Love and support filled the air as members of the LGBTQ community danced on top of floats and celebrated themselves and others during the St. Petersburg Pride Parade. Thousands gathered, including many USF students, on Saturday to celebrate being one’s true self at the Pride Parade as part of its […]
Pride Month
Power through Pride: Logan Fields advocates for LGBTQ intersectionality through community organizing
Despite the impact he has made in furthering inclusivity among on-campus queer organizations, computer science PH.D. student and president of the Queer and Trans People of Color Collective (QTPOCC) Logan Fields said he never envisioned himself directly engaging in activism when beginning his doctoral degree at USF. Fields completed his […]
Power through Pride: Emma Frank preserves LGBTQ history through literary research
This story is part of a continuing series that features leaders at USF during Pride Month. When presented with the opportunity to conduct research on LGBTQ literature, senior English literature and history major Emma Frank knew she wanted to inform the public about the impact historically marginalized queer authors have […]
Power through Pride: Milton Wendland strives to be vocal for the LGBTQ community
This story is part of a continuing series that features leaders at USF during Pride Month. Growing up in a farm town in Kansas with a population of fewer than 1,000 people, professor of instruction Milton Wendland was confined to the traditional values of his hometown in his early childhood. […]