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LGBTQ+ champion Cindy Watson ’79 featured in Jacksonville news
Watson's advocacy nonprofit grew from humble beginnings and an annual budget of $20,000. Now, JASMYN serves 1,000 LGBTQ+ youth each year with a $2.5 million budget.
Continue ReadingFurman honored by Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Furman was named Nonprofit of the Year by the Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce. The group recognized 11 other organizations at the chamber's second annual Pride in Business Gayla held Oct. 5.
Continue ReadingThe silencing of LGBTQ voices in U.S. public schools
In a piece he wrote for Shuddhashar's education issue, A. Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, describes the ways in which conservative political groups in the U.S. have...
Continue Reading5 things to watch, read and listen to this Pride
Brandon Tensley, a 2012 Furman University German studies and political science alumnus, celebrates Pride with a piece for CNN's "Race Deconstructed" newsletter. The CNN national political writer offers a list of entertainment options that explore LGBTQ+...
Continue ReadingD1 college football player Ryan Deluca came out as gay on Instagram
Fifth year senior Ryan Deluca, a Furman University communication studies major and Paladins wide receiver, came out publicly on Instagram. The reaction on social media and elsewhere caught Deluca by surprise. “Almost every single one...
Continue ReadingWith their survival at stake, the LGBTQ community is converting agony into action
Five years following the massacre at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Brandon Tensley reports on how the shooting has fueled efforts toward education, inclusion and gun control measures. Tenlsey, a 2012 Furman University...
Continue ReadingA Newsletter proposal, in six words
It takes a lot of moxie to proffer a Thanksgiving Day marriage proposal in The New York Times. Or maybe it takes a lot of faith in a relationship, or just plain love. Furman University...
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