PFLAG Endows Kent State University's Gay Studies Scholarship

The Akron, Ohio chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians

and Gays (PFLAG) has given $30,000 to endow a scholarship for students

enrolled in Kent State University's LGBT Studies minor.

The school's program was the first of its kind in Ohio when the

small-town college created it in 2001. In March, university officials

opened the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)

Student Center as part of a universitywide diversity initiative.

“We are impressed with Kent State's outreach to the LGBT community,

particularly the LGBTQ Student Center,” PFLAG President-elect

Rabbi David Horowitz said in a statement. “Kent State is friendly

and embracing of the LGBT community.”

“We hope that as more students increase their knowledge of the

LGBT community, it will broaden that information throughout the

general public,” he added. “The more people are educated, the more

people will teach, the more people will understand LGBT issues and

equality in America.”

“By making this gift to Kent State, we're encouraging others to

contribute,” Ed Kancler, president of PFLAG's Akron chapter, said.

“We believe that with our contacts we can generate money for the

fund, and we hope Kent State alumni and community members will

help, too.”

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