Christine Jorgensen was born on May 30, 1926, in the Bronx area of New York. She was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. She paid a fee to tell her story to the press and eventually established a nightclub act. Jorgensen was...

In South Korea, where same-sex unions are not legally recognized and are sometimes criminalized, Holland also known as Go Tae-seob, has chosen to live freely as one of the first openly gay K-pop idols. In doing so, he's creating a vital, magical world for others to also embrace their sexuality and find themselves in his music. As...

Chad Griffin is a Political Stragiest for LGBTQ rights in the United States. He was born on July 16, 1973 at Hope, Arkansas. He was well known as the former president for the Human Rights Campaign and the founder of the American Foundation for equal rights back in 2008 and 2013. In his early years, he attended Ouachita Baptist...

Davis To was born on September 12 and is currently a 16-year-old sophomore at Hoover High School. He was raised here in San Diego his entire life. His hobbies are editing videos, photoshop, and going on his phone to see what is new. Another thing about Davis is that he is kinda funny and gets his assignments done on time. He...

Soccer for many can be their fun time, or it can be their dream. For me soccer has been one of the most important things in my life. It affected it in so many ways that without it I wouldn’t know where I would be as a person today. For me it's my escape from all my problems and it helps me forget the negativity I have in...

My phone is important to me because it's done so much for me, although it's like an addiction. Actually I'm watching a show on my phone as I'm typing right now. Anywho, my cell phone is one of the most important things in my life. I share my location with friends and family in case anything happens to me or if I lose my phone....

When it comes to food, how to cook it, where to buy it,  and so on, we all have our own preferences. We all know that fast food isn't always the healthiest option. To stay healthy, you should eat a variety of food mainly, eat a well-balanced, low-fat diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Though some unhealthy...

Family, they are the first people to see you for the first time. Your parents are proud that you’re in this world. My family will do anything to make sure that I am alright, and it does not matter if I am doing anything that is bad, they only care about you and only you. Family is important because they are the only ones...

Marsha P. Johnson was an outspoken gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. She was born on August 24, 1945, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with six other siblings. She was educated in the Elizabeth Public School Shtne and graduated from Thomas A. Edison High school in 1963 and later enrolled in the United States Navy. Marsha...

Khalid Donnel Robinson born February 11, 1998, and is known mostly by his fans as Khalid.  He is  an American singer-songwriter who is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. Khalid began writing and creating music in high school, and he posted his early works to SoundCloud. Shortly after graduating from Americas...

Sylvia Rivera was a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising. She was a tireless advocate for all those who were put aside as the “gay rights” movement has mainstreamed.  Rivera was a Puerto Rican American transgender activists. She was born on July 2,1951, raised in New York City. Her birth father abandoned her and she became...

Mayte Michelle Rodriguez  was born on July 12, 1978 and is an American actress. Her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight was met with critical acclaim, and earned her several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance.  The following year, she starred...

Ritchie John Torres was born on March 12, 1988, and is an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district.  Torres served as the New York City Councilmember for the 15th district from 2013 to 2020. He was the first openly gay...

Roberto Gonzalez is a senior here at Hoover. He was born on May 26, and is best described by others as dedicated, smart, and a passionate person. He is also a 4.0 student, whose favorite subject is math. He has one other sibling who also attends Hoover. He has played on the Hoover Soccer Varsity team since his freshman year...

I have to write about clothes?  At first I wasn't sure why or what to write, but now I understand why I  put this in my list of things that are important to me. I don't usually tell anyone about my future plans or where or who I want to be but in reality, I want to be a fashion designer. At first, I told myself journalism...

Music is the art of arranging sounds in time through the element of melody, harmony, rhythm, music is all over society. Music is someone’s everyday friend, it will be there in the not so good  days and in the good days. I believe music is the best way of communicating and expressing ourselves. It affects our emotions by...

To me one of the important games was Super Smash Bros Ultimate as it gives me nostalgia towards the series I grew up with. When I was younger the game I got for this series was Super Smash Bros Brawl for the Wii. And I fell in love with it. Getting to see different characters from series that I knew, and didn’t know, was...

AQUINAS, whose real name is Kang Min-soo, is a South Korean independent rapper and songwriter, who was born on January 13, 2001. He made his official debut on May 2, 2020, with the single “Oh!”. He was a contestant on the Korean TV show High School Rapper in 2019, where he came in second place. In 2016, he competed in the...

Emma González was a high school student in Parkland, Florida, when a mass gunman killed 17 people at her school on Valentine's Day in 2018. It was the worst high school shooting in US history. Emma González was just 18 years old when 17 of her friends were murdered in the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...

Julio Salgado  was born on September 1, 1983, in Ensenda, Mexico.  He is a gay artist who grew up in Long Beach, California. Through the use of art, Salgado has become a well-known activist within the DREAM Act movement. Salgado uses his art to empower undocumented and queer people by telling their story and putting a human...