Decades after helping ignite UCLA’s early LGBTQ+ liberation movement, Donald Kilhefner reflects on the early setbacks and triumphs in the fight for visibility.

Healthcare providers emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ patients amid federal rollbacks on the community’s access to care at an April 19 UCLA conference.
The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community.

Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and descriptions of abuse against children that some readers may find disturbing.
U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion.

This past winter, it felt like everyone was hooked on “Heated Rivalry.”
The Canadian show, adapted from Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel, centers around closeted LGBTQ+ professional hockey stars Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in an NHL-style rivalry.

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 7:39 p.m.
After juggling being assigned 20-page textbook readings and 10 chapters from books written by the professors themselves, many students have neither the time nor mental wherewithal to read for fun.

When summer break started, all I wanted to do was drain my bank account by buying the clothes I’d finally be able to wear. My bottom surgery was set to take place in the following weeks, and I was ready to take on the world.

This post was updated September 7 at 3:33 p.m. It was also updated September 6 at 3:09 p.m. to remove a photo that did not meet Daily Bruin standards.

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 9:58 p.m.
Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel, a transgender woman, could not obtain hormone replacement therapy when she first asked as an undergraduate student.

Geno Mehalik of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center spoke with Daily Bruin reporter Catherine Wang about the center’s commitment to inclusive care for LGBTQ+ students.

This post was updated July 13 at 8:49 p.m.
The Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted the first ever Village Pride event in Broxton Plaza on June 28.