Tag: #GayStudent
5-Yr-Long Gay Murder Case Gets Mistrialed • Instinct Magazine
Juan Ceballos / Image via The Desert Sun
A mistrial was just declared in the murder trial of a gay college student.
30-year-old Miguel Ramirez has been accused of first-degree murder for shooting 20-year-old Juan Ceballos on July 13, 2014. Ceballos, a College of the Desert student, was outside his California home when he was shot with a shotgun. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance footage shows a gold-colored pickup truck following Ceballos in his silver sedan around...
JLo Met A Valedictorian Silenced By His School • Instinct Magazine
Jennifer Lopez and Nat Werth meet after the valedictorian was barred from giving his graduation speech. / Image via NBC News
One gay valedictorian who was disrespected by his school has now met a singing legend. It’s not a consolation for the earlier disrespect, but it’s still a great treat.
Last month, we shared with you the story of Sheboygan Lutheran High School valedictorian Nat Werth. Werth was barred from giving his graduation speech because the administration didn’t trust him to...
Would You Like A Separate “Gay Graduation?”
Photo by Muhammad Rizwan on UnsplashWould you rather graduate with the rest of your class or only graduate with other LGBTQ peers (or possibly both)? Some universities are now giving LGBTQ students that option.
The Human Rights watch has created a list of 218 universities that offer separate graduation ceremonies for LGBTQ students, according to the Washington Examiner. This list includes all of the Ivy League schools, some HBCUs like Howard University and Virginia State University, and other names like...
