Crimson opinion writer
E. Matteo Diaz
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Zach Halberstam Renaissance Person Portrait
In many ways, Zach B. Halberstam’s experience at Harvard has been negotiating with those two spheres, applying a precise mathematical mind to creative pursuits.
Alejandra Caraballo portrait
Caraballo’s visible role in the trans community has added another layer to her experience of the election. On social media, she is outspoken about anti-LGBTQ policy, using her 100K followers on Bluesky and 34K followers on Threads to raise awareness around anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric.
I Don’t Need Kamala Harris to Vocally Defend Trans People. I Need Her To Win.
The right wants to legislate transgender people out of existence, and, for all the shortcomings of Democrats on trans issues, it’s imperative we vote to stop them.
Dissent: Time's up for Time Caps
Every single person on the Editorial Board benefits from the labor of academic workers. It’s a shame the Board refuses to reciprocate.
Harvard Is Doing Discourse Wrong
Real discourse requires us all to acknowledge reality. Until we do that, Harvard’s commitment to “intellectual vitality” is nothing more than an epitaph in waiting.
To Be a Harvard Man
It shouldn’t be so difficult to say “I write about transgender issues at Harvard.” But as simple as they sound, these seven words make a whole world of difference.
Everyone Should Be Allowed To Speak on Trans Issues
You shouldn’t need to be trans to speak about trans issues.
The NAIA Just Banned Trans Woman Athletes. Harvard Can’t Let the NCAA Follow.
The NAIA’s ban on trans women is abhorrent and unacceptable — we cannot let the NCAA bend to pressure and follow suit.
I’m Trans, and My Gender Is a Choice. So Is Yours.
It is time we embrace the idea that every person has the right to exercise autonomy over their own body and self-expression, no matter who they are. By allowing trans kids to access gender-affirming care, we empower them to make the very same choices their cis peers make each and every day.
Dissent: When It Comes To Free Speech, the Editorial Board Is All Talk.
Because the Editorial Board calls for unattainable balance in the name of ideological diversity and censoriousness in the name of neutrality, we dissent.
Trans People Can’t Afford Institutional Neutrality, Harvard.
Harvard can afford to be neutral. But neutrality is a luxury that trans people do not have.
Stop Telling Me There Are Only Two Sexes
We must not accept the binary as an indisputable and restrictive truth.
Investing in Trans Inclusion Isn’t a Choice. It’s Harvard’s Imperative.
People can be trans at Harvard, but Harvard isn’t meaningfully invested in supporting trans people.
I’m Trans, and I’m Not up for Debate
As a transgender person, it has been exhausting to watch my community’s basic rights put into jeopardy and framed as subjects for debate.