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Building Every Family

Building Every Family

Members of the school community discuss the accessibility and affordability of fertility treatments and their role in creating families.
Kayla Graff and Lyla Kavanagh
October 31, 2024

17 years ago, Dwana Willis (Gian ’26) tapped her foot impatiently as a three-minute timer ticked down beside her. She held her breath as she squinted at the pregnancy test in her hands. After seeing...

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

The school community discusses LGBTQ culture on campus and new diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for 2023.
Ella Yadegar, Assistant Features Editor
February 8, 2023

As Clara Berg ’25 walked through campus during the lunch period, she noticed a lesbian couple holding hands at a Quad table. Berg’s eyes darted between the couple and her classmates, some of which...

Cardin trains teachers on LGBTQ sensitivity

Alena Rubin
October 10, 2017

Over 80 faculty and staff learned how to be better allies to the LGBTQ community members at safe space training meetings held by Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and science teacher Nate...

Photo by Pavan Tauh
Photo Illustration by Alena Rubin and Josie Abugov

Proud to be LGBT: Profiling GSA and P10

Alena Rubin
April 1, 2017

On the night of the election, upper school science teacher Nate Cardin and his husband looked solemnly at each other. Their searching eyes asked each other the same question: “Will we be able to stay...

Jason Collins '97 (left) and his twin Jarron Collins '97 (right) waving after speaking at the Democratic National Convention in support of Hillary Clinton. Jason became the first openly gay professional basketball player in 2013 and praised Clinton for her support of LGBT issues in his speech.

Collins brothers speak in support of Clinton at DNC

Juliana Berger
July 25, 2016

Jason Collins ’97 and Jarron Collins ’97 spoke in support of Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in Philadelphia. Jason...

Diana Juarez speaks to the Gender Studies class about her work as an advocate for the LGBTQ community. Credit: Maddy Daum/Chronicle

LGBT advocate discusses gender with class

Maddy Daum
March 22, 2016

Manager of the Transgender Empowerment Economic Project at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Drian Juarez discussed the misunderstood aspects of gender with a Gender Studies class March 16. Juarez advocates...

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