LGBTQ+ Center
As a spouse, a mother and a member of Kent 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.
Members of Kent State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
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 Kent State University’s Safe Space Ally Training, giving readers a first-person perspective on what the program involves.
Students coming to Kent State and, for some of them, living away from home for the first time can struggle with the transition. The transition can even be more difficult for LGBTQ+ students, particularly for those who have recently "come out." Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center, talks about the many resources available at Kent to support them.
Kent State and the city of Kent encourage people to attend any of the LGBTQ+ events on campus and downtown this week.
Lavender Graduation 2023 celebrated Kent State's spring LGBTQ+ graduates.
Kent State student organizations painted the Rock on Front Campus to show support for the trans community.
LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.
In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Colorado, Kent State gathered to process and reflect with the LGBTQ+ community.