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 […]
Jesse Fraga / Staff Writer The LGBTQ+ community is constantly challenged by lawmakers worldwide in a fight for equal rights. While there are many policies that have pushed this community forward, one activist from FIU is working to continue this fight. On Friday, June 19, an episode of the Instagram Live series, “That’s So Queer!” […]
Jesse Fraga/Staff Writer Following the violent death of the black transgender man Tony McDade in Tallahassee, Fla. on May 27, FIU faculty felt the urgency to hold a public discussion on the topic of hate crimes in the U.S. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a hate crime is defined as “a criminal offense […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer The color lavender is very significant in LGBTQ history. It brings together the color of the pink triangles that gay men were forced to wear in the Nazi concentration camps and the black triangles lesbians had to wear, to create a symbol of support and pride for the LGBTQ community. The […]
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Printed in all-caps, “FIU Remembers Pulse 49” sat centered on a Pride flag, with a rainbow heart monitor running underneath. Forty-nine candles illuminated the circumference of the flag, creating a soft frame around the smaller poster. Soft music played in the background as members of the FIU community lit candles in the […]
