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MOSH pride celebration

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Jun 26, 2019

The MOSH is partnering up with the UNF LGBT Resource Center on June 29 to celebrate pride month. BeBe Deluxe, JASMYN, River City Pride, Hamburger Mary's and more will also be partnering with the MOSH...

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LGBTQ+ flags against blue sky.

Pride month events

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor Jun 6, 2019

The month of June was chosen to be Pride Month to pay homage to the Stonewall riots that took place at the end of June in 1969. Today, many pride events are held during the month of June to recognize and...

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OPINION: What we couldn't imagine

OPINION: What we couldn’t imagine

Austin Belet, Opinions Editor May 8, 2019

Growing up I knew I was different. I knew that what everyone considered “normal” wasn’t necessarily how I felt. When someone would make gay jokes or make fun of someone for the same reason, I felt...

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OPINION: Chick-fil-a is trash

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Mar 9, 2019

Like, okay, the actual food is decent. It has a nice spice palate, it’s often very juicy, and no one does waffle fries quite the same way. It’s super convenient for us to swing through between classes...

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LGBT Resource Center celebrates Pride-U-Cation Week

Jay Mafela Mar 4, 2019

Starting March 4, the LGBT Resource Center will host Pride-U-Cation Week. Formerly known as Sex Week, Pride-U-Cation is all about LGBTQ+ and allied students expressing pride in their identity through presentations...

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What does President Trump’s transgender ban for military personnel mean for LGBT soldiers?

Paolo Cesar Feb 3, 2019

After a rough period in 2017, the Trump Administration’s anti-transgender ban for the armed forces came back in force in January right on the heels of the government shutdown. Director of the LGBT...

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Activists gather outside of the Duval County Courthouse in response to the recent death of transgender community members.

Gender as a cultural construct: The modern spectrum and stereotypes

Sam Chaney, News Editor Jan 3, 2019

This article was originally published in the Fall 2018 “Culture of UNF Issue”.  So, are you a girl or a boy? And how do you know for sure that’s what you are? Have you always known? The American...

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Activists gather outside of the Duval County Courthouse in response to the recent death of transgender community members.

OPINION: The Trump administration’s latest attack on transgender Americans

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Oct 28, 2018

On October 30, 2016, Donald Trump was photographed holding a rainbow flag at a campaign rally—the flag, handed to him by a supporter, was upside-down and had “LGBTs for Trump” scribbled on it with...

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UNF ranks among top 2018 LGBTQ-friendly online colleges

UNF ranks among top 2018 LGBTQ-friendly online colleges

Sam Chaney, News Editor Jun 25, 2018

National Pride Month has been in full swing. Not only has the UNF LGBT Resource Center been an invaluable resource to students and the community, but UNF itself has proven to be one of the more prominent...

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Kaitlin Legg on life, sexuality and having “the coolest job ever”

Kaitlin Legg on life, sexuality and having “the coolest job ever”

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jun 23, 2018

Kaitlin Legg bellows a warm welcome through the open doorway of her first-floor office in the University of North Florida LGBT Center. Her socks have little pictures of pizzas on them, putting my bland,...

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Entry to the LGBT Resource Center. Photo by Tiffany Butler.

LGBT Resource Center’s take on Supreme Court’s decision of Colorado baker

Carly Kramer, Video Director Jun 4, 2018

On Monday, June 4 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado baker Jack Phillips can refuse to bake a customized cake for a same-sex wedding. The ruling was made as a result of certain religious restrictions...

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LGBT Center holding inclusive employment event

LGBT Center holding inclusive employment event

Cori Santucci Mar 28, 2018

The LGBT Resource Center will be holding an LGBT Employment Summit in the west Student Union Ballrooms on April 6. The event is geared towards persons of all sexual orientations and genders who...

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