Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director For nine years, the FIU LGBTQA Initiatives office merely addressed six gender and sexual identities in its acronym. Last week, the office changed their name to better serve more than just these groups. The office, now known as the Pride Center, officially announced their rebranding in an Instagram post […]
Alfred Soto/Former Editor-In-Chief Let me be clear: Self-exposure has never been my bag. I admit, it’s an issue. For me, it’s always been easier to weave a cloak of impersonality than to walk around emotionally naked. “I wear my heart on my sleeve,” goes one very old pop song, and it was right. “We need […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Opinion Director For many people, coming out is an act of courage and the beginning of a new chapter in a life that can now be lived more freely. For others, coming out encapsulates everything wrong with a heteronormative society and the idea that straightness is the default. Both are valid. I’m someone […]
Gerard Albert III/Editor in Chief Coming out is oftentimes a vulnerable, even scary moment for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Coming out can be defined as coming to terms with, accepting, or realizing one’s personal identity It can also be an external experience when disclosing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity with others. View this […]
