Julie Johansson

It seems that 2022 was either a fantastic year for you or an absolute tragedy. Either way, many are excited to leave 2022 in the past with hopes of a better brighter new year. Here are a few ideas for where to go for New Year’s Eve if you’re looking to go out along with

Lorie Smith, the owner of the marketing brand 303 creative, is currently in the middle of supreme court case 303 Creative LLC V Elenis where she is fighting to ensure she can reject any clients that are a part of the LGBTQ+ community from utilizing her wedding website services. She is claiming that it is

Floridas History of the Death Penalty Florida has a long history of capital punishment that began in the 1800s with public hangings. In 1923, Florida abolished hangings and decided that the electric chair was the most appropriate and humane way to execute. Florida’s electric chair has notoriously malfunctioned and received the nickname “old sparky”. Many

Balenciaga’s new holiday campaign has sparked major controversy due to the brand using children as models that were surrounded by questionable items and teddy bears that sported BDSM attire. The ad has subsequently been retracted and taken down. When the brand re-posted new photos there were still controversial images which only added insult to injury

Yet another tragic shooting occurred at Colorado LGBTQ club Club Q where gunman Anderson Aldrich murdered five clubgoers while 25 people were also subsequently injured. He is currently in custody and is being charged with five counts of murder and five counts of bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury. His records have been sealed and these

Iran is on its 53rd day of protesting after Mahsa Amini fell into a coma and died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her Hijab “improperly.” Iran has since been protesting her death and fighting for fundamental human rights, especially for women. Thus far, 328 have been killed during the protests. In

The New York Times reports that since Roe V Wade was overturned, there has been a 35% increase in women registering to vote in the midterm election. This statistic was formed from the ten states that share voter registration data, including the State of Florida. Many, especially women, have been feeling destained about Roe V

It is a dark day in the sunshine state as transgender citizens face their healthcare rights being taken away. The Florida medical board voted yes to a draft rule on Friday that will ban some gender-affirming care. This means that anyone that has been using these services such as taking hormones or is transgender may

Hurricane Ian Hurricane Ian landed as a category four hurricane on September 28th, 2022. Hurricane Ian impacted the South-West Coast of Florida along with some counties inland and South Carolina as a category one hurricane. Between flesh-eating viruses, people losing their homes, and multiple deaths, hurricane Ian is still in the path of destruction for

On Friday, October 14th, a 15-year-old boy opened fire, killing five and injuring four on a suburban walking trail in Raleigh, North Carolina. Once again, a community is grieving unnecessary losses and asking themselves why did yet another young male choose to take other people’s lives? This type of tragic news is becoming more common

Kastellio Vaughan served five years out of a twenty-year sentence at The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) when disturbing images of Vaughan were released a few weeks ago. In the photos, Vaughan is excessively worn and skinny, his eyes rolling back into his head. It is plain to see that Vaughan is facing a severe

On September 16th, 2022, an Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini fell into a coma and died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her Hijab “improperly”. Iran implements strict Islamic dress codes for men and women but these rules are mainly and disproportionally aimed toward women. Amini was taken and detained from her

Florida is full of sunshine, beaches, and summer activities which attracts not only tourists but people from out of state wanting to reside in the beautiful state. Florida is notoriously overpopulated and with more people comes more problems comes more crime. Florida is of the top 5 states to have the highest amount of missing

Netflix has yet again released another hit show to quickly reach the number 1 most watched spot; Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Prolific serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer lured and murdered boys and men. He was known to also be a cannibal and a necrophiliac amongst many other sociopathic things. The true crime events of Jeffrey

It is a new level of insanity when people have to fear for their safety and life when they are just existing peacefully as themselves. Florida is known for its loose gun laws and strict laws on being LGBTQ+. Recently Miami-Dade made another disputed decision to not support the LGBTQ+ community. Miami-Dade Controversial Decision The