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LGBTQ+ Center

Trans Day of Remembrance at The Rock 2024

IN A FLASH: Trans Day of Remembrance

Nov. 20 the National Trans Day of Remembrance. Members of ºÚÁÏÍø's LGBTQ+ community and allies honored trans lives lost with observances on campus.

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Rainbow over the Lefton Esplanade and the arch on front campus.

IN A FLASH: Rain and Rainbows

"No rain, no rainbows," is how the saying goes and on this rainy morning, a rainbow glowed over the Lefton Esplande and all of Kent. 

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Rainbow Weekend bridge decorators 2024

Kent to Celebrate Rainbow Weekend Oct. 11-13

The fourth annual Rainbow Weekend in downtown Kent Oct. 11-13 and all of its fun activities, events and new Drag Race 5K  come from a fabulous partnership between ºÚÁÏÍø's LGBTQ+ Center and Main Street Kent. 

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, Main Street Kent, Community & Society, Diverse ºÚÁÏÍø, Town-Gown

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LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the ºÚÁÏÍø Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

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ºÚÁÏÍø at Akron Pride 2023

Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

ºÚÁÏÍø's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester. 

Tags: PRIDE!Kent, LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse ºÚÁÏÍø, Community Impact, Community & Society, Main Street Kent, Town-Gown, downtown kent, akron

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Lavender Graduation 2024

IN A FLASH: Welcome 2024 Lav Grads!

Ahead of university-wide commencement ceremonies, the annual Lavender Graduation ceremony honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally (LGBTQ+) students at ºÚÁÏÍø

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Meghan Schwind Banner

'They can do anything and be anything'

As a spouse, a mother and a member of ºÚÁÏÍø's LGBTQ+ community, Meghan Schwind shares her thoughts for Women's History Month on challenges women face and her hopes for rising generations of women.

Tags: Women's History Month, LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ+, Gen Z, Diverse ºÚÁÏÍø, Community & Society, Community Impact, Profiles

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ºÚÁÏÍø's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

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Safe Space Ally Training

‘Being an Ally Is ºÚÁÏÍø Action’

Offered regularly on the Kent Campus, the university’s Safe Space Ally Training aims to equip students, faculty, staff and university community members with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ students on campus. Diane Smith, reporter for the Record-Courier, took part in ºÚÁÏÍø’s Safe Space Ally Training, giving readers a first-person perspective on what the program involves.

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