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Our View: It’s good to talk

April 26, 2015

Summary: Students are working together to address issues that concern them, and administrators are beginning to respond. We think it’s important for conversations to remain constructive and civil in...

LGBT Studies Director resigns over lack of support

Ian Klein April 20, 2015

Director of KSU LGBT group announces resignation over lack of support from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Molly Merryman, sociology professor and co-founder of the LGBT Studies program, resigned as director of...

A drag queen preforms at Green with envy, a drag show put on by the Delta Lamda Phi fraternity. The show was held in the KIVA to raise money for the LGBTQ community scholarships. March 2 2015.

The show drags on

Lydia Taylor March 3, 2015

Flashing lights, contoured faces, five-inch heels and outfits that kill. All heads turn when the queens hit the stage. Roughly 300 students and community members filled the seats in KIVA in support of...

Tom Gay, an athlete in the Gay Games, displays his medals as he walks in the parade as part of the closing ceremonies Aug. 16, 2014

Athletics for all: Kent community shows its pride

Kelsey Husnick August 26, 2014

Gays, lesbians and the rest of the LGBT community are perfectly capable of playing sports too — that’s part of the message sound boarded by the Gay Games. They’re not activities only straight men...

PRIDE! hosts meeting to inform students about LGBTQ-friendly churches

Ashlyne Wilson March 23, 2014

On Thursday, PRIDE! Kent presented “Open and Affirming Religious Organizations,” a meeting that informed students about churches that accepted the LGBTQ community.“A lot of people within the LGBTQ...

Jennifer Andres and Anthony DelSignore, founders of a new LGBTQ group on campus, discuss the obstacles of living a LGBTQ lifestyle, Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 in the student center. The group meets in room 321 every Wednesday from 6:00-7:30 PM.

Clinical group counseling now available for LGBTQ community

Kara Taylor February 24, 2014

Graduate students in the Mental Health Counseling program have created an empowerment group that offers psychological services to students within the LGBTQ community.Students Anthony DelSignore and Jennifer...

Kent State students participate in a rally in favor of LGBTQ rights in Risman Plaza Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Students gathered in response to the Westboro Baptist Church's threats to picket Kent State that had been circulating on Twitter earlier in the day.

Campus bands together against LGBT hate

Kara Taylor February 20, 2014

Though the Westboro Baptist Church didn’t come to Kent State to protest, the campus community bonded together against LGBT hate.“We’ve flipped the narrative, and we now spread a message of self-empowerment...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a freshman political science major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at jhutch2872@gmail.com.

Opinion: Same-sex marriage: the movement of our time

Jennifer Hutchinson February 17, 2014

All eyes are on Virginia as the state attempts to lift its ban on same-sex marriage. The decision was prompted by a federal judge’s ruling that declared the ban unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge Arenda...

Kent Kirker is a junior Education major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at kkirker@kent.edu.

Opinion: Let the games be the games

Kent Kirker February 4, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia is just days away. Many issues have arisen from the placement of these games in the past year or so, mostly pertaining to LGBT community and the rights in which...