lgbtq

  • Becoming comfortable in my own skin

    Becoming comfortable in my own skin

    From a very young age, I knew I was gay. To be exact, I am a nonbinary pansexual, which means I don’t identify as a boy or a girl, and I am attracted to everyone. As a kid who grew up in a very heteronormative household, I never thought about anything outside of that.…

  • Gender neutral bathrooms can’t stay locked

    Gender neutral bathrooms can’t stay locked

    When I first started at this school, I was extremely happy that there was a gender neutral bathroom. This eased my thought of having to go into a bathroom I was uncomfortable in. However, the first time I tried to use it, it was locked. I tried again a few days later and it…

  • Celebrate SOPHIE’s legacy

    Celebrate SOPHIE’s legacy

    Sophie Xeon, more commonly known as SOPHIE, passed in an accident on Jan. 30 trying to look at the full moon in Greece. A radical creator and a visionary artist, SOPHIE made an immeasurable impact on the world. A producer, singer-songwriter, DJ and more, SOPHIE paved the way for the hyperpop movement and LGBTQ+…

  • “A Secret Love” documents the hardships of LGBTQ+ couples

    “A Secret Love” documents the hardships of LGBTQ+ couples

    Released on Netflix earlier this year, “A Secret Love” tells the story of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, an elderly lesbian couple that had been together for 70 years but kept their relationship a secret from their families until 2009. Donahue and Henschel met in their early 20s in Saskatchewan, Canada during the 1940s…

  • Virtual Paper – Issue 3

    Virtual Paper – Issue 3

    Click the following link to access our virtual paper for Issue 3: https://issuu.com/nphspantherprowler/docs/issue3final  

  • Local community supports LGBTQ+ youth

    Local community supports LGBTQ+ youth

    The fight for LGBTQ+ rights has made great progress in the 21st century, including the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 and anti-discrimination laws aiming to provide the same job opportunities to all Americans. Although legislation has been passed, there is still much work left to do in the normalization and acceptance of…

  • Unity Conejo inspires NPHS students

    Unity Conejo inspires NPHS students

    Founded by CVUSD parent Megan Goebel, Unity Conejo is an organization of parents, students and teachers dedicated to implementing change in schools for the LGBTQ+ students throughout Conejo Valley. Unity Conejo has been meeting virtually since it was formed in the beginning of September. The goal of the organization is to effectively train teachers…

  • Conejo Pride shines its colors

    At the second annual Conejo Pride Festival, the community gathered once again to show their support for the LGBTQ community. The festival took place on Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the Civic Arts Plaza.  On the field, many booths were set up for merchants, political parties and support…

  • Health class revised to officially include LGBTQ+ curriculum

    The health department and CVUSD School Board have begun the process of revising the health class curriculum in order to align with Assembly Bill No. 329, which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in early October 2015 and took effect at the start of 2016. The law mandates sexual education along with…

  • Face to face: Removing the mask of bullying

    “It was one of those things where playful teasing slowly developed into more psychological abuse and it eventually developed to the point where it got physical,” Jeancarlo Yela, junior, said, describing his past experiences with bullying in elementary school. “I would end up getting beaten almost every day; they would say, ‘Oh if you…