High School! We are QPOC, the newly made Queer People of Color Club, and this week we are taking over the GSA column.
