During the 2025 National Day of Silence, I made it a point to speak more. And as I saw stands outside of classrooms decked out in rainbow flags and rainbow bracelets and tiny rainbow stuffed toys wearing...
With his recent election to the presidency, Donald Trump signed a law to ban transgender women from womens sports teams, as he believes that biologically male athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete...
Following district-wide budget cuts proposed on Jan. 14, 2025, the DVHS library will lose librarian Allison Hussenet, as the motion passed on Feb. 25 reduces the teacher librarians each at Dougherty and...
The first meeting of DVHS’ newly-formed LGBTQ+ Book Club took place on Jan. 25.
Initiated by DVHS librarian Annalisa Raphael, the LGBTQ+ Book Club is the second club run by the library, alongside...
June 24, 2022 Roe v. Wade was overturned. Why should you care? Nation-wide limitation for the abortion pill mifepristone is being discussed. Why should you care? Just in 2023, 461 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were...
Every day, professional sports show support for LGBTQ+ players, normalizing inclusivity in the athletic world. What was once considered taboo is now being celebrated; research by the Public Religion Institution...
TW: mentions of queerphobia, abuse, self-harm, violence, and genocide
A dreaded culture war has now arrived at SRVUSD. Jesse vanZee narrowly beat out Michelle Peterson to win a seat on the SRVUSD school...
The American Library Association (ALA) recorded more book removals and challenges in 2022 than in over two decades, with the increased backlash against books concerning sexuality and gender identity impacting...
On Wed. April 20, DVHS held its first Student Voice Forum, led by Principal Evan Powell. According to Powell, the event was designed as a day to learn about “each other, [to learn] how to make Dougherty...
“Cas, not for nothing but the last person that looked at me like that, I got laid” -Dean Winchester to Castiel (Supernatural). This provocative quote is just one of countless examples of queerbaiting...
Update: This article was written prior to Judge Barrett's confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. On Oct. 26, Judge Barrett was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas in a White House ceremony after...
