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University of California campuses see dramatic rise in students identifying as transgender or non-binary
The University of California system is seeing a staggering increase in the number of students who identify as either transgender or non-binary.
According to data released in January, the number of undergraduate students identifying as non-binary across UC system campuses rose by over 2,000 from 2019 to 2023.
The San Francisco Chronicle noted that last year, the UC changed its data collection processes and consolidated the terms “non-binary,” “genderqueer” and “gender non-conforming” into a singular “non-binary category.”
“Even taking into account that shift, the number and percentage of students identifying as trans or non-binary increased significantly,” the paper noted.
The percentage of students identifying as gender non-conforming, non-binary or transgender has also tripled over the last four years (.06% in 2019 to 1.9% in 2023). Most of the students fell under the non-binary category, while transgender men and women were identified as the smallest demographic in 2023, at .2% and .1%, respectively.
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A pedestrian walks by a sign in front of the U.C. Berkeley campus on July 22, 2020, in Berkeley, California. ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))
UC Berkeley reported a major uptick in the number of students identified as transgender or gender non-conforming, rising from .2% in 2019 up to 1.8% in 2023.
The university’s Director of LGBTQ Advancement and Equity, Em Huang, said a systemwide rule allowing students to use a name of their choice and gender identity on nearly all official documents may have made the school more appealing to transgender and non-binary students.
The university is also in the process of converting many gendered bathroom stalls into gender-neutral bathrooms.
UC Santa Cruz had the largest non-binary and transgender undergraduate population in 2023 (4% and 1.1.%).
The data on UC schools comes after the results of the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey Early Insights report, the largest survey of transgender people in the United States, was released.
FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS WANT SCHOOLS TO TEACH MORE ABOUT GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND LESS ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY
Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California at Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Ninety-four percent of respondents who had lived at least part of their life in a different gender than their birth sex reported they were “a lot more satisfied” or “a little more satisfied” with the quality of their life.
Only 1% of respondents said they were “a little less satisfied” with their life and only 2% said they were “a lot less satisfied.”
However, 39% of those surveyed said they had been harassed on social media because of their gender identity in the last year. Thirty percent also reported verbal harassment over the same period.
Sixty-two percent of respondents admitted they were “very uncomfortable” or “somewhat uncomfortable” talking to police or asking for help when they experienced issues related to their gender.
The new report also determined that the unemployment rate among those surveyed was almost five times the U.S. national average (-18%).
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SAN FRANCISCO – The sounds of the San Francisco Pride Band filled Twin Peaks on Saturday as hundreds of volunteers, community leaders and elected officials gathered to celebrate the completion of the city’s annual Pink Triangle installation.
The massive display, made up of 175 pink tarps and spanning nearly an acre, overlooks San Francisco from Twin Peaks and can be seen from miles away on a clear day.
What they’re saying:
Organizers say the installation has become one of the city’s most recognizable Pride Month traditions.
“The pink triangle, of course, started in the concentration camps, and then in the 1970s it was used as a symbol of liberation. Then, in the 1980s it was turned upward, along with the slogan ‘Silence Equals Death’ during the AIDS crisis, and then it’s become a symbol of pride ever since,” said Patrick Carney, founder and producer of The Pink Triangle.
More than 800 volunteers helped assemble the display, continuing a tradition that has been maintained for more than three decades.
From symbol of persecution to symbol of pride
For volunteers attending the installation ceremony, its history remains a powerful reason to participate.
“This is such a great event that I found out that it was a symbol of hate, and it’s so great that they turned it into a symbol of togetherness and love,” said Remi Tan of Pacifica.
Others said they return each year because of the sense of community the event creates.
“I love the crowd, I love the community, I love the volunteers,” said Joon Tan of Pacifica.
Dig deeper:
Organizers say San Francisco is the only city with a Pink Triangle installation of this scale serving as a centerpiece for Pride celebrations.
Sister Roma, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist and San Francisco resident, said the display carries added significance in the current political climate.
“It just feels very empowering and beautiful. There’s such a sense of joy,” she said. “Never in my life have I been more thankful to live here in San Francisco and in California, where humanity prevails, where common sense prevails, where I still feel very protected.”
Several city and state leaders attended Saturday’s dedication ceremony, thanking the volunteers responsible for the installation.
“Most people down there over the next couple of weeks are not going to know about the 800 of you who came up here to make this happen, but they’re going to benefit from the fact that you all did this, and that Patrick and his friends and family have been doing this for 31 years,” said Rafael Mandelman, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
What’s next:
The Pink Triangle will remain in place throughout Pride Month.
Organizers are seeking volunteers to help remove the installation following San Francisco’s Pride Parade on June 28 starting at 4:30 pm.
The Source: Interviews with the Pink Triangle founder, volunteers
DENVER (KDVR) — After officially hitting 90 degrees for the first time this season, the Denver weather forecast features more hot weather Sunday and next week before temperatures begin to moderate.
Dry and breezy conditions will create fire danger concerns for parts of the northeastern plains.
Denver weather tonight: Another mild night
Skies will gradually clear overnight Saturday, but it’s still going to be mild with low temperatures falling into the middle and upper 50s around metro Denver. Some locations elsewhere may only cool to about 60 degrees.
Denver weather tomorrow: Temperatures in the 90s again
Sunday will be another hot day with widespread temperatures again in the 90s. Denver’s record high is 98 degrees, but we’ll stay well short of that. We’ll begin the day sunny, but clouds will steadily increase in the afternoon.
Mostly dry conditions are forecast but a stray pop-up storm may develop. Winds will turn to the northwest with gusts up to 20 miles per hour.
Looking ahead: Hot, breezy, and mostly dry
We start next week with partly sunny conditions and temperatures “cooling” to the upper 80s in the afternoon, still above normal. Gusty winds will persist from the east-southeast. There will be a slightly better chance for isolated storm development in the afternoon.
We’ll jump back to the 90s on Tuesday with wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour or higher possible.
Temperatures start to moderate Wednesday onward, starting with low 90s on Wednesday, then middle 80s Thursday into the weekend, closer to normal.
Overall, the forecast for most of next week looks predominantly dry, but rain chances do return for next weekend.
(PHOTOS BY DAVE GERSHGORN FOR WEST SEATTLE BLOG)
Three hours of remembering and reconnecting are just wrapping up at West Seattle High School, where alumni from many years gathered for the annual All-School Reunion.
Above, WSHS Alumni Association president Karen (Seamens) Dobbs and Nancy (Rutherford) Sleight led attendees in singing the historic alma mater song. Memorabilia was on display as usual:
And more-modern logos adorned school merch offered for sale:
Along with gathering in the commons …
… people also gathered class by class in smaller spaces including classrooms and the library:
Every year the 50th-anniversary class is spotlighted – that meant this year was the turn for those who graduated in the bicentennial year, 1976. You can read what various classes’ alums are up to – and about this year’s two Hall of Fame inductees – in the latest issue of the Alumni Association publication, the Chinook.
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