USC PrideFest celebration stages a sizzling comeback
The first live LGBTQ+ History Month festival since 2019 features drag performers and a safe space for all.
Q&A: Informed youth, optimism best defense against new threats to LGBTQ+ rights
In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, USC Rossier School of Education’s Theodore Burnes reflects on how to foster productive conversations on LGBTQ+ subjects and methods to better support LGBTQ+ students and youth.
LGBTQ+ History Month: A time to honor the past and build community in the present
Series of in-person events planned throughout October for USC students, faculty and staff.
How to eliminate anti-LGBTQ bias in text prediction
New research at USC shows how to train a popular language model to remove homophobic, anti-queer bias.
English professor charts out hidden love story between 2 iconic, early 20th-century women
The relationship between modernist authors Hilda Doolittle (known as “H.D.”) and Annie Winifred Ellerman (pen name “Bryher”) spanned two world wars, four decades and even a few marriages (to other people).
‘Death investigators’ key part of LGBTQ+ health equity research
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: No standard statistics exist to record the number of deaths each year for those who identify as LGBTQ+. Their lives — and deaths — are literally not counted.
School-based intervention aims to reduce behavioral health impact for LGBTQ+ youth
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: First-of-its-kind Proud & Empowered offers prevention and reduction approach for traumatic adolescent experiences.
Unlikely hero in LGBTQ+ history is back in the spotlight
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: A Trojan’s new documentary tells the story of a USC Dornsife professor who took a public stand against gay conversion therapy.
Trojan brings authenticity to the growing number of LGBTQ+ characters in animation, video games
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: Actor JP Karliak launched Queer Vox, a nonprofit training academy and community for LGBTQ+ voiceover actors.
USC Bovard College graduate makes lasting impact on LGBTQ+ curriculum
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: When Charli Gross expressed concerns over his program’s LGBTQ+ course section, the professor quickly acknowledged Gross’ criticism to the class and started the updating process.
Student playwrights draw inspiration from world’s largest LGBTQ+ materials repository
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: Trojans get creative after a visit to the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, writing scenes based on a collection of photos from a 1950s gay wedding in Philadelphia.
‘We will always find our people’: USC kicks off Pride Month with celebration
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: Students, faculty and staff share personal reflections about finding and building community.
How a Mexican eatery became a cherished urban anchor for immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community
🏳️🌈 PRIDE MONTH: USC Dornsife’s Natalia Molina reveals the story of her grandmother’s Echo Park restaurant — a beloved L.A. landmark that once provided much-needed acceptance for a diverse group of Angelenos.
USC Pride Month to celebrate ‘The Power of Community’
PRIDE MONTH: Kickoff on June 1 includes virtual event sharing personal stories and Keck Hospital of USC flag-raising ceremony.
How turbulent times have shaped the USC Class of 2022
COMMENCEMENT 2022: COVID-19, a racial reckoning, the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and anti-LGBTQ+ laws created a challenging climate for these students’ academic journeys.
Stories from L.A.’s pioneering gay motorcycle clubs are told through USC’s ONE Archives
USC has the largest archive of LGBTQ materials in the world, and researchers use it every year to learn more about gay history and culture.
Importance of LGBTQ inclusivity is focus of doctoral candidate’s research
Why are there no more lesbian bars in Los Angeles? That simple question piqued Marisa Turesky’s interest.
Honoring LGBTQ+ achievements: USC kicks off Pride Month with virtual event
The Pride Month Celebration will feature a variety of speakers sharing personal stories of inspirational LGBTQ+ people in their lives or careers.
Meet Edwin Bodney, USC Student Health’s new LGBTQ+ campus advocate and educator
The poet and performer wants his art and his own experiences as a Black, queer undergrad to help guide underrepresented members of the USC student community.
Newly renamed LGBTQ+ Student Center aims for greater inclusion
After surveying USC students, the center’s leaders adopted a new name that includes the entire community.
Take a look inside USC’s social work center for LGBTQ+ studies
The USC Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity focuses on research and education to help close gaps in health care for the community.
Nurse practitioners shine a light on LGBTQ health care
Two graduates of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work have partnered with one of their professors to help break down the barriers to quality, prejudice-free health care.
Gain insight into the LGBTQ experience with these readings
As we celebrate Pride Month, USC Dornsife faculty give their top choices of books and essays written by or featuring members of the LGBTQ community.