Tag: lgbtq+ equity center

UMD community members reflect on Supreme Court arguments about gender-affirming care case

In the case, petitioners allege that a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Lizzy Alspach
December 5, 2024

UMD SGA allocates more than $1,700 in additional funding for gender-affirming care items

The bill continues a spring 2023 program where SGA allocated $1,500 to the LGBTQ+ Equity Center for gender-affirming care items.

Sanya Wason
November 22, 2024

UMD LGBTQ+ community members, allies gather for inaugural Big Queer Photo

This university’s LGBTQ+ Equity Center hosted the event to celebrate the center’s 25th anniversary and bring LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff together.

Irit Skulnik
May 3, 2024

UMD SGA votes in support of increasing student fees, funding gender-affirming care

The revenue from the fee increase would assist in funding student groups, according to SGA speaker of the legislature Eliav Hamburger.

Lillian Glaros
April 15, 2024

UMD’s counseling center needs revamping. Here’s a cost effective way to do it.

Greater access to therapy on campus would give students struggling with mental health an outlet.

Joey Barke
April 5, 2024

UMD LGBTQ+ Equity Center holds lecture on queerness in Haitian vodou

The University of Miami’s Eziaku Nwokocha spoke about the intersection of queerness and Haitian vodou at a virtual lecture on Tuesday.

Adam Hudacek
February 28, 2024

UMD community reflects on being named nation’s most LGBTQ+-friendly college

The rankings measured how LGBTQ+-friendly colleges are based on academic quality, affordability and the Campus Pride Index.

Natalie Weger
September 13, 2023

New LGBTQ+ Equity Center director to focus on fostering community

Oliveira began the position this summer after the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion office conducted a yearlong search for a new director. The center’s former acting director, Shige Sakurai, resigned in 2022.

Natalie Weger
August 31, 2023

UMD LGBTQ+ Equity Center director finalists share goals for role

The office searched for a director last spring after former acting director Shige Sakurai departed in February 2022.

Diamondback Staff
February 28, 2023

Shige Sakurai, acting director of LGBTQ+ Equity Center, to retire after 12 years

Sakurai will retire Feb. 6 and start their new position at the Unitarian Universalist Association on Feb. 7.

Diamondback Staff
January 30, 2022