American River College students gathered in ARC’s UNITE Center on April 8 to share their support for ARC’s LGBTQ+ community, particularly in support of the trans students on campus.  The event...

On January 31st, staff and faculty of the Pride centers across the Los Rios Community College District sent a letter of solidarity, via the campus’s weekly Beaver Bites email, amid recent executive orders....

This spring, Sara Smith-Silverman, who uses she/they pronouns, found themself needing to take on an extra section in their class load and she knew just what to fill it with. Introduction to LGBTQ Studies...

On March 26, the Sacramento City Council took an extra step to protect the rights of queer and trans-identifying individuals in the region by voting to declare Sacramento a sanctuary city for transgender...

For some students, prom is a blissful and magical experience—a key occurrence in their coming of age. For other students, who did not fit into the societal norm, prom often represented rejection, contempt...

The Pride Center reopened at American River College’s main campus in the UNITE Center on Jan. 31. The UNITE Center is home to many groups on campus and oftentimes those programs intersect with one...

The Pride Center, a hang-out space centered around LGBTQIA+ identities at American River College, is getting a makeover for the spring of 2023. David Austin, professor and department chair of communication...

The use of gender-affirming pronouns can be an important form of self-identity. Gender affirming pronouns have captured the eyes and ears of many and some say that while an emphasis on identifying one’s...

Beginning over a decade ago, the issues of police brutality and transphobic bathroom laws and marriage equality laws brought stories of unjust treatment to the tongues and minds of many in the form of...

Eliminating prejudice and barriers on campus and in life is the goal of Alejandra Fernandez-Garcia, the program specialist and co-coordinator of the American River College Pride Center. “There’s...

The American River College Pride Center is holding a weekly virtual event, Communi-Tea Tuesdays, as a way to help create a space for LGBTQ+ students to talk and share their experiences while they are away...