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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Anti-transgender legislation: Recent state bills place physical, mental health of transgender youth at risk

Anti-transgender legislation: Recent state bills place physical, mental health of transgender youth at risk

Becca Wu, In-Depth Editor May 25, 2021

“I spend my free time [playing] with my cats and chickens, FaceTiming my friends and dreaming of when I will finally meet Dolly Parton,” Kai Shappley, a transgender 10-year-old, said in her testimony before the Texas Senate Committee of State Affairs. “I do not like spending my free time asking...

LGBT athletes overcome barriers in athletics

jennamarvet April 15, 2016

Written by Jenna Marvet With dripping sweat, sticky skin from the hot sun and beating hearts slowing back to normal after a long day of practice, the Gunn cross country team sat together on the field. Captain at the time and alum Noah Krigel thought to himself, “What if they don’t accept me?” It...

Us going to prom—for the record! Photo courtesy of Miranda Smith.

Pursuing freedom: senior Miranda Smith on coming out to the world and herself

The Oracle March 29, 2016

Written by Miranda Smith When I was 16, I fell in love with another counselor at an all-girls summer camp in Maine. No, I’m not pitching you a twenty-first century coming-of-age rom-com (but look for it in a theater near you, summer 2040), but this is how my entire world flipped upside down over...

Gender identity policy makes progress, but needs work

Gender identity policy makes progress, but needs work

shagunkhare28 December 7, 2015

Written by Shagun Khare Published in the November 6, 2015 issue Acceptance and compassion are attributes that our community strives to achieve here at Gunn. Yet, strive as we might, ensuring that these attributes are extended to all members of our community is a task much more complex than it seems...

Unisex restrooms installed at Gunn

Unisex restrooms installed at Gunn

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Lena Ye Since the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, Gunn has established five gender-neutral bathrooms. These bathrooms are located inside the main office, behind the physical education classroom, just right of the senior quad and inside the new building. In August 2013, California’s...

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