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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Equity Beat: Activists highlight the silencing of LGBTQ youth on the Day of Silence

Equity Beat: Activists highlight the silencing of LGBTQ youth on the Day of Silence

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor April 26, 2017

Thousands of people across the U.S. wouldn’t speak all day. Ranging from middle school students to celebrities, they didn’t whisper, shout, mumble or chat. Last Friday, their days were silent. On...

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance meets in the dance room with dance teacher Karl Kuehn. The club is a LGBTQ+ support group and helps spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.

Equity Beat: LGBTQ+ rights in the Trump administration

by Kathy Fang, Reporter March 23, 2017

LGBTQ+ rights remain uncertain after the Supreme Court puts off the hearing of a transgender boy’s case regarding whether he could use the boy’s bathroom at his school in Virginia. Even though...

Students in the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club discuss methods to welcoming LGBT into classrooms and learning environments. They also made plans for their upcoming club week.

Out of the shadows, into the textbook: California public schools add LGBT+ history to common core curriculum

by Katherine Zhang, Asst. STEM Editor January 25, 2017

The California State Board of Education voted unanimously to incorporate the history of the LGBT community into public school curriculums on July 14, 2016, becoming the first state to do so. California...

Mr. Olivas handed out stickers for students to wear outside Manzanita at lunch. Students wore red on Oct. 11 in support for National Coming Out Day, encouraging young people around the world to be confident in their sexuality and gender identity.

Senior Emre Ezer speaks about journey as LGBTQ+ teen during school meeting

by Maya Valluru, News Editor October 11, 2016

Senior Emre Ezer spoke to the junior and senior classes during school meeting on Monday about his journey to understand and define his sexuality. Because National Coming Out Day is this Thursday,...

Showing growing support for the legalization of marriage, students rapidly download and share the symbol of marriage equality. Upper School seniors Laura Pedrotti and Pranav Sharma felt that changing their facebook profile pictures was important for a sense of unity and solidarity in the community.

Students show support for LGBTQ Rights

by Vasudha Rengarajan March 29, 2013

Turning Facebook chat boxes a slew of red, the trend spread like wildfire, inspiring unity, gaining media coverage, and encouraging new users to follow. With the recent beginning of the Defense of Marriage...

Several freshman girls wear red in honor of National Coming Out Day. In support of the LGBT community, this day is celebrated on October 11.

Students wear red to support LGBT youth on National Coming Out Day

by Karen Tu and Priscilla Pan October 12, 2012

On Thursday, many students from each grade wore red to support the LGBT community for National Coming Out Day. National Coming Out Day, founded in 1988, is observed annually on October 11 to celebrate...

Freaks & Geeks: LGBT

by Juhi Gupta April 15, 2012

1 out of every 10 people identifies as LGBT. Is that a surprising statistic? Maybe. Is it an unfavorable statistic? Definitely not to me. And probably not to you. Although it may not be apparent,...

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