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The �鶹��ѡLGBTQ+ Center supports an inclusive environment on all KSU campuses, advocates for all individuals and campus and community groups based on sexual and gender identity, maintains organizational capacity so that the work of the Center is efficient and effective, and builds community and a sense of belonging to support an inclusive environment. 

The center is a welcoming environment to LGBTQ students and their allies. The informed staff strives to educate the campus community about sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure �鶹��ѡ remains a safe space for all students.

2024 Gratitude Tree

Our 2024 Gratitude Tree has been taken down as we begin the Spring 2025 semester. We had 72 entries where guests listed what they are grateful for. See below!

I'm Grateful for...

• Finals almost done!
• HOT coffee!
• My improved interview skills
• My boss, who is direct, transparent and who helps me grow personally and professionally.
• Beautiful fall weather.
• Friends + my doggie.
• The elevator at work getting fixed.
• Cooking new recipes, especially when they turn out delicious!
• All of the creative creators that keep giving.
• My heavenly father, GOD!
• My friends and colleagues.
• My amazing family and friends.
• Beautiful fall weather.
• Being able to attend the radical day of hope event on campus.
• LGBTQ+ affirming resources in this area.
• My pretty girlfriend.
• My dad!
• The true power of the Hexcore!
• My doggy Diego!
• People who are willing to learn and grow.
• Being alive! I haven’t always felt that way.
• Our LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund that helps so many students.
• Long weekends.
• My kids and husband!
• My LGBTQ+ family and friends.
• Snow (+ snow days even more!)
• My LGBTQ+ Center family.
• Music
• This amazing office and everyone in it.
• SNOW!
• The weekend (the days, not the band, but I’m sure they’re great too)!
• The end of this semester.
• DeWeese Health Center
• Winter break, California, Boyfriend, friends, good grades, Happy Birthday
• Extra sleep from daylight savings
• Good advice from good people.
• The support I receive at the LGBTQ+ Center and in the LGBTQ+ community.
• New and old friends.
• Friends, family & chosen family.
• My loved ones; I love my friends, boyfriend and family
• Family and friends that have been there for me.
• Friends that I reconnect with, who I don’t talk to weekly but I can count on.
• The amazing creators on AO3
• My new best friend, Mahima. I don’t know what life would be like without her.
• My friends, my family, Thomas the Train, my dog.
• Raven!
• Kind People
• My girlfriend, my supportive mom and sister, my fun and queer friends, + crab rangoon
• Health, insurance, doctors and medical staff
• Learning from mistakes
• Breaking through writers-block
• Doctors and medicine
• My amazing family
• My parents
• You!
• KSU LGBTQ+ Center
• Thanksgiving + Winter Breaks- extra zzzzz’s
• Having a loving and accepting community
• Our amazing LGBTQ+ Center team, staff, GA, and interns. Love you all!
• My loving lesbian girlfriend who gives me lots of hugs
• My supportive family; Love you MOM!
• My little and growing family.
• Chosen family and friends.
• My family- found and blood, and those who support me.
• My family- feel blessed!
• Trans Ohio + Equality Ohio who work to improve equity in my state
• The friends we made along the way
• An empty to-do list
• My family
• My cat, my best friend, and mashed potatoes
• I’m grateful for the love, community, safety and security my best friend has given me.
• Friends who make time to support me and that care.

Thank you for participating in “Giving Tuesday!”

The LGBTQ+ Center wants to thank everyone who kindly donated to our LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund this Giving Tuesday month. Our Emergency Fund assists LGBTQ+ students who are in financial crisis, oftentimes as a result of being disowned after coming out to family.  This emergency fund is a safety net for LGBTQ+ students, so they can reach their educational goals, specifically reaching graduation, which likely wouldn’t be possible without assistance through this fund.  Each year the Center helps nearly 50 students through this fund, distributing over $25,000. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to replenish our critically low fund, ensuring we will be able to continue to support our LGBTQ+ students this coming spring semester. 

Thanks so much for your support of this exciting opportunity! Keep watching our listserv emails and social media for information on our fund and stories about the impact of your contribution.

Check back for Spring 2025 Events!

Support Students in Need 

The LGBTQ+ Center's emergency fund is available for students in need of additional funding for books, academic supplies, household items, housing, or food.