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July 6, 2011 Ron Thomas woke up at 3:30 a.m. to his blaring ringtone. Bad news. Half awake, Ron knew it could only be bad news. Looking at his phone, he saw it was his daughter Christina calling. “What, Tina?” “Kelly’s been beaten up,” his daughter said crying. “It looks like he’s going to die.”
May 15, 2012
Comments Off on Revealing the life of a young drag queen
Blake Danford has two alter egos. There is Danford, a 17-year-old high school student who is gay and trying to make it through his senior year. Then there is Rhea Sunshyne, a drag queen who is confident, sexy and outrageous. “My drag persona is a character. She isn’t who I really am, so to speak. […]
March 15, 2012
Comments Off on Being the adult at school
Catherine VanRiette decided to go back to school immediately after her son turned his tassel at his UCLA graduation ceremony. She was 42 years old.
September 27, 2011
Comments Off on Palestinian roots inspire student nurse
Tamara Khoury, a second-year nursing major, is unlike any activist out there. Her Palestinian roots inspired her to learn about what she believes in while questioning and reading taught her how to fight for it. Regardless of her demanding major, Khoury seems to find her way to the center of activist action defending what she […]
February 23, 2011
Comments Off on Stroke doesn’t stop these feet from dancing
Buck Catlin, 93, has had many roles in his life – Navy sailor, mayor of Fullerton, instructor at Fullerton Junior College, chair of the Orange County Sanitation Board, family man – but being a dancer was one thing that stuck through it all. Even after a stroke last February, Catlin returned to the dance floor […]
Nuran Alteir 
October 25, 2012
Comments Off on Police under siege: Ron Thomas vows to fight for justice