Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer Pride Month serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards equality, while also highlighting the work that remains to be done. Higher education has a responsibility to celebrate the month in a state that continues to ignore it. Celebrated each June, Pride Month holds profound significance for the […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer When I came across Ash + Chess’s Instagram post in early May announcing that they designed merchandise for Target’s new pride collection, I was cautious but excited. I am generally distrustful of corporations pandering to any one community, as companies will always choose profits over people at the end of […]
By Jacqueline Flores/Staff writer It’s June again which means large corporations care more about profit than Pride. This month is more than just adding rainbow logos everywhere to their products, Pride recognizes the impact that the LGBTQ community has had on the world. This movement is about uplifting the voices, culture and support for the […]
Yansall Rasquides/Staff Writer With the closing of Pride Month, FIU students, staff and alumni said this year is more meaningful to them than ever. Pride Month is celebrated by the LGBTQ+ community worldwide during the month of June. The celebration often honors those who protested during the Stonewall riots during June 1969. PantherNOW interviewed four […]
Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director This week, we got a whole list of events happening at FIU including those celebrating PRIDE month and fun pop-up events by the Student Programming Council. See the list below and listen to the fourth episode of our entertainment radio show, “The Eventful Show.”
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 […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer The first time I ever saw a Pride parade, I was 10 years old. I was taking a walk to the store with my grandma while visiting family in California when I saw the rainbow floats and colorful people. I was young and didn’t really understand what was going on, but what […]
Valenti Govantes/Staff Writer The coronavirus may have cancelled parades and festivals but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Pride Month right from your home. Here are six ways you can celebrate while quarantined. 1.Digital Live Streams Many notable celebrities who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community are hosting livestream events throughout the month. One […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer As the LGBTQA+ community and straight allies alike celebrate Pride Month, the Trump Administration took it upon itself to remove protections for transgender Americans across many areas: hiring, health care and even the military. This was not purely out of coincidence, tied into other legislation of a different cause: the White House […]
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 […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer People around the world have been protesting the murder of George Floyd and taking part in conversations about the violence Black people face in their daily lives. While this is a good step towards progress, one important demographic is being left out of these talks. The violence that Black transgender people face […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Opinion Director For many newly out Panthers who planned on celebrating Pride for the first time this year, anticipation turned to sadness when it became clear that the pandemic wouldn’t end in time for June. As Pride Month approached and students came to terms with the fact that they’d have to celebrate from […]
