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Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community
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In June 2023, Penn Nursing hosted the Summer Innovation Institute at Tangen Hall. The five-day event connected people active in health equity, including LGBTQ+ issues.

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Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community

Based in Penn’s School of Nursing, the Eidos Initiative provides innovators in LGBTQ+ health with access to resources, research, and support from all of Penn’s 12 schools.
Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate
Nathan Nyitrai stands with hands on hips in the garden in front of the SP2 building

Nathan Nyitrai is a rising second-year student in the masters of social work program earning an LGBTQ certificate at the School of Social Policy & Practice. With an interest in criminal justice and trans activism, Nyitrai hopes his future work will impact LGBTQ+ communities.

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Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate

The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

Kristina Linnea García

Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts
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Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band.

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Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts

May College graduate Justin Roberts, who will attend Penn Carey Law School in the fall, discusses his involvement with campus cultural centers and the meaning behind his graduation regalia.

Kristina Linnea García

The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants
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The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants

Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony.
A talk with ALOK: Inaugural Scholar of the Endowed LGBTQ+ Scholar-In-Residence Program
ALOK in a flower field.

ALOK is the creator of #DeGenderFashion, an initiative to degender fashion and beauty industries. They have been honored as one of HuffPost’s Culture Shifters and NBC’s Pride 50, and have appeared in HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, The Trans List, and Netflix’s Getting Curious.

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A talk with ALOK: Inaugural Scholar of the Endowed LGBTQ+ Scholar-In-Residence Program

The author, poet, comedian, and public speaker spoke to Penn Today about challenging gender binary ahead of their residency with Penn’s LGBT Center.

Kristina Linnea García

Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Five members of Penn's CHEA team.

Members of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement.

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Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems

Small changes in health care processes can make profound shifts in equity and inclusion. Those steps matter not just for gender and LGBTQ equity and inclusion, but in equity for patients of all racial and cultural backgrounds.

From Penn Medicine News

A centuries-old word with a modern twist
Six people holding up signs with their pronouns.

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A centuries-old word with a modern twist

The acceptable use of a singular “they” pronoun made official a linguistic trend already in use for centuries. People who are not represented by binary pronouns say it’s a helpful step, but a small one.
ALOK named first Scholar in Residence at Penn’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center
ALOK in a flower field.

ALOK is the creator of #DeGenderFashion, an initiative to degender fashion and beauty industries. They have been honored as one of HuffPost’s Culture Shifters and NBC’s Pride 50, and have appeared in HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, The Trans List, and Netflix’s Getting Curious.

(Image: Kohl Murdock)

ALOK named first Scholar in Residence at Penn’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center

The residency is made possible by an anonymous $2 million gift.