The Queer Resource Center will continue to provide resources for the 5C queer community amidst a flurry of anti-trans executive orders from Trump.
Tag: Transgender
Kit’s Controller Corner: Climbing the mountain — Celeste and the difficulty in gender identity realization
Trans representation in media has been less than perfect. Video game columnist Kit Kumar believes Celeste enables players to truly connect to the transgender experience.
OPINION: Trans women belong in college sports
Trans women must be allowed to play on the team that matches their gender identity, regardless of false right-wing talking points, writes Gwen Tucker SC ‘ 25.
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: ‘Hamilton’ discrimination allegations raise questions about the real meaning of inclusivity
Recent allegations of severe discrimination against minorities on the set of the Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ demonstrate that simply hiring a diverse group of people is not enough for a truly inclusive environment, argues guest columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24.
OPINION: Disability support goes beyond accommodations
Even though the Colleges provide accommodations for disabled students, the lack of any sort of disability cultural programming is alienating.
News Bites Week of Feb. 24
Pitzer Student Senate advocates for making all public bathrooms gender-neutral, Pomona names its new art museum and more from this week’s news.
Student governments offer funding for gender-affirming processes
Pitzer College and Scripps College student governments are expanding their funding options to fund a variety of gender-affirming actions for transgender, intersex, and non-binary students, according to then–Pitzer Student Senate Treasurer Jessica Miao PZ ’21 and Scripps Associated Students President Irene Yi SC ’19. Pitzer Senate Budget Committee now offers
Students frightened by Trump’s anti-trans memo, frustrated by colleges’ silence
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s memo affecting the rights and recognition of transgender people, students at the Claremont Colleges expressed feeling fearful and angry at the colleges’ administration for their tepid responses and support. The Trump administration issued a memo Oct. 21 that defined gender as purely biological,