Two of the event workshops on Sept. 19 are healthcare focused such as “Queering Health with UCI Gender Diversity Program.” The workshop will feature UCI Gender Diversity Program Coordinator and the center’s board member Brit Cervantes leading an open Q&A
Coming Out As a Transgender Dad Taught Me So Much About Sexism
I’m a transgender man — and a solo dad, to both a four-year-old and a six-month-old baby. I birthed both of my children myself, and while I have a partner with whom I spend time with on the weekends, during the week, it’s usually just me and the kids. I didn’t come out as being transgender until the
Vermont’s First Trans State Representative Is Fighting For Her Community
As Election Day 2020 approaches, them. is interviewing LGBTQ+ politicians who are making America’s political landscape more queer, more progressive, and more inclusive. Check out more from our series, Inside the Rainbow Wave, here. Taylor Small is wasting no time in stepping into some pretty big
New Law Would Make it Illegal for Trans Russians to Change Legal Gender
Russian politicians are weighing a chance to the country’s Family Code that would prevent transgender citizens from changing their legal gender to match their actual gender. The bill is named for Yelena Mizulina, a legislator who took a leadership role
Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans Stunt Is Hurting Queer and Trans Sex Workers
Things have been getting steadily worse for sex workers around the globe since the passage of SESTA/FOSTA in 2018, and this week, that downward slope got a little steeper. After debuting on OnlyFans (the now-ubiquitous subscription platform that allows adults to post and sell
COVID-19 is quietly ravaging the LGBTQ community
A growing body of research is showing that Black people are being hit disproportionately hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a lack of LGBTQ-inclusive data designed to capture the experiences of people who are both racial and sexual minorities renders
Jennifer Lopez Shares New Film Clip About Her Trans Nibling, Brendon
This article is about a video that contains discussion of suicide. In an Instagram post over the weekend, Jennifer Lopez shared a preview of a new documentary short film about her transgender nibling, Brendon Scholl. (“Nibling” is the gender-neutral term
California Prisons Are Housing Trans Women With Men — This Bill Would Fix That
California State Senator Scott Wiener has proposed a new bill that would finally end the practice of putting trans women in prison alongside cisgender men. The legislation, State Bill 132, would allow transgender, intersex and nonbinary inmates to identify the
Why We’re Voting
In some ways, the pro-LGBTQ+ bonafides of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden should be cause for celebration. Of all 27 candidates who ran for this year’s Democratic presidential nomination, Harris came out in support of marriage equality before any of
Full LGBTQ+ and Transgender Affirming Resource List
This resource is list brought to you by our UCI Gender Diversity Coordinator, Brit Cervantes. To suggest a resource or for more information please contact us!Email: genderdiversity@hs.uci.eduPhone: (714) 456-6025Fax: (714) 456-8808 Keep up with us on social media!Website: https://sites.uci.edu/genderdiversity/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCIPeds/Instagram: