Madeline Bryce / Daily Nexus
Extravaganza’s lineup has finally been released and, surprisingly, UC Santa Barbara students of all sexualities have united over the artists picked to perform.
Preceding the announcement of the lineup, students took to platforms such as Yik Yak to announce which artists they didn’t want to see perform. Despite this immense pressure, the Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) thankfully pulled through and managed to snag a lineup of performers that actually aren’t all terrible. A fascinating phenomenon has now occurred: students of all sexualities have made plans to attend Extravaganza.
“When I saw Dominic Fike on the lineup, I knew I had to pull up. His music is so good!” Lauren Sanchez, a third-year communication major who identifies as a lesbian, said.
This sentiment was shared by Matthew Stern, a heterosexual second-year biology major. “When I saw Dominic Fike on the lineup, I knew I had to pull up. I don’t really listen to him but I know chicks love him and I’m kinda in a dry spell right now so I kinda need this.”
Students have begun to notice how students of different sexualities aren’t actually that different to themselves. Michaela Rosenberg, a heterosexual fourth-year political science major, has finally begun speaking to the bisexual girl in her sorority after almost four years of silence.
“I just remember always thinking that those gay girls were gonna creep on me in the high school locker room, cause like, who wouldn’t? Anyways, after hearing that the weird lesbian girl in my sorority also likes Earl Sweatshirt, I’ve just realized how wrong I was about the gays,” Rosenberg said. She has gone on to become a volunteer with LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD.
Despite all of the political challenges going on today, it’s nice to see that Gauchos are finding ways to connect with each other and overall becoming more accepting. All of this begs the question, however: is Extravaganza more important than Stonewall?
High Value Female is happy to be living through LGBTQIA+ history.
