On Feb. 28, Chaffey held a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old using he and they pronouns who passed away recently after being assaulted in a school bathroom in Oklahoma. Benedict was an Indigenous teen of the Choctaw Nation and attended Owasso High School, Owasso. As a sophomore, Benedict enjoyed a variety of activities, including playing Minecraft and creating...

Growing up, I always felt different but did not know why. For example: birthdays were uncomfortable for me. I would cry and scream when hearing people sing "Happy Birthday". Loud and jarring noises would overwhelm me; similarly, hearing too many people talking caused me to panic. I had difficulty making friends because I had a hard time talking to people....

There has been an increase in anti-trans legislation over the last year. For example, bathroom bills forcing trans people to use the restroom that conforms to their sex assigned at birth, and school districts such as Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) attempted to pass school board policy forcing school officials to out trans students to their parents. Most recently,...

My name is Devon but I was born Alexandra. The name never felt like it belonged to me, as if I was borrowing it until my true name found me. I identify as queer and non-binary, so I don’t see myself entirely as a man or woman. I use they/he pronouns and am an androgynous person with a soft masculine...