Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director Machismo, police and gendered double standards may be threatening Miami’s nightlife for queer people. Felipe Wallis, 23, recently fell victim when he faced discrimination at a local nightclub. As a regular at Centro Wynwood nightclub, Wallis wore a sleeveless knitted collared shirt, heels, gold hoops, black leather pants and […]
Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director Regardless of deity, branch or creed, religion generally has one golden rule: treat others as one wishes to be treated. This principle gives religious adherents a law to live their lives by in order to avoid conflict and/or harming others. In Christianity, most denominations consider this rule to be one […]
By Madari Pendas Growing up in Miami, it was always obvious that within the Hispanic culture there was homophobia. Whether it presented itself in the form of machismo – an intense obligation to “manhood” – or from the quotidian slurs used to disparage gays and lesbians. When asked to give an example of when she’s […]
