Deciding to come out: a soul-searching perspective By Phil Duncan There are as many different reasons for gay and lesbian people to be open about their sexuality as there are gays and lesbians. Read more...

From Laughlin to L.A. to the Castro: one student’s story on coming out Ryan Leaderman After finally coming out to most of my friends last spring, which was not nearly as difficult a process as I had originally feared, I knew that I could not keep my parents in the dark much longer. Read more...

Do worlds exist beyond ‘our lonely Eden’? Tom Momary "Larger constellations burning, mellow moons and happy skies, Breadths of tropic shade and palms in cluster, knots of Paradise." ­Tennyson "Locksley Hall" Have you ever gazed into a starry summer sky, into the light of a thousand distant suns, and wondered about worlds? Read more...

"Arc of a love affair" encompasses ideal relationship Adena Chung It’s hard to write about this without sounding totally disenchanted, pessimistic, disillusioned, jaded. I admit I feel a little bit of all of those, but not enough to have given up the idea of the perfect relationship, and even marriage. Read more...

National Coming Out Week celebrates sexual diversity through campus voices This week (Oct. 8-14) is National Coming Out Week, at UCLA and throughout the country, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned. Read more...

Coming out: a gay Army sergeant’s announcement Leland Kim I sat nervously on a cold, hardwood chair across a desk from a weather-beaten sergeant first class whose leathery face served as a reminder of his many years in the military. Read more...

UCLA must end alignment with ROTC discrimination By David Mixner The issue is clear. ROTC, under the military’s new "don’t ask, don’t tell" guidelines, will not allow openly gay and lesbian students to participate in its program. Read more...