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 […]
Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director This week kicks-off another series of FIU events, many celebrating the Valentine’s Day holiday. This guide features events such as organization meetings, Black History Month educational happenings, and Valentine’s Day celebrations. Although the day of love is not until this weekend, FIU has much in store for you. Whether […]
Katerina Rodriguez/Staff Writer In honor of Pride Month, here are six LGBTQ shows you can binge watch during the last days of June or anytime. Modern Family Centered around three main interconnected families, Modern Family begins with Mitchell, the son of old fashioned father, Jay Pritchett, who comes out gay in episode one and faces […]
By Tamica Jean-Charles Joey Geballa slaps on his wig after hours of rehearsing his songs, gluing down his eyebrows and contouring his cleavage. Now he is Daphne Lux. Geballa performs as Daphne Lux at drag shows in bars and clubs along the east coast. “Drag has taught me to be confident and ruthless and […]
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer To raise awareness of the issues and violence the LGBTQ community face on a daily basis, the University is joining thousands of colleges and universities for a Day of Silence. Modesto Maidique Campus kicks off Pride week with their Day of Silence event on Monday, April 15. The Biscayne Bay […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Contributing Writer It was the summer of 2018 and there she was, in a shop at Boston. In that moment, for the first time ever, she found a place where she belonged. She was attended by a transgender woman and talked to a woman about sex in LGBTQ and outside the binary contexts. […]
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer “ALL Are Welcome Here.” The rainbow poster hangs next to Nancy Zlatkin’s door at FIU’s Counseling and Psychological Services. As a psychologist specialized in working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer students, it’s important for Zlatkin to make them feel secure. “This is the first thing that I want students […]
By Alhi Leconte YouTube is known as a method for people to cultivate an online following. Many use it to launch their careers. Others use it solely for the purposes of providing knowledge and entertainment for whoever would take interest in their personal experiences. In recent years, YouTube has been a platform for transgender men […]
Lucia Plaza/Contributing Writer When asked to picture an LGBTQ person, most people don’t think of a transexual woman or a Hispanic gay man. One may instead picture someone who looks more like Neil Patrick Harris. And while Neil Patrick Harris is a good example of an LGBTQ person, he is not the only kind there […]
Christopher Downs/Staff Writer Frightened, in denial, confused. These were just the many emotions I felt when I knew. Born and raised in a predominantly Christian environment, the term “gay” was never something I would ever have the bravery to speak. At the time, I had no idea what these peculiar feelings were or why they […]
