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Pride

A rainbow flag waves at the starting line of a Pride Observance Month 5K run at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 21, 2019. The rainbow flag is displayed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning events worldwide as a symbol for diversity in the LGBTQ community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

Members of the UNF LGBTQ community share their stories for Pride Month

Madelyn Schneider, News Editor Jun 3, 2024

June 1 marked the first day of Pride Month, a time to celebrate and increase the visibility of the LGBTQ community. However, the University of North Florida's LGBTQ Center closed a month before. UNF...

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Vendors displayed and sold their art at the queer arts market.

UNF Student Union hosts first queer arts market event

Sydney Teitelbaum and Madelyn Schneider Apr 4, 2024

Updated April 11, 2024: Spinnaker originally referred to Mack Rush as the president of UNF's Pride Club. However, she is the social media specialist, and the story has been updated to reflect that. Spinnaker...

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A UNF student holds up an LGBTQ flag with a fist at a protest

UNF pulled from Campus Pride’s 2023 LGBTQ-friendly colleges, universities list

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Aug 26, 2023

The University of North Florida was the sole university in the state of Florida to be named one of the “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities by Campus Pride in 2022.  However,...

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A rainbow-dyed rose in focus on the right side of the image. Three members of the small band are blurred in the back

The world is better with color, not without; UNF LGBTQ Center event highlights

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief Apr 3, 2023

It was 6 p.m. on a Friday night, and light streamed through the Museum of Contemporary Art’s front windows in downtown Jacksonville. The first few dozen of about 100 guests were just arriving, there...

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