LGBT – Global Student Square

Words Matter: How to make your reporting and writing more inclusive

July 23, 2021
Matthew Asuncion
And We Rise, Culture, Education, On Media

Young journalists often face contradictions when it comes to talking about social and political issues. Curricula emphasize phrases like objectivity and unbiased coverage, but where do you draw the line?

Coming out: What it’s like to be transgender in China

April 28, 2020
Irene Chang
Asia, China, Culture, Eye On China, Global Student Square, Justice & Equality, News

In 2012, news of a Qingdao house fire went viral. The report, which was originally posted on news and lifestyle website Qingdao Shenghuo, was reposted over a thousand times. The homeowner, a waste picker with long hair and amateurish heavy makeup, went on television and became the center of controversy. She was Liu Peilin, a 63-year-old transgender woman who had been raised by a foster family.

San Francisco celebrates Pride amid tightened security

June 26, 2016
Beatrice
And We Rise, Culture, Justice & Equality, News, Photography, Top Stories, USA

The 46th annual San Francisco Pride Parade for Racial and Economic Justice took over City Hall, the Asian Art Museum and UN Plaza on June 25, the start of the annual Gay Pride weekend celebrating the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.