Book columnist Reia Li PO ’24 was blown away by the main character— a weird queer biracial Asian femme slacker—in “Pizza Girl,” Jean Kyoung Frazier’s debut novel.
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Queer Asian Reads: The whimsy, love and pain in Chen Chen’s poetry
Book columnist Reia Li PO ’24 reflects how Chinese American poet Chen Chen combines humor and empathy to create poems that are joyful as well as painful to read.
Queer Asian Reads: Why I struggled with Nghi Vo’s reimagining of The Great Gatsby
When book columnist Reia Li PO ‘24 first read Nghi Vo’s novel, “The Chosen and the Beautiful” (2021), she had mixed feelings. It wasn’t until she read Vo’s next book, “Siren Queen” (2022), that she understood why.
Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret subverts the musical narrative
This Valentine’s Day, Spotlight MT — the 5C student-run musical theater club — subverted expectations with a “Villaintines Day Queer Cabaret” at Dom’s Lounge on Feb. 10 and 11. In 13 acts, a cast of 16 performers re-conceived some famously nefarious roles from Disney films and Broadway musicals through a queer prism.
Almost 50 years later, Tim Deegan, Sal Piro and Richard O’Brien reflect on ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
Over Halloween weekend this year, 5C students put on two nights of The Rocky Horror Picture Show; but there lies a large community for this cult-classic beyond the Claremont campuses. TSL spoke with the people who brought this energetic and inventive show into being.
Pitzer sophomore launches first-ever free chest binder program for students
Lila Feldmann PZ ’24 launched Pitzer’s first-ever free chest binder program, making student access to resources more anonymous, accessible and affordable.
OPINION: The LGBTQ+ community still needs authentic queer spaces
The growing societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people does not take away the value of authentic, non-corporate spaces created by and for queer people, writes Nikki Smith SC ’25.
An ABBA musical that isn’t ‘Mamma Mia?’ Queer art-heist musical takes it all
Spotlight Musical Theater group produced “The Winner Takes It All,” a queer art-heist musical set to the songs of ABBA.
OPINION: The issues with excluding allies and straight-passing queer people from queggers
Advertising and policing ‘queggers’ as queer-only parties excludes straight identifying, questioning and closeted students, which can complicate LGBTQ+ students’ experiences at them, argues Porter Reyes PO ’25.
2021 Claremont Zinefest explores the boundaries of art and activism
This year’s Claremont Zinefest will center queer and trans Asian and Pacific Islander voices, doubling as a fundraiser for two organizations.