It can feel like a breath of fresh air to step into an exhibition like Emboldened, Embodied, where every piece of art is made by a Bay Area woman of color. Upon walking in, Angela Hennesy’s installation, made mostly out of Black hair, including her own, stands regally and mysteriously before you. The surrounding art launches you into the dynamic, intergenerational conversation between QTPOC creatives.

There is little information available on the intersection of mixed race and LGBTQ+ identities. In this installment of Community Profiles, we highlight the diverse experiences of mixed-race LGBTQ+ community members at Berkeley.

From October 20-27, 2019, UC Berkeley’s Queer Alliance & Resource Center (QARC) and Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) celebrated Asexual Awareness Week, an international campaign that celebrates the asexual community and educates about the complexities and misconceptions about asexuality. Spearheading the seven-day celebration, UC Berkeley sophomore and proud asexual Michelle Lin organized a number of events available to the public, including an Ace 101 Workshop and an Ace Game Night.

A project focused exclusively on the visibility and transparency of the trans and non-binary community at Berkeley. Prompted by questions about the impermanence/permanence of identity, power, and warmth, here are their answers. Here are their faces.