Ohio’s Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, went into effect June 27, calling to alter Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies at universities across the state.
In order to...
The funeral began with one voice, and then another, as students sang a mournful song while making their way to the Williamson House.
Covered in black from head to toe, students met at the Kiva on Wednesday...
At the start of 2025’s Pride Month, Kent State University’s Division of Student Life issued an email confirming the closure of campus identity centers happening on June 27.
According to the message,...
In an email sent to the Kent State community, university administration confirmed the LGBTQ+ Center, E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, Women’s Center and the LGBTQ+ Living-Learning Community...
Pride and achievement radiated from the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Thursday, May 1 as Kent celebrated its LGBTQ+ graduates in the newly renamed Lavender Celebration.
The Lavender Celebration,...
When Tori Swarm helped plan Kent’s first Lavender Graduation, a low budget and minimal support left her and her fellow coordinators scrambling for materials, borrowing space and defending the very idea...
Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated annually on March 31 and shines a light on the achievements and resilience of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Kent State University students and faculty...
The Kent State LGBTQ+ Center's celebration allowed transgender people to share their experiences for Trans Day of Visibility.
Erica Pelz, a facilities mechanical systems specialist for laboratories,...
According to the Trevor Project, 29% of transgender women and nonbinary people assigned male at birth have reported an undiagnosed eating disorder, and that number is even higher for transgender men and...
Volunteers from Kent State University and community members decorated the Main Street Bridge for Rainbow Weekend, a partnership between the university's LGBTQ+ Center and the nonprofit organization Main...
A tacky plastic flower arch covered in a thick layer of dust in front of a clerk of courts is not everyone’s dream wedding. Before same-sex marriage was legalized, it was Ken Ditlevson's legal marriage....
Members of the LGBTQ+ Center have spoken out about protecting members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In May, Ohio Senate Bill 83 passed the senate after it was revised to exclude people of all sexual orientations,...
