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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

The LGBTQ+ Center located in The Kent  Student Center (KSC).

Ghana passes bill making LGBTQ+ activities illegal

Kaitlyn Sanders, Reporter March 18, 2024

Ghana’s parliament unanimously passed legislation last week that imposes a prison sentence of up to five years for LGBTQ+ supporters and members of the community.  The Human Sexual Rights and Family...

OPINION: Queer culture: Liberating or limiting?

OPINION: Queer culture: Liberating or limiting?

Grace Claxon, Opinion Writer February 19, 2024

Many queer women have been asked the fated question, “Do you listen to Girl in Red?”  On the surface, it’s an innocuous inquiry about music preferences. In reality, it’s a test. If you answer...

The Ohio Senate voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto against Ohio House Bill 68, which bans minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care and prevents transgender girls from taking part in girls' sports, on Jan. 24.

Students voice concern over House Bill 68

Aden Graves, Reporter February 6, 2024

Ohio lawmakers voted on Jan. 24 to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68, a decision that will ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. This decision comes in the wake...

Flyer for an informational seminar provided by Andrew M. Snyder

New LGBTQ+ graduate certificate in public health focuses on inclusivity

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter November 11, 2023

The College of Public Health is offering a new LGBTQ+ Graduate Certificate to provide a comprehensive understanding of the unique health needs and disparities faced by the LGBTQ+ community.  To current...

Flyer displaying the details for the upcoming event

LGBTQ+ Center stages QTPOC meeting focusing on trans awareness

Sofia Giotti-Teixeria, Reporter November 7, 2023

The LGBTQ+ Center is preparing for the second-to-last meeting of the Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) group Wednesday, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.  This meeting will primarily center around trans...

KentWired Illustration by Clare Rodgers

OPINION: Growing up queer in church

Destiny Torres, Opinion Writer September 8, 2023

The first time I heard the word ‘gay,’ it was in a negative light. I was around nine-year-olds and sitting in a church pew at my small church in Northeast Ohio.  I didn’t quite understand what...

KentWired Illustration by Teddi Wilson

OPINION: American classrooms are a battlefield for the LGBTQ+ community

Aden Graves, Opinion Writer August 28, 2023

As LGBTQ+ students and staff across the country are returning to schools this year, they’re entering a harsh reality.  They aren’t safe from being who they are.  This year, there have been...

Supreme Court limits LGBTQ protections with ruling in favor of Christian web designer

Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN June 30, 2023

CNN -- The Supreme Court Friday ruled in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections. The 6-3 decision was...

People attend a rally as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Washington, DC.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

House passes anti-trans sports bill

Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN April 20, 2023

WashingtonCNN — The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The...

A picture posted to the public Kent State University 2024 Snapchat story. The campus rock was painted with a trans flag shortly after the Kent State College Republicans painted it.

‘It’s not about free speech’: Members of LGBTQ+ community speak out against anti-trans message (FUSION COLLAB)

Jillian Flack and Molly Hoffer April 18, 2023

This article is in collaboration with Fusion Magazine.  “What Is a Woman?” That was the question painted on the large rock located at the front of campus March 20. It is also the name of...

Dylan Walker steps across a field in Appalachia, Ohio.

OPINION: Growing up as an outsider (FUSION COLLAB)

Dylan Walker, Opinion Writer April 17, 2023

This article is in collaboration with Fusion Magazine.  In late 2013, I found myself moving to a town most have never heard of.  Tucked away between the edge of the Ohio River and a West Virginia...

College of Public Health launching LGBTQ+ Public Health Graduate Certificate for fall 2023

College of Public Health launching LGBTQ+ Public Health Graduate Certificate for fall 2023

Chania Crawford, Reporter March 19, 2023

The College of Public Health is launching a new certificate in the fall of 2023, centered around health disparities and the health needs of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Outreach program director...