Skip to content
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Latest:
  • How Peer Pressure Affects Our Decision-Making
  • Mavs Capture the Flagg β€” Wizards Fall Short Again
  • The Senioritis Pandemic
  • Dolphins at the Bay
  • Trump’s 100 Days: An Unprecedented Presidency
πšƒπš‘πšŽ π™±πš•πšŠπš”πšŽ π™±πšŽπšŠπš π™½πšŽπš πšœπš™πšŠπš™πšŽπš›

πšƒπš‘πšŽ π™±πš•πšŠπš”πšŽ π™±πšŽπšŠπš π™½πšŽπš πšœπš™πšŠπš™πšŽπš›

No Excuses, Just Excellence

  • News
  • Life
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

LGBTQ+

News 

Montgomery County Vetoes “Opt-Out” Policy for LGBTQ Literature

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Taylor Lindsley Curriculum, Education, Equity, LGBTQ+, MCPS, Taylor Lindsley

On August 24th, the US District Court for the District of Maryland issued a decision that denies the opportunity for

Read more
Entertainment 

How HBO’s The Last of Us Explores Queer Romance

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Former Staff Member apocalypse, HBO, LGBTQ+, Queer, Romance, the last of us, video game, zombies

*SPOILERS* HBO’s new critically acclaimed tv show and video game adaptation, The Last Of Us, has been making headlines for

Read more
Stats & Stripes 

Stats & Stripes 6/6

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Indira Kar, Lauren Ambe, LGBTQ+, Pride

3 Performances  Drag performances by Crimsyn, Crystal Edge, and Druex Sidora at DC Brau for WERQ (Pride Party) on June

Read more
Entertainment 

FINE, I watched Heartstopper

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Reese Schenkel 0 Comments Binge, LGBTQ+, Netflix, Queer, Review, Rom-Com, Romance, TV show

Netflix recently produced an eight episode series called Heartstopper. I was β€œhesitant” to watch it due to Netflix’s debatable reputation

Read more
News Opinion 

Legislators Are Making Laws That Harm LGBTQIA+ Youth, Again

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments DeSantis, Disney, Don't Say Gay, Florida, LGBTQ+, school, Youth

Time and time again, queer youth voices have been silenced. Historically, legislation has been passed that completely endangers queer youth,

Read more
News SMOB 

SMOB Endorsement

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Arvin Kim, DCC, LGBTQ+, mental health, NEC, SMOB, SROs, Voting

The Blake Beat Staff is endorsing Arvin Kim to be the next Student Member of the Board (SMOB). He is

Read more
Features Weekly Content 

Club of the Week – Allies 4 Equality

January 10, 2022January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments A4E, Blake Community, Clubs, LGBTQ+, Pride

Being a member of the LGBTQ community is not easy, especially when you’re young. There are so many obstacles and

Read more
Lit Mag 

The Complexities of Gender and Cosplay

November 16, 2021January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments cosplay, gender, gender identity, LGBTQ+, Mandy Sanidad, Non-binary, Quarantine

Cosplay (cosΒ·play): the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game. Quarantine was a

Read more
Opinion 

Everything is NOT Awesome: The Underlying Issues with LEGO’s Pride Set

June 10, 2021January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments Lego, LGBTQ+, Pride Month

Ever since President Obama officially declared June as Pride Month more than a decade ago, brands and companies have pledged

Read more
Entertainment Opinion 

Which One-season Animes Deserve Another Season?

April 14, 2021November 23, 2021 Former Staff Member Amazon, anime, CrunchyRoll, LGBTQ+, Mandy Sanidad

Anime streaming service CrunchyRoll announced in early March that The Devil is a Part-Timer is getting a second season after

Read more
News 

Blake Community Comments on LGBTQ Bill of Rights

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Former Staff Member Evan Glass, LGBTQ+, Reese Schenkel

The Montgomery County Council passed the LGBTQ Bill of Rights Oct. 6 to broaden and reinforce legal protections for lesbian,

Read more
News 

Blake’s Take on the 2020 Election

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Former Staff Member 2020 Election, COVID- 19, Healthcare, LGBTQ+, vote

With election results fast approaching, the consensus on who will be our nation’s new president remains unclear. In previous elections,

Read more
News 

MCPS Develops and Adds LGBTQ and Disability History To Curriculum

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Reese Schenkel Curriculum, Disabilities, History, LGBTQ+, News, Reese Schenkel

Going into the 2020-2021 school year, MCPS will add a new LGBT and Disability History Course to its class catalog.

Read more
Opinion 

Out of the closet and into the classroom for teachers

October 15, 2018January 21, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments coming out, Jude Souazoube, LGBTQ+, opinion, sexuality, staff, teachers

Teachers and staff are the adults that hold the responsibility of making us feel accepted for who we are, while

Read more

BHS Word Games

BHS Connections

BHS Mini Crossword

BHS Wordle

BHS Strands

Staff

  • About Us

Social Media

  • Instagram

Recent Posts

  • How Peer Pressure Affects Our Decision-Making
  • Mavs Capture the Flagg β€” Wizards Fall Short Again
  • The Senioritis Pandemic
  • Dolphins at the Bay
  • Trump’s 100 Days: An Unprecedented Presidency

Contact us

  • Email
    theblakebeatstaff@gmail.com
Copyright © 2025 πšƒπš‘πšŽ π™±πš•πšŠπš”πšŽ π™±πšŽπšŠπš π™½πšŽπš πšœπš™πšŠπš™πšŽπš›. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.