Rashawn Raysor/Staff Writer On May 11, American rapper Boosie Badazz held an Instagram Live session where he admitted to paying adult women to have oral sex with his son and nephew who were underaged at the time. Boosie claimed that the motivation behind this was to make sure his child didn’t become gay. He was […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer With June just around the corner, we’re reminded that many Pride month events have been canceled due to the current pandemic. Sadly, this isn’t the only way the virus has affected the LGBT community. For many queer college students, school was an escape from unaccepting families. Once universities shut down because of […]
Xavier Richardson/Guest Columnist With actor Billy Porter’s win at the Emmys on Sunday, Sep. 22, it’s clear that LGBT representation on American television has come a long way. “Pose,” which Porter stars in, has garnered acclaim for its acting, writing and ballroom culture focus. But its main draw, for many, wasn’t that “Pose” focused on […]
Sarah DeMond/Contributing Writer While most teens wind down their senior year of college remedying senioritis, Tamara Telfort spent hers in a homeless shelter. Telfort was outed by a family member as gay to her father, and their relationship became strained. Her first of many punishments was being removed from the private school that she had […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer The LGBTQA community is on the verge of facing another injustice by their state government. A state representative is trying to propose legislation in Florida that gives businesses the opportunity to discriminate against LGBTQ people. Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, filed the “Free Enterprise Protection Act” that would allow business owners to […]
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer When given the opportunity to save thousands of innocent people from the traumatizing practice of conversion therapy, Miami-Dade commissioners dropped the ball. On Oct. 3, after hours of powerful testimony, especially that of Wilton Manor Vice Mayor Justin Flippen, who endured conversion therapy as a child, a 4-7 vote rejected a […]
Sohail Monga/ Contributing Writer Constant attacks on minorities and communities have created such a vicious cycle that the term ‘hate crime’ has become a common thing. Since the election of President Donald Trump, attacks on those who are portrayed as a threat to society have been frequently targeted — one of the more frequent targets […]
Alhi Leconte/ Staff Writer Many aspects of drag and gay culture have been appropriated into mainstream media and pop culture. Apart from the money, this appropriation stems from society’s obsession with taking things that are already in existence and stripping them of their origins to brand them as new and trendy. However, because of its […]
