Rachel Jackson, 20, is a University of Nevada, Reno junior who recently started Pride of 775, a student-run reporting initiative that focuses on queer experiences here in Reno. Jackson describes Pride of 775 as a photography and podcast based project that looks at both the good and bad experiences of identifying in the LGBTQ+ community.
Jackson currently identifies as a non-binary lesbian, meaning they don’t identify with either the male or female gender, and they are attracted to women. Jackson came out in high school as bisexual and has gone through many iterations of their identity before landing on what they use today.
Jackson said that they are wanting to make friends as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are being lifted, and meeting queer people through this project was just the way to do it.
“I feel like a lot of people have come into their identities over COVID, and now that we’re slowly inching our way out of it, it’s just fun to talk about,” Jackson said. “Like, ‘What’s your favorite part about being gay? What’s your least favorite part?’”
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