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Kent LGBTQ+ Center to celebrate history through October

Bella Hagey Diversity reporter October 6, 2020

During the month of October, Kent State will celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with different educational opportunities, history lessons, and fun games and events. The history month is important because...

Tony Correa speaks about a LGBTQ+ sober home while a protester holds up a gay pride and Black Lives Matter sign in the background on Friday, Sep. 11.

Connecting the LGBTQ+ community with Black students

Bella Hagey Reporter September 15, 2020

During the Black Lives Matter protest last Friday, one speaker connected the LGBTQ+ community and the BLM movement through his talk about a recovery-oriented living space for members of the LGBTQ+ community...

Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination.

Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination

(CNN) -- Federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.The landmark ruling will extend protections to millions of workers nationwide and is...

Downtown Kent’s First Pride Festival ‘Rainbow Weekend’ to take place in March

Theresa Lovrak Reporter February 14, 2020

Main Street Kent is preparing for its inaugural Rainbow Weekend which will be a celebration festival of the LGBTQ+ community.  This event will be held downtown on the weekend of March 6 and 7. Various...

Sex Week: LGBTQ+ ally training

Kennedi Combs Diversity reporter October 23, 2019

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Kent State’s LGBTQ+ Center hosted the How to be a LGBTQ+ Ally seminar as a part of the scheduled Sex Week activities.The host and main speaker, Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ+...

Update on Kent State diversity scholarships

Terry Lee III Diversity reporter September 28, 2019

Two hundred eight diversity scholarships are available at Kent State thanks to the work of a three person team.Even with FAFSA, school can be hard to afford. The College of Communication and Information...

Katie Mattise (left), the assistant manager of the LGBTQ Student Center, and Patrick Ferguson, the vice president of BUS, share their perspectives on people of color in the LGBTQ community on Wednesday. 

Students discuss being black within the LGBTQ community

Autumn Rietzel February 20, 2019

Students tackled the struggles and differences of being a member of the LGBTQ community while also being a person of color during a discussion hosted by the LGBTQ Student Center Wednesday. Through looking...

Andrew Kuebecks pieces, Keyhole Culture: Joey and Keyhole Culture: Ken, on display Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at the KSU Downtown Gallery. Kuebeck is an assistant professor of jewelry, metals and enameling at Kent States School of Art.

‘Jewelry and Gender’ exhibit connects artwork, models, community

Alexandra Sobczak November 3, 2018

An extravagant, double-layered necklace — jutting bright yellow and orange tree branches and florals out of it — rested on a mannequin and cast an intricate, botanical shadow on the wall of the KSU...

LGBTQ Student Center hosts 3rd 5k fundraiser for emergency fund

Sierra Campbell September 22, 2018

The LGBTQ Student Center held its third annual 5K in support of an emergency fund for members of the LGBTQ student community this Friday.Those who have financial difficulties or no support system can benefit...

Threads flyer event. 

SALSA celebrates Latino culture

Alissa Reyes April 26, 2018

Students joined SALSA to celebrate the Latino culture Monday.The Spanish and Latino Student Association held their annual Latino Festival in the Ballroom of the Student Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.During...

LGBTQ center launches new transgender ally training

Erica Carter April 9, 2018

The LGBTQ center launched a new Trans 101 Safe Space Ally Training that serves as part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training lab.Increased work with transgender people has revealed a lack of...

Rushh

Flashes of Pride: Rushh

Carrie George December 5, 2017

Junior psychology major Nico Rushh uses queer and genderqueer as overarching terms for their identity, but views gender and gender expression differently than most of society.“If gender is expression,...

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