LGBTQ+ discussion slated for Wednesday
Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor
October 8, 2019
LGBTQ+ individuals will share their experiences in the workplace at a panel Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity and Career Services are sponsoring the “Out @ Work” panel as part of Gender and...
Pride Month educates about LGBT people, GSD issues
Blake Faith, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Every year in the month of June, the U.S. celebrates LGBT Pride Month to remember and honor the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan in 1969, according to the Library of Congress. Since 2009, Jessica Ward, director of Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, said the center has moved Eastern’s Pride Month ...
Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity to host bracelet making session at new location
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 17, 2017
A new, larger space for the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity is now available, giving the Center a chance to host more activities including a bracelet-making session as part of LGBTGA+ History Month. Students can make these pride flag bracelets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the basement of Stevenson...
Lunch date promotes GSD Center
Travis Moody, Contributing Writer
October 15, 2017
Members of the LGBTQA+ community and their allies can learn more about the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity and EIU Pride at a "Lunch Date in the GSD Center” on Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Siobhan Doherty, a sophomore sociology major and president of...
Workshop to teach students to be activists for any cause
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 10, 2017
Students can learn how to become an activist for the LGBTQA+ community or any cause at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Martinsville Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Being an activist is more than making signs or going to demonstrations, said Karissa Light, an intern with the Center for...
First Safezone training set for Thursday
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 25, 2017
To kick off the first SafeZone training of the semester, “SafeZone Core” will give participants a basic knowledge about gender and sexual diversity. This training session will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Martinsville Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jessica Ward,...
