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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Participants of the annual San Francisco Pride Parade in June hold up a sign reading “PEOPLE’S MARCH” in protest against the Trump administration.

Santa Clara County LGBTQ+ leaders anticipate the potential overturning of Obergefell v. Hodges

Ten years after the Supreme Court expanded marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the future of marriage equality is once again uncertain
Isabelle Kok
September 28, 2025
Mahmoud v. Taylor leaves queer teachers questioning how to proceed. Illustration | Liz Liu

Staff discuss the impact of the SCOTUS ruling granting potential opt-outs from LGBTQ+ material

Mahmoud v. Taylor has left teachers questioning how to balance inclusion and parental rights in the classroom
Liz Liu and Srinikaa Naveenraj
September 27, 2025
"Pride Puppy," "Love, Violet" and "Prince & Knight" are three of the books that caused parents to withdraw their children from lessons in Maryland schools, leading to the Supreme Court ruling. Illustration | Stella Petzova

Supreme Court rules for LGBTQ+ book opt-outs

The ruling contradicts FUHSD’s opt-out policy
Emma Ma, Stella Petzova, and Divina Raina-Pandita
September 3, 2025
A parade participant swirls rainbow fabric fans around their body as they look up at the parade.

San Francisco Pride Parade 2025

San Francisco Pride wraps up Pride Month with an annual parade celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community
Isabelle Kok and Benjamin Zhang
August 1, 2025

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
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