I am tired of calls for peaceful protests. I want to make it clear: I am not advocating for violence. I don’t think violence is an answer, nor do I think peaceful protest is. When it comes to marginalized students being confronted with those who seek to harm or outright
Author: Donnie Denome
OPINION: Pitzer’s response to Trump’s trans memo was too little, too slow
It’s my third year writing an article for Transgender Day of Remembrance. I plan to keep writing them as long as I’m here and the Editorial Board is willing to publish them. This year’s article is coming early, but not for positive reasons. I, unfortunately, must address the memo published
Gaypril Unites LGBTQIA+ Community On Campus, Brings Pride
For the rest of the world, it’s the end of April. For The Claremont Colleges, where things are looking a little more rainbow than usual, it’s the end of Gaypril. Gaypril, according to Pharalyn Crozier, assistant director of the Queer Resource Center, is the celebration of pride for the
OPINION: Navigating Health Insurance Still Proves Challenging For Trans People
My IUD cost $1,500. The complications from my IUD cost over $7,000. I know all of this because Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan — student insurance from the 5Cs — sent me a bill for both of them. They wouldn’t pay, they said, because the “procedure code is not consistent
OPINION: For Autism Acceptance Month, Think #RedInstead
CW: Ableism, anti-autism speech, death I have an automatic, almost traumatic, reaction to puzzle pieces these days. Nothing against actual puzzles, really. They’re boring, time-consuming activities that I don’t find interesting, but they’re not terrible. What puzzle pieces have come to stand for, though — autism “awareness” —
OPINION: Disability Day Of Mourning and 1,027 Reasons To Be Angry
CW: Ableism, saneism, hate crimes, murder This article has been adapted from a speech the author gave at the 7C Disability Day of Mourning Vigil on March 1. Last night, I held a vigil in Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College. It was sparsely populated but the attendees were passionate about
Breaking Bonds with Organic Chemistry
After a semester of floundering, flopping, and failing, I finally withdrew from Organic Chemistry on Tuesday. It was a weight I desperately needed off my back. My withdraw paperwork came after a Thanksgiving break filled with worry over its effect on my transcript, the registrar’s reaction, and uncertainty over grad
On Trans Day of Remembrance, A Few Reasons to Hope
This Monday, Nov. 20, is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Just like every year, this day is one for solemn reflection and mourning. There have been, on record, at least 25 trans people killed since the beginning of 2017. 25 moments of silence, 25 reasons to cry. But in the midst of
Content Warnings: One Size Does Not Fit All
I saw Pomona College Theatre and Dance’s production of “Cabaret” last Saturday night. I loved it. It was a wonderful production. It also gave me such a huge panic attack that I didn’t go to sleep that night. My friend told me ahead of time that “Cabaret” is set in
Making a Space for Trans People in Reproductive Justice
In sad but unsurprising news, Donald Trump has changed health care policy to allow more employers to opt-out of providing low/no cost contraception to their employees through insurance policies. More unsurprising news is that the internet exploded in response. Major reproductive justice organizations like Planned Parenthood and NARAL sent out press releases