Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community 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. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) 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 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. nocred Who, What, Why 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.
Who, What, Why: Recent graduate of the College Justin Roberts Justin Roberts (middle, front row) and fellow clarinetists in the Penn Band. (Image: Courtesy of Justin Roberts) Who, What, Why 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.
Breaking down barriers to blood donation for LGBTQ+ people (Image: iStock/hxdbzxy) Breaking down barriers to blood donation for LGBTQ+ people New blood donation rules empower more LGBTQ+ people to give and expand the blood supply.
Symposium at Penn aimed at improving healthcare for LGBTQ community Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Symposium at Penn aimed at improving healthcare for LGBTQ community A weeklong symposium at Penn organized by José Bauermeister of the School of Nursing will brainstorm ways to educate medical providers about special needs in the LGBTQ community. The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred 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 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) Q&A 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. Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems Members of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) 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. A centuries-old word with a modern twist Image: iStock/Ekaterina Tveitan 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 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.
The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred 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 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) Q&A 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.
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems Members of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) 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.
A centuries-old word with a modern twist Image: iStock/Ekaterina Tveitan 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 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.