Trans Discrimination: Then and Now
Zachary Khouri, Staff Writer
January 15, 2019
Filed under Features, Top News
Violence Against The Trans Community Thirty-five years old. That's the average life expectancy for a transgender woman of color in America. Two weeks into 2019 and a trans woman has already been murdered. But she isn't the only one to die in the past year. Karla Patricia Flores-Paven, 26. Choked to death in her own apartment. Vontashia Bell, 18. Took a shot to the head. Arguably one of the worst, Viccky Gutierrez, 33. Stabbed, and then set on fire in her Los Angeles home. Twenty-five known trans people were murdered in 2018, and, with the exception of Flores-Paven and a couple others, their murderers have yet to be caught. As the rest of the world has begun to become more accepting of LGB rights, trans people have been left behind. Despite everything that has changed since the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the transphobia demonstrated by the policemen that night remains the same today. And now, perhaps more than ever, trans rights are under attack. Modern Trans Discrimination At London Pride in July 2018, a group of Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) lesbians headlined London Pride to protest against trans bathroom rights under the belief that they threatened cisgender* women's safety. It was only until after that London Pri...
ScotSkim: convictions
Julia Rhodie, Staff Writer
December 9, 2018
Filed under ScotSkim - quick news briefs
Charlottesville neo-Nazi convicted on all counts “Unite the Right"rioter James Alex Fields Jr., was convicted of first-degree murder in a Virginia court on Dec. 7 for plowing his car into, and killing, counter-protestor and civil rights advocate Heather Heyer on Aug. 12, 2017. Besides one coun...
Muslim discrimination spreads across America
Zaina Abdelrahman, Staff Writer
February 20, 2017
Filed under Features
Noor Dahbour is a Carlmont alumna who experienced the dehumanizing discrimination of American Muslims. Muslims have the highest rates in being discriminated against among religious groups in America. One could be practicing their religion peacefully, reading their holy book, or wearing...
Mariela Ramirez, Staff Writer
From seasonal drinks to sweet treats, Starbucks is a place that seems to draw students in whether it’s...
Camran Hitchcock, Staff Writer
On April 19, local middle school students gathered at the San Carlos Youth Center, where a fun-filled...
Evan Ajuria, Staff Writer
Going on a Sunday morning run on an airport runway is not something many people have checked off their...
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Welcome to Scot Scoop Explains! Scot Scoop Explains is born out of the drive to inform the general public about the who, what, when, where, why, and how of political topics....
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
For Californians, the emergence of warm sunny days means one thing: the wait is finally over! The sun washes over the sky giving students the opportunity to switch up their...
Maddy Ting, Zachary Khouri, and Mikayla Nguyen
April 21, 2019
Episode Nine: Mainstream Media will be split into three parts: music, books, and television & movies. On today's episode of Queer Time Podcast, 'Episode Nine: Mainstream...
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
April 21, 2019
The Scots were able to pull out a strong win in a close game against the Aragon Dons on Thursday night. The first set started out with both teams holding up long rallies...