Just in time for back to school season, Campus Pride has released its annual listing of LGBT-friendly colleges today! Campus Pride, the leading national educational organization for LGBT and ally college students, has maintained an index of LGBT-friendly colleges since 2001 in order to help LGBT students and allies find welcoming campuses.
In addition, Campus Pride is going purple on October 16th for GLAAD's Spirit Day, a day where millions around the world go purple in support of LGBT youth and against bullying!
For the first time ever, Campus Pride has increased its annual list from the Top 25 to the Top 50 LGBT-friendly schools. Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride and the creator of the Campus Pride Index, said:
?For six years in a row, Campus Pride has seen an increase in the number of campuses coming out as LGBT-friendly and making notable improvements to LGBT academic life, so we decided to honor 50 campuses with our national distinction. Today the Campus Pride Index has over 425 campuses featured online and for the first time ever we have 56 campuses who achieved the highest 5 stars overall rating, the largest number to date.?
According to Campus Pride, each college had to achieve the 5 stars overall rating as well as have the highest percentages across the 8 LGBT-friendly benchmarks for policy, program, and practice in order to make the Top 50 this year.
For the third year in a row, over 80% of the participating colleges improved their ratings from the previous year. In other exciting news, the number of campuses located in the South increased, in addition to the number of religiously-affiliated campuses and Minority Serving Institutions.
Windmeyer said:
?More than ever colleges today want to be viewed as LGBT-friendly and a welcoming place for all students. LGBT students and their safety impacts the recruitment efforts of the entire campus. Upper-level administrators are now understanding how LGBT-friendliness is key to future institutional success. This Top 50 list is proof.?
The new Top 50 in alphabetical order are?drumroll please?�
Amherst CollegeAugsburg CollegeBrown UniversityCentral Washington UniversityConnecticut CollegeCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeEmory UniversityHarvard UniversityIndiana UniversityIthaca CollegeMacalester CollegeNorthern Arizona UniversityOberlin CollegeOregon State UniversityPomona CollegePortland State UniversityPrinceton UniversityRutgers UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySouthern Illinois University CarbondaleSouthern Oregon UniversityStanford UniversitySyracuse UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State UniversityTulane UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Minnesota - DuluthUniversity of Minnesota - Twin CitiesUniversity of OregonUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of VermontUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWarren Wilson CollegeWashington State UniversityWashington University in St. Louis
Congratulations to the schools who made the list this year. Keep up the good work!
Campus Pride is also launching a brand new Sports Index this year to assess college athletic departments on their LGBT-friendliness and inclusion. GLAAD is in partnership with Campus Pride for this project, and college sports administrators are encouraged to take this online assessment to make sure their campus gets listed.
August 15, 2014
Issues:
News,
Spirit Day,
Young Adult
Monday, August 18, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Obstacles: Turning Away the Uncomitted
I saw this on my Pinterest feed a few days ago and it made me think about obstacles in relationships. I think that obstacles can serve two purposes in a relationship: To spur growth between the people in the relationship - as they overcome obstacles, they grow closer, build trust and have a strengthened bond.To weed out the uncommitted. Spurring Growth When I was married to a man, our first few years together were difficult. Not in a relationship sense, but financially. We struggled to pay bills and had to get very creative. I learned how to cook, we began composting, he took our trash with him to his office dumpster, we had rabbit ears that got us 3 TV channels and I went through my entire pregnancy in Georgia without air conditioning because the repair to our AC unit was too expensive.These obstacles could have torn us apart and we could have blamed each other for not earning more money or spending wisely, but we faced our challenges together as a team and did some fantastic problem solving. It felt like each time we solved a problem together, we began to develop a deep and abiding trust. He kept his promises to me and I grew to know him as a man of his word. I knew that he always had my best interest at heart as much as he knew I had his.We were together for 23 years - until I came out as a lesbian and needed to take my own journey without him. Today, we are friends and will always have fond memories of the life that we built together. We are our children's parents and will always have a friendship that has survived the trauma that coming out later in life can bring. Weeding Out the UncommittedUnlike my ex-husband, who was willing to be solidly on my team and committed to the core, you may find yourself with a "partner" who is anything but a partner. My ex-husband rarely made me feel like he wasn't on my side. In fact, the times where he solidly took my side are the times I remember that I loved him the most.An uncommitted person will act like they are on an opposing team when you must face an obstacle. You hope they will be your ally - a person to go to that will help and offer advice and support. But, no.An uncommitted person will rarely tackle a problem with you. They avoid being involved and leave it to you to solve. You may be attacked and blamed and the conflict may then be used as an excuse to alert you to your other failings as a human being. (If you don't know what it's like to be kicked while you're down, these types of partners will gladly teach you.)If you have a partner who uses obstacles to show you where you are weak, blames you for the obstacle, refuses to acknowledge the obstacle (especially if it comes from their sphere) and/or gets tired of "dealing" with it, please know that I am so sorry for you. These people are "relationship lazy" - they love it when everything is going well, but they don't want to be a part of the work that it takes to maintain a good one. Like everything else, things that are not maintained usually start to fall apart. When they do, these people walk out looking for greener pastures (new partners). Take Away:Let these people go.Do not fight to keep them in your life. They will always want to flee in order to avoid doing the work of maintaining a relationship. The blame game is the only one that they know how to play. Instead, look for the people who wouldn't even consider using obstacles as a time to vent or tell you what about you angers them, kicking you when you are down. You want someone who can communicate in a mature way, without feeling the need to blame or name-call; someone who can set aside their emotions for a moment in order to look for solutions that build relationship trust in the process. If you are lucky enough to find someone like that, don't YOU be the dumb-ass that is too lazy to maintain it. You hold on to and care for that person like they are the best thing that ever happened to you. Because, more than likely, they are.
