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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 Â鶹ӰԺ’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 Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ State

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A rainbow flag adorns the Main Street Bridge in Downtown Â鶹ӰԺ for Pride Month.

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

Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ State, Community & Society, Community Impact, Profiles

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

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

Tags: LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ’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 Â鶹ӰԺ'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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