"His newly appointed school board of trustees ousted the college's female president and multiple LGBTQ+ staffers, and voted to end its gender studies department, creating a mass exodus of students and faculty. In the three years since, the culture change has solidified, resulting in a more reserved, atomized student body and a new roster of conservative professors."
"Lux Magazine is on a multi-city college tour in states with academic bans around race, gender and sexuality and restrictions around bodily autonomy. The magazine wants to show Black, brown, queer, feminist and trans students that they still have a safe space on campuses, and adults have their backs."
"It's really helpful to talk to organizers and be like, Wow, people are doing things,' said Jacobson. 'All you hear is bad news, so it's like, damn, there are people out here fighting for us, and they live right here."
New College of Florida, Florida's only public liberal arts college and historically the state's queerest campus, underwent significant conservative transformation following Governor Ron DeSantis's 2023 anti-LGBTQ legislation push. The newly appointed board ousted the female president, removed LGBTQ+ staff, and eliminated the gender studies department, triggering mass student and faculty departures. The resulting campus culture became more reserved and atomized. In response, Lux, a socialist feminist magazine, organized a multi-city college tour across states with academic restrictions on race, gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. The tour aims to provide marginalized students—particularly Black, brown, queer, feminist, and trans students—with community connection and reassurance that adults support their causes. At New College, speakers from activist organizations like 50501 discussed resistance strategies, reminding students that despite institutional setbacks, organized movements continue fighting for their rights and futures.
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