Conversations with Nicole
Over 200 cities across America will be celebrating “GLBT Center Awareness Day”. We in San Diego have one of the best community centers in the nation… A big “thank you” to all the Center volunteers, staff and Board!
About Muslim Tolerance
Hey yes, I believe in tolerance and support of Muslim Americans, but I have great concerns with their leaders. Silence…when it comes to the stoning of women in Muslim countries…of murders and killings of gays…of Muslim nations calling for the death of all Jews and the end of Israel …about Muslim countries prohibiting the building of any Christian churches or Jewish synagogues on their lands. Why do American Muslim leaders never speak out on these issues?? Tolerance…
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About Muslim Tolerance
Hey yes, I believe in tolerance and support of Muslim Americans, but I have great concerns with their leaders. Silence…when it comes to the stoning of women in Muslim countries…of murders and killings of gays…of Muslim nations calling for the death of all Jews and the end of Israel …about Muslim countries prohibiting the building of any Christian churches or Jewish synagogues on their lands. Why do American Muslim leaders never speak out on these issues?? Tolerance…
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Condoms' Aug. 13 at Little Black Pearl
The Red Pump Project is inviting women to "Cupcakes and Condoms," an evening of cupcakes, sexual health and girl talk centered around the Centers for Disease and Control CDC relaunch of the "Take Charge. Take the Test" campaign focused on African-American women.
Howard. Stern.
Liked him before. Simply ADORE HIM now. This is a MUST LISTEN. It's wonderful...honest, raw, passionate, TRUTH. On his show Monday, Howard Stern went on a 12-minute rant about the ?One Million Moms? campaign against Ellen DeGeneres, people who joke about Rosie O'Donnell being a lesbian, anti-gay politicians, and much more. It's worth listening to in its entirety.
Official AIDS Walk & Run San Diego Event Guide
Early Registration
You can fast track your AIDS Walk & Run experience by turning in the funds you’ve raised at one of our pre-event collection events:
Thurs., Sept. 23, 4-8pm
Fri., Sept. 24, 4-8pm
Sat., Sept. 25, noon-4pm
Early registration will take place at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St., San Diego, CA 92103. For more information call (619) 291-WALK (9255).
NEW! 10K AIDS Run participants can pickup race packets and bibs on Sat., Sept. 25 from noon-4pm at The Center, 3909 Centre St., or at AIDS Run Registration in Balboa Park, located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Quince, from 6-8am on Sun., Sept. 26.
Day of event registration is welcome for both the Walk and the Run! Please have your $35 registration fee ($25 f…
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You can fast track your AIDS Walk & Run experience by turning in the funds you’ve raised at one of our pre-event collection events:
Thurs., Sept. 23, 4-8pm
Fri., Sept. 24, 4-8pm
Sat., Sept. 25, noon-4pm
Early registration will take place at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St., San Diego, CA 92103. For more information call (619) 291-WALK (9255).
NEW! 10K AIDS Run participants can pickup race packets and bibs on Sat., Sept. 25 from noon-4pm at The Center, 3909 Centre St., or at AIDS Run Registration in Balboa Park, located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Quince, from 6-8am on Sun., Sept. 26.
Day of event registration is welcome for both the Walk and the Run! Please have your $35 registration fee ($25 f…
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