The New Play Festival is set to take the stage this weekend at FAU. A highlight of the annual event is the Fair Play Initiative – a program dedicated to fostering the creation and advancement of LGBTQ narratives in theater.
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Cold hard cash.
That’s what Youth Action Fund is giving out to assist young people in their activism.
Unlike the upcoming rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, this year’s student government election for president and vice president won’t be a nail-biter. Stefan Andjelkovic and Sophia Lindgren are running unopposed.
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.
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