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Culture

What Not to Say to Your LGBTQ+ Friends

By Jashel Negron Blog Content Contributor “I’m not homophobic or anything but…” If you start a sentence with “I’m not homophobic or anything but…”, chances are what you’re about to say is definitely homophobic, or at least borderline homophobic (or transphobic, etc.), so don’t say it. What you could do instead is really think about what you’re about to say. If you still think it doesn’t sound homophobic, look it […]

todayOctober 14, 2017

News

Students Against Hate Rally Comes To Texas State

By Denver Donchez News Reporter The Texas Freedom Network's student chapter, Texas Rising, hosted a rally Tuesday in conjunction with GLAAD, a media monitoring organization that promotes understanding and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Texas State students met at the stallions in the Quad and marched to The Lair to protest multiple bills currently pending in the Texas legislature. If passed, these bills would legally permit the state to discriminate against LGBTQ people […]

todayApril 26, 2017

Culture

Black History Meets LGBTQ+ Rights

By Janessa Rutiaga Blog Content Contributor We all know that February is Black History month, and that we use it to celebrate prominent figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, Harriet Tubman. However, there’s a sliver of black history which never gets the light it deserves. I’m talking about the revolutionary black leaders that paved way for the LGBTQ+ Society. The following three women are prominent black figures […]

todayFebruary 23, 2017

Events

SXSW: LGBTQ + Tech Workforce Panel

By Travis Tyler SXSW Press Team On March 12, I had the privilege of going to my first SXSW Interactive experience. It was nerve wracking at first because there was so much to do and so much to see. It was a lot to take in. Once I got my pass, it became easier to navigate through the crowded streets, intense bikers and the traffic that seemed to never end. My […]

todayMarch 15, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner

Culture

The Kardashians strike again

by Jalondra Jones KTSW Web Content *KTSW consists of and respects varying opinions within its staff. Opinion articles do not reflect the opinion of KTSW as a whole. Formally known as Bruce Jenner, the now publicly transitioned Caitlyn has chosen to be referred to as a woman, and I therefore will use the pronoun 'she.' So after many years of whispers surrounding the reasoning behind Bruce Jenner’s emerging feminine attributes, he officially debuted his transition from man to female and she did it with a BANG! Gracing the cover of Vanity […]

todayJune 10, 2015

Other Side Drive

Interview: Drag Out Funny

Dr. Heather Aidala, Manda Anderson and Carlos "Cheetah" Molinahe from the Drag Out Funny group were in the studio this past week to talk about the Bobcat Pride Scholarship and their annual benefit show that funds it. The Bobcat Pride Scholarship provides money and internships for LGBTQ Texas State students. They provide many different types of scholarships including academic achievement, leadership development and even an emergency stabilization fund. Drag Out Funny […]

todayFebruary 11, 2015

Pride-Flag

In the Public Interest

Pride in San Marcos

Hosts: Josh Andrews, Megan Joe and Marissa Parks Stories: Bethany Perales, Allie Ibarra and Josh Andrews. Our first In the Public Interest of the fall semester focuses on the LGBT community in San Marcos. The first story gives a profile on Silvia Sandoval and how she was able to host the first Pride event in San Marcos this year. The second story takes a look at the local Drag community […]

todayNovember 11, 2014

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