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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)

The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment findings are in. Led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’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. 

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LGBTQ+ Kick-Off 2024

Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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.

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Meghan Schwind Banner

As a spouse, a mother and a member of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø'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.

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

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

Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.