UF celebrates queer history, progress and acceptance
(10/13/15 12:41am)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students will celebrate their history and progress this week.
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Say it loud, say it proud
(10/13/15 12:21am)
"What is wrong with you and your sister?" Carolyna Guillen’s father asked after he found out both his daughters identified as a lesbians.
Coming
(10/13/15 12:04am)
Buttons wait to be picked up by visitors on the information table at the National Coming Out Day event on the Plaza of the Americas on Oct. 12, 2015. LB Hannahs (not pictured), director of LGBT Affairs and social justice coordinator, said that pronouns can put a gender on someone that they haven’t chosen. “They are very small words, but they have a lot of meaning to them,” Hannahs said.
Coming
(10/13/15 12:04am)
Veronica Cinibulk, a 19-year-old UF psychology senior, reads about influential people in the LGBTQ community during the Pride Student Union and the Office of LGBT Affairs’ event celebrating National Coming Out Day on Oct. 12, 2015. Cinibulk said she understood why there was conflict over LGBT issues with the lack of education at that time. “We still have a long way to go,” she said.
Coming
(10/13/15 12:04am)
Pride Student Union ambassadors discuss the history of LGBTQ rights and the resources offered for LGBTQ students at UF at the National Coming Out Day celebration on Oct. 12, 2015. Maggie Creegan (right), a 23-year-old graduate assistant at LGBT Affairs, said the timeline teaches people about LGBTQ individuals who have been a big part of history. Students may not have learned about them any other way, she said.
Christianity and gay marriage: Embrace the change
(10/05/15 11:04pm)
Ever since the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, the radical Christian community has exploded in outrage. Christian public figures like Franklin Graham and Joel Osteen contend the foundations of Christianity itself are under attack.
Reitz to include more spaces for black and Hispanic students
(09/02/15 1:01am)
The newly expanded Reitz Union includes a wing that will make UF the first university to have more than one space to serve black and Hispanic students.
La Casita search for new director nears end
(08/04/15 12:04am)
UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures is nearing the final stretch of its search for a new director.
Local pop-up store provides free clothing for trans people
(04/20/15 12:42am)
Transitioning is expensive.
Republican trans woman speaks on political advocacy, discriminatory legislation
(04/10/15 12:29am)
A transgender Republican politician spoke Thursday night on how her political affiliation and life experience intersected in her political career.
Proposed Florida bill would apply religious freedom to adoption agencies
(04/07/15 12:11am)
A proposed House bill would allow private adoption agencies with written moral or religious policies to refuse adoption to couples who violate those policies.
Student panel discusses masculinity, personhood Tuesday
(04/01/15 1:10am)
Tessa Arthur is a butch lesbian. She says so herself, and so does the backward baseball cap she wears with the words “bad butch” printed on it.
Religious freedom not an excuse to discriminate
(03/31/15 11:39pm)
Indiana, a state known for a famous race track and as the idyllic setting of “Parks and Recreation,” is currently caught up in controversy following the recent passage of a religious freedom law.
UF groups hold vigil in honor of murdered trans women
(03/24/15 12:52am)
Turlington Plaza was silent except for the humming of the vending machines Monday night as people gathered to commemorate the lives of transgender women.
Civil rights activist speaks at UF Law’s Selma recreation
(03/23/15 1:10am)
The civil rights activist approached the lectern and faced a silent crowd Saturday.
Trans bathroom bill comes from hatred, contempt
(03/22/15 11:45pm)
Tonight on campus, LGBT Affairs is hosting a vigil for the thousands of trans women who lose their lives to violent hatred annually.
LGBTQ+ students on campus fight discrimination in STEM careers
(03/19/15 12:59am)
Students in the UF LGBTQ+ community can learn to combat potential discrimination in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers tonight at 7 p.m. as part of Pride Awareness Month.
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills legalize discrimination
(03/16/15 11:42pm)
As the nation waits for the Supreme Court’s looming decision on marriage equality, some state governments are rushing to enact anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
SERU asks UF students about gender identity for the first time
(03/16/15 12:05am)
This year, the Student Experience in the Research University survey asked UF students about their gender identities, offering more options than just “male” and “female.”
Whipping, handcuffing with Gash at Loosey’s Downtown tonight
(03/11/15 11:25pm)
A Philadelphia-based band named after female genitalia is bringing BDSM to Gainesville tonight.
