LGBT Center

Tickets sold out within the first day for the upcoming talk by Laverne Cox, transgender advocate and Emmy nominee for the critically acclaimed Netflix series Orange is the New Black. But those unable to secure a ticket still have a chance to watch her presentation, “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Wo...

The Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs (FYEFP) announced the winners of its annual orientation awards, presented to orientation leaders who go above and beyond their roles and responsibilities to truly understand, address and advocate for new students and their families. These award...

As the diversity on the Case Western Reserve University campus grows, faculty members play an important role in creating the most inclusive atmosphere possible. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session, Liz Roccoforte, program coordinator of the LGBT Ce...

Richard Blanco was just the fifth person to hold the title of inaugural poet when he read at President Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013. Yet he was a first in many ways: He was the first Latino, immigrant or gay person to serve in such a role—as well as the youngest, at age 44. Blanco fol...

The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender (LGBT) Center will host a campus and community welcome for new LGBT students and friends Aug. 21 from 4 to 4:50 p.m.. The campus and Cleveland have much to offer new students including connections to LGBT faculty & staff; University Counseling groups and services; sup...

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center will host two Safe Zone workshops Thursday, July 24. The sessions are open to the entire campus community, including staff, faculty and students. The first session is from 9 a.m. to noon, and the second is from 1 to 4 p.m. Both sessions will be in the Jac...

As one of the goals of the university-wide Diversity Strategic Action Plan (DSAP) in the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, and in partnership with Human Resources and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center, the university will launch the African American Campus Commun...

The campus community is invited to the fifth annual Lavender Graduation, an event that honors graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual and allied students. The event is a time for friends, family, faculty, staff and alumni to support and celebrate the graduates as important mem...

Spectrum, Case Western Reserve's student LGBTQA+Allies student group, will host CWRU Paul's Drag Show (formerly known as Drag Ball) on Valentine's Day at 8 p.m. in Thwing Center ballroom. During the event, Spectrum aims to raise donations for the LGBT Center by having the audience vote for their fa...

As part of #GivingTuesdayatCWRU, donate to support university organizations seeking to make a positive difference in people’s lives. The LGBT Center serves as a resource for students, faculty, staff and alumni to create an environment of inclusion for individuals of all sexual orientations. Donati...