Social Thermometer

On this page, you’ll find a few perspective on how people perceive gays in the media.

Zoe Hinds and Celine Ishahaka

In this interview, Zoe and Celine discuss how they feel gay men are portrayed in the media and how it affects them and their families. They are both students at FIU and reflect what should be the mindset when approaching the topic of tolerance and open-mindedness.


William Ritzi

Professor Ritzi is a succesful artist and longtime professor at FIU. His work has been featured in several high profile art shows in Florida including several Disney exhibits and the Miami Beach Festival of the Arts. He has been teaching at FIU for 19 years within the College of Education and the Honors College. In this interview, Professor Ritzi discusses why being a real person is so much more important than your sexuality with how you present yourself and shares his insights to how gay men are portrayed in the media.

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