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El Estoque

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El Estoque


Junior Alex Sharma strikes a pose for the other GSA club members in front of the “coming out” door. Photo | Megha Mummaneni

MV GSA holds its annual Coming Out Day

Students celebrated the event with chalk art and the unveiling of pride flags
Megha Mummaneni
October 26, 2024
New California law prevents schools from directly outing children to parents, amid recent parental rights movement. Illustration | Corinna Kuo

California becomes first state to ban schools from disclosing gender changes

New state legislation bans schools from directly notifying parents of students’ gender changes at school
Zaid Naqvi and Eric Zhou
September 21, 2024
Adorned with rainbow heart stickers, a  participant of Assembly Member Haney’s parade group waves a rainbow pride flag and a bisexual flag to the beats of the parade music. Photo by Benjamin Zhang

San Francisco Pride Parade 2024

The Golden City wraps up Pride Month with its annual LGBTQIA+ parade
Jillian Ju, Isabelle Kok, and Benjamin Zhang
July 19, 2024
LGBTQ+ individuals should not be expected to come out — it can put an enormous mental and emotional strain on them and also reinforces heteronormative and cisnormative societal standards.

Coming out quietly

Members of the queer community should not be expected to come out
Anika Bhandarkar
January 28, 2024
The MVHS Library has historically provided a variety of inclusive texts.

Bans on bans

New California law adds protection to maintaining inclusive texts
Taryn Lam, Brandon Wang, and Eric Zhou
January 27, 2024
Members of the Chinese Rainbow Network wave rainbow dance fans.

San Francisco Pride Parade 2023

Annual pride parade and festival celebrates LGBTQ+ community
Aashi Venkat and Lillian Wang
June 26, 2023
"We're here, we're queer, get used to it," was a common slogan used in the 90s during pride rallies.

One step forward, two steps back

Analyzing the impetus, implications and impacts of the recent uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the U.S.
Melody Cui and Mikaylah Du
May 9, 2022
Senior Geeta Karlcut waves the pride flag on Nov. 11, National Coming Out Day.

LGBTQ rights

Students share their thoughts about relevant LGBTQ issues
Taryn Lam
April 23, 2022
Redefining Music

Redefining Music

Exploring the impact of LGBTQ+ representation in the music industry on listeners
Shivani Verma
May 22, 2021
The wide variety of students at MVHS would all benefit from more gender inclusive education. Illustration by Mira Wagner

Embracing gender inclusivity in light of “Zoomcoming” court nominations

Why a gender neutral Homecoming Court creates opportunities to be more proactive about promoting inclusivity
Mira Wagner, Staff Writer
March 6, 2021
A scene from Aligarh (2015)

Queer Characters are Absent in Bollywood Films

Examining the lack of queer representation in Bollywood
Anika Sharma
January 23, 2021
The cover image of BL manhwa "Painter of the Night" by Byeonduck

Overstepping the boundary

Examining the implications of the BL industry with regards to the LGBTQ+ community
Shivani Madhan and Kripa Mayureshwar
December 5, 2020
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