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LGBTQ+

Members of the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ research team and guest presenters pose for a group picture at the Oct. 19 community event. (Photo credit: Bridget Caswell)

Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Identifies Critical Insights for Local Empowerment

The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment findings are in. Led by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Public Health, in collaboration with 120 local organizations and nonprofits, this groundbreaking initiative marks a significant stride toward understanding and addressing the unmet needs of LGBTQ+ individuals across Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Public Health, LGBTQ+

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LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Center, LGBTQ+, Student Life, Fall Semester, Community & Society, Community Impact, Diverse ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

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A rainbow flag adorns the Main Street Bridge in Downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï for Pride Month.

Ph.D. Candidates Shed Light on Transgender History and Current Challenges

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Ph.D. candidates Beau Shaniuk and Dana Oleskiewicz provide a historical context for the transgender experience and discuss the challenges the community faces in light of the increasing number of anti-trans bills being introduced across the country.

Tags: Diverse ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, LGBTQ+

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Meghan Schwind Banner

'They can do anything and be anything'

As a spouse, a mother and a member of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State'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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Community & Society, Community Impact, Profiles

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Community Impact, LGBTQ+, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Class of 2023

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Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

Greater Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Launches March 2023

A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.

Tags: Community & Society, College of Public Health, Partnerships, LGBTQ+, Community Impact

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