Right-wing fanatics wish to silence and erase the LGBTQ community – from our history and culture to everything in between. This is why we launched OutFAU. LGBTQ students need a voice. And we will be that voice.
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Every time Teddy Valentine hears the song “God Draws Straight” from the musical “Here Lies Love" – he bawls. As a Filipino-American, he feels connected to the “ordinary people who participated in the People Power Revolution and freed themselves from the Marcos regime together.”
Lauren “LG” Gilbert doesn’t consider a performance a success unless she’s pissed off “a right-wing idiot.”
Generation Queer?
According to a recently released survey, 28% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ+ compared to 16% of Millennials. Those numbers are a stark contrast to 4% of Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation who identify as such.
Paige Allen used to visit the LGBTQ+ resource center on the second floor of the Student Union, known as the Center for IDEAs. Allen would see Pride flags hanging down the walls, free condoms, resource pamphlets, and the sound of her friends laughing.
R&B artist Tinashe, who is bisexual, is set to perform in Central Florida Friday and Saturday. On Feb. 2 she’ll be in Tampa at The RITZ Ybor at 8 p.m. On Feb. 3 she’ll be in Orlando at Plaza Live at 8 p.m.
Lavender Alliance kicked off the new semester at FAU with a meet and greet mixer on Jan. 19. The student organization, one of two major LGBTQ+ clubs on campus, was formed in 2023 by Kenny Ruff and Paige Allen.
Painting tea cups and spilling the tea.
That’s how BLISSS started off the semester at FAU with its first event.
“Fuck DeSantis! Fuck DeSantis! Fuck DeSantis!”
Welcome to the first issue of OutFAU, a new student publication at FAU – by and for the LGBTQ+ and allied community.
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