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This story is a part of an Avenue series called “The Voices of Gainesville” meant to spotlight black-owned businesses, black artists and black musicians in Gainesville.

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The Voices of Gainesville: How a 24-year-old Black entrepreneur opened his first restaurant

By Michelle Holder | July 2, 2020

Christopher Hopkins opened 4 Paumes in March 2020

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman accused of aggravated assault and child neglect on Gainesville interstate

By River Wells | July 2, 2020

Jones reportedly stabbed a victim with a pocket knife while their child was in the back-seat

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Austin Langworthy signs with Tigers

By Dylan O'Shea | July 1, 2020

Former Gators left fielder Austin Langworthy announced Tuesday on Twitter he’s signing with the Detroit Tigers in a deal worth $20,000

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF delays Fall schedule update, reopening plans due to COVID-19 surge

By Chasity Maynard | July 1, 2020

The new release date is July 10

Sgt. Paul Pardue, supervisor of ACSO’s co-responder program (right), explains how Briana Kelley (middle) and Dan Maynard (left) will respond to mental health crises. Kelley is a mental health clinic specialist and Maynard is an ACSO deputy trained in crisis intervention.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Alachua County Sheriff's Office launches co-responder program

By Tristan Wood | June 30, 2020

The partnership with Meridian Behavioral health care will respond to crises involving mental health or substance abuse

NEWS | CAMPUS

New LGBTQ+ survey prioritizes campus inclusivity

By Diane Hernandez | June 29, 2020

UF PSU, LGBTQ+ Affairs and Queer Nation created the campus-wide LGBTQ+ survey

NEWS | CAMPUS

Timeline of significant LGBTQ+ related policy in Florida

By Shannon Ahern and Micayla Richardson | June 29, 2020

Gainesville prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in 1998

Today's Black Lives Matters protest and COVID-19 pandemic have presented struggles reminding many of the origins of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

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Orange & Boo: Pride has always been a protest

By Morgan Goldwich | June 29, 2020

How COVID-19 and #BLM are reminding us of Pride’s roots

Thomas Knight has used his platform as a professor in the UF School of Economics to normalize the LGBTQ+ experience.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Thomas Knight reflects on his experiences as a gay man in academia

By Avery Lotz | June 29, 2020

Knight is a UF economics department chair, world traveler and a member of the LGBTQ+ community

Errol Nelson is a 2020 UF graduate and a member of both the Black and LGBTQ+ communities.

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UF graduate discusses the intersection between being Black and gay

By Avery Lotz | June 29, 2020

Errol Nelson is a 2020 UF Graduate who has walked the line between the Black community and the LGBTQ+ community since he came out at age 16

Adrianna and Ashley Tousignant celebrate their pregnancy in a field of sunflowers. Their baby boy was born June 19.

NEWS | FEATURES

What it’s like for a same-sex couple to have a baby through assisted reproductive technology

By Emma Bautista | June 29, 2020

Adrianna and Ashley finally gave birth to a baby boy on June 19 after three years of trying through assisted reproductive technology

NEWS | CAMPUS

Past UF LGBTQ+ leaders reflect on the movement

By Kaelyn Cassidy | June 29, 2020

“It just warms my heart,” said on UF alum. “I just thought, ‘That didn’t happen 20 years ago.’”

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Savannah Schoenherr: “You’re made the way you are for a reason”

By Zachary Huber | June 29, 2020

UF gymnast comes out and details the challenges she faced to get where she is now

University Club, which owner Mark Spangler calls a safe haven for the local LGBTQ+ community, turned 30 years old in April.

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An LGBTQ+ safe haven on University Avenue

By Valentina Botero | June 29, 2020

On any given night, you can expect to see an assortment of characters, from drag queens to sorority girls, on the dance floor illuminated by flashing lights as the smell of sweat mixes with the trails of perfume left behind the performers at University Club.

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