LGBTQ+
![Film reel showing several Women Airforce Service Pilots](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/cominghome2%20%281%29.png?VersionId=NBRpGo22jutPx8PuIiwQ0ENUUV_mReyw&itok=DJNb230t)
From Page to Screen: Professor Joins Documentary Team Honoring Unsung Women Pilots of World War II
![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) 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)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Photo%20from%20Greater%20Cleveland%20LGBTQ%2B%20Needs%20Assessment%20community%20event%20-%20WEB.jpg?VersionId=ANj7JmX35UIHf_ORCt7ygnEVz7yS98.Y&itok=drQ-dzMg)
Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Identifies Critical Insights for Local Empowerment
The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment findings are in. Led by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’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.
![LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024 LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BOB_1428.jpg?VersionId=Sg0JpuahaiZ9ybZrgmYxc1ewXIzqmkgd&itok=8gQX3JFz)
Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.
![A rainbow flag adorns the Main Street Bridge in Downtown Kent for Pride Month. A rainbow flag adorns the Main Street Bridge in Downtown Kent for Pride Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/pride%20in%20kent.jpg?VersionId=.OUsS7AWtrewyHKhGeOO.A0yQwqCLANR&itok=EzQa_bX8)
Ph.D. Candidates Shed Light on Transgender History and Current Challenges
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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.
![Meghan Schwind Banner Meghan Schwind Banner](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/240066_women%E2%80%99s%20history%20month%20mark%20and%20web%20header_Selected_3_22_2024.jpg?VersionId=mnlOjxTTOgukbJaEbfZVTtvJKvc4fTkU&itok=4gjlJSeG)
'They can do anything and be anything'
As a spouse, a mother and a member of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ'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.
![LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/pro-msEiUJn5.jpeg?VersionId=Y9WzryaUZceblr54iT0B9vFrKe9rSl5L&itok=Gi691I9B)
IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
![Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-1_1.jpeg?VersionId=1hexH1VJ55aOpEkuJOENduPf1yaEV_1j&itok=YK5WQCZJ)
'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.
![Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment. Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/02.06.23%20Photo%20of%20Andrew%20Snyder.jpg?VersionId=Pzo9LeZv0jMab_k0V_9Mjj3FexFiDlkU&itok=xcCV7JJv)
Greater Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment Launches March 2023
A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.