3 Ways this Program is Saving Queer Teens’ Lives in Long Beach

May. 18, 2018 / By Abel Avalos
Tags: afterschool, Education, gay, LGBTQ, Queer

Some after-school programs go beyond just helping with homework.

The Paradoxical Nature of Gentrification in Long Beach’s Gayborhood

Oct. 13, 2017 / By Thomas Lick (Vanguard)
Tags: gay, gentrification, Housing, LGBT, Queer, rent

When it comes to gentrification and the LGBTQ community, there seems to be two conversations — how so-called “gayborhoods” invite gentrification and how gentrification threatens gayborhoods’ existence.

Dirt, Sweat, and Kickball — Long Beach’s Queer League is Tough

May. 20, 2017 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: athletes, gay, LGBT, Queer, Sports

The league’s not only competitive. It’s bringing all sexualities together.

Queer Rock Camp Debuts In Long Beach

Jul. 9, 2015 / By Thomas Lick (Vanguard)
Tags: LGBTQ, music, Queer

This year marked the debut of Long Beach-based Queer Rock Camp, the first and only of its kind in California.

Our Community: The Gay & Lesbian Center

Sep. 5, 2013 / By Chelcee Bunkley
Tags: Gay Marriage, LGBTQ, Long Beach, Queer, Youth

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event that was showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Queer Youth Radio: Trans 101

Jul. 20, 2013 / By Chelcee Bunkley and Nayobi Maldonado-Ochoa
Tags: LGBT, LGBTQ, Long Beach, Queer, Youth

Youth reporters explored the question of transgender identity and community support in Long Beach. Reporters interviewed three trans community members about what it means for them to be transgender and what they would like to see in the city...

Queer Youth Radio: Reflections on Pride

Apr. 3, 2013 / By Chelcee Bunkley, Monica Hale and Nayobi Maldonado-Ochoa
Tags: LGBTQ, Long Beach, Queer, Youth

What is Pride? Every year, Long Beach Pride draws in around 30,000 people from all over the country...