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Pride Month sends an important reminder for support of the LGBTQ+ Community

Nicolas Silva, Contributor • June 29, 2018

LGBTQ-Pride month this June marked a timely reminder to celebrate successes, commemorate history and advocate for social justice in mental health. The Stonewall riots of June 1969 in New York’s Greenwich Village catalyzed the ongoing LGBTQ+ rights movement....

The Right to Choose

Christian Vasquez, Staff Reporter • June 7, 2016

Equality Texas, an advocacy group for equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Texans, held a press conference on Friday, June 3, in the office of Texas State Senator Jose Rodriguez to announce their partnership with several El Paso leaders...

Texas Tramples the LGBT Community

Maria Esquinca, Copy Editor • April 14, 2015

As I stood in front of the restroom of the Family Life Center in Austin, an older lady came out of one the stalls. She said “hold up, I’m just going to put some lipstick.” From one of the stalls another voice was heard, “I’m going to do the...