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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Stitching Identities

Students and doctors discuss the psychological effects and legal challenges of gender-affirming surgeries on minors.
MeJo Liao, Assistant Features Editor
September 21, 2023

As Loklin Gertschen-Klaseus '25 relaxed under the anesthesia, he turned to inspect the IV line in his right arm and gazed at the lights flickering above him, his heart fluttering with anticipation and...

Dylan Perkins ’23, Casey Ross ’23, Preston Yeh ’23, Ryann Castanon-Hill ’23 and Chiara Umbeko ’23 spend time together.

He’s the man: Spotlight on Dylan Perkins ’23

Dylan Perkins ’23 opens up about field hockey, friends and coming out as transgender.
Fallon Dern
August 26, 2021

Dylan Perkins ’23 leaned on a poster-covered wall and said he’s never known how to smile in photos. Casey Ross ’23, Preston Yeh ’23 and Ryann Castanon-Hill ’23 surrounded him, calling out poses...

Illustration by Sophia Evans

Character Tropes, Red Velvet Ropes

Milla Ben-Ezra
May 31, 2021

Wrapped in a fuzzy blanket with a bowl of buttered popcorn on his lap, a 10-year-old Tom Baker ’22 snuggled alongside his parents as they shuffled through films on their family movie night. From animated...

Coming Out

The media impacts many youth in the LGBTQ community. Students reflect on the role the media plays in coming out.
Sydney Fener
April 28, 2021

When Jamie Kim-Worthington ’22 checked Instagram and saw all of the support and positivity that actor Elliot Page received after coming out as transgender, he said he felt very reassured. The response...

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