Tag: LGBTQ Resources

CONTRACEPTIVE VENDING MACHINES INSTALLED

Mason student organizations, faculty and staff teamed up to ease access to sexual health and period products. BY JIMMY HENDERSON, STAFF WRITER According to their website, Student Health Services provides free contraceptives, menstrual products and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screenings….

NEW UPDATES TO CHOSEN NAME AND PRONOUNS POLICY

Chosen names to be displayed in new online locations for students and employees BY LAURA SCUDDER COPY CHIEF Following the original adoption of the Chosen Name and Pronouns Policy in 2019, the university is making updates.  According to an email…

STUDENTS TOUR LGBTQ+ SPACES IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON D.C.

LGBTQ+ Resource Center and LLC kick off LGBTQ+ history month with a trip downtown BY ARI MASTERS STAFF WRITER On Sunday, Oct 3, Mason students took a trip downtown to tour D.C. LGBTQ+ services, led by the LGBTQ+ Resources Center…

Mason to Fully Integrate Chosen Name Policy by 2022

Town hall meeting addresses name policies and provides a time for integration BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER In an effort to further the goal of inclusive community Mason hopes to foster, Josh Kinchen, associate director for LGBTQ resources, spoke about…

Gender Identities and Greek Life

An inside look at Greek life for transgender and non-binary students at Mason BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER Embedded in Mason’s campus culture is diversity and inclusion. Mason pledges to “build and sustain an inclusive campus community and to foster…

Pride Alliance Takes Off In New Directions

Pride Alliance continues to be a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community  BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER Now celebrating their 30th year as an organization at Mason, Pride Alliance is a group focused around making Mason safer and more inclusive…

A Closet for Everyone

The ODIME + LGBTQ Resources Office opens a transgender closet BY NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITER The importance of inclusivity in every space and aspect of life is often overlooked or taken for granted. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural…

Mason Celebrates Black Excellence

The fourth annual Black Excellence Gala celebrated the talents and achievements of Mason’s Black community BY MONICA ECHOLS, CULTURE EDITOR On Friday, Feb. 22, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education (ODIME) + LGBTQ Resources hosted the fourth annual…