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Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

The 麻豆影院 State LGBTQ+ Center鈥檚 summer 鈥渢o do鈥 list includes promoting local and statewide Pride events and planning the 'Gay Agenda' for fall semester

For Pride Month 2024, the 麻豆影院 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Center is working on promoting Pride on campus, in the community and statewide.

鈥淪ince there aren鈥檛 as many people on campus during summer break, we are mainly focusing on promoting the Buckeye Flame鈥檚 Pride Guide,鈥 said Ken Ditlevson, director of 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center. 鈥淭he guide features Pride events, local and throughout Ohio, and we鈥檙e promoting it on our listserv emails and in our social media posts.鈥

Akron Pride 2023

 

Boosting Pride in the Community

Ditlevson and his staff are also working to coordinate and plan Pride events in the community. 鈥淲e鈥檙e focusing energy and resources on Akron鈥檚 Pride Celebration on Aug. 24,鈥 said Ditlevson. 鈥淲e will have a shuttle to take 麻豆影院 State students to and from the event starting at the bus stop at the 麻豆影院 Student Center.鈥 Registration for the shuttle ride will be required and the links to register will be posted soon on the LGBTQ+ Center鈥檚 web pages and social media.

A group representing 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center will be marching in Akron Pride鈥檚 Equality March and the center is working to recruit students, faculty, staff and alumni to participate in the march that morning.

The center also is working with to plan the fourth annual 麻豆影院 Rainbow Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 11-12 as part of the celebration of October as LGBTQ+ History Month.

麻豆影院 Rainbow Weekend 2023

 

Striding with Pride

Each Tuesday, from May 21 through Aug. 6, 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center is hosting a LGBTQ+ Walking Group from 12-1 p.m. on the Deweese Health Center Walking Track. It鈥檚 an opportunity for members of 麻豆影院鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community to walk, talk and get to know one another.

LGBTQ+ Walking Group Flyer

 

Planning for the summer and beyond

麻豆影院 State Pride continues through the summer and the coming Fall Semester with a full schedule of fabulous activities detailed in the center鈥檚 鈥淕ay Agenda.鈥 

Gay Agenda Fall 2024




 

POSTED: Friday, June 7, 2024 01:47 PM
Updated: Friday, June 14, 2024 09:24 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
The 麻豆影院 LGBTQ+ Center