Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks
Bretman Rock was awarded the Model of Pride award and did a sit down Q&A interview.

Cerritos College attends Models of Pride

Laura Bernal, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2024
Cerritos College students attended the Models of Pride summit with special guests and educational workshops.
Missy Vee, a Long Beach based drag queen.

Long Beach Hosts “The Big Gay Pine Ave. Takeover”

Laura Bernal, Editor in Chief
August 30, 2024
LB Living hosts a fundraiser event celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community.
Two students playing UNO together

Love mixes so well with Love

Ifeoma Utom, Co-News Editor
February 10, 2024
The LGBTQ+ Program hosts their welcome mixer, welcoming all students of all backgrounds into the Equity Center for games, food, and fun.
Students celebrating OUTober and participating in the Halloween scavenger hunt.

OUTober ends with a Halloween scavenger hunt

Michael Delgado and Susan Romero
November 4, 2023
The equity center hosted the annual Pride Scavenger Hunt in hopes to create a safe space for the LGBTQ community to express themselves.
People flock to the stage as Vicky Chavarria, 2022 Drag Latina winner, performs tribute to famed singer Selena Quintanilla.

Love is in the air at Downey’s Pride Festival

Layla Hernandez, Staff Writer
September 2, 2023
The Los Angeles Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse worked with the City of Downey to host a family-friendly pride festival for a third consecutive year.
Aretha Franklin

“A Natural Woman” causes unjustified backlash from LGBTQ+ community

Samuel Carey, Community Editor
January 31, 2023
Aretha Franklin's hit record "A Natural Woman" seems to stir up issues in the Trans Community will they let up?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Bad Bunny attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Bad Bunny breaking barriers

Alexia Naranjo, Staff Writer
May 8, 2022
Puerto Rican icon and star Bad Bunny continues to bring diversity with his amazing ideas. With his hit albums back to back and his fashion looks, Bad Bunny continues to be the talk of the world.
Attendees at the city of Downey's first annual pride march hosted by The Downey Pride Alliance in 2020.

Florida needs to reconsider the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Clarissa Arceo, Community Editor
February 21, 2022
Florida officials recently passed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, banning school districts from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
Cherise Charleswell, development manager of Journey Out, educated about twenty participants on how sex trafficking involves vulnerability. Charleswell said it's important to notice red flags such as signs of discomfort within the victim.

The fight against sex trafficking includes vulnerability

Fatima Durrani, Opinion Editor
February 2, 2022
Journey Out, a nonprofit organization for victims of sexual exploitation & trafficking, was invited by Cerritos College to educate viewers of how victims of sexual trafficking continue to have their lives destroyed. On Jan. 26, advocate Cherise Charleswell spoke to participants about the vulnerability victims experience and how to help.
Even after the pivotal Stonewall Riots, the concept of LGBT was scorned and dismissed. Today is a future where society is only just becoming more accepting and knowledgeable.

Learning the LGBCs

Matthew Espinosa, Staff Writer
October 14, 2021
Exposure and familiarity make for the building blocks of acceptance and the Student Programming Board attempts exactly that.
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