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How two LGBTQ Penn grads have used their degrees to help the LGBTQ community

Penn alumni who identify as LGBTQ pursue careers in a diverse array of fields. The Daily Pennsylvanian caught up with two alumni who have used their Penn education to work toward improving conditions for the LGBTQ community.

New Student Issue: 22 Penn groups for LGBTQ students

The array of LGBTQ student groups at Penn is as diverse as the community itself. Here’s a list of the existing clubs on campus.

Students and SHS push for more queer-friendly healthcare services

When most students visit their health care providers, they don’t have to worry about whether all parts of their identities will be considered. But for students in the LGBTQ community, fighting for queer-friendly health care services is a priority.

1962 to 2016: One woman's story of navigating male-dominated academia

Today, women account for 30.7 percent of Penn’s standing faculty, according to a University-wide survey conducted in 2011. This divide is far from even — but it was only within the last century that women were professors at Penn at all.

Penn courts LGBTQ prospective students through email mentor system

In early April, around 200 accepted LGBTQ students and allies received emails from members of Penn’s queer community, telling them about the wide variety of LGBTQ resources that Penn offers.

Defining diversity: LGBTQ faculty often find themselves outside the bounds

In recent years, recruitment of a diverse faculty has been a topic of much discussion within Penn’s administrative circles. But LGBTQ faculty members — an already marginalized group — may often be pushed to the wayside or forgotten under the umbrella of diversity. Once on campus, many then face institutional and personal challenges stemming from their identities.

Carriage senior society brings together LGBTQ students and allies

Integrative, supportive, fierce.

Violence against transgender people a major topic of this weekend's youth LGBTQ conference

This past weekend, more than a hundred LGBTQ youth and allies from all over the state convened on Penn’s campus for the three-day Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference. This marks the third time that Penn has hosted the conference, which is in its fifth year.

Being an LGBTQ RA or GA has its advantages — and its challenges

The experience of being an LGBTQ resident advisor or graduate associate is much the same as the experiences of other RAs and GAs — but with a few marked differences. RAs and GAs who identify as LGBTQ say they’re sometimes able to understand their residents on a deeper level, but face certain challenges they wouldn’t have to face otherwise.

Women's Week 2016 covers body positivity, coming out and more

From Ted Cruz to the Green Party, Penn's LGBTQ community stands across the political spectrum

Opinions of presidential candidates among Penn’s LGBTQ community are as diverse as the candidates themselves. Students fall all along the political spectrum, supporting Democrats, Republicans and in some cases, even the Green Party.

Transgender activist and writer Janet Mock to give keynote speech at Women's Week

Janet Mock — best known for her transgender rights activism, her work at People Magazine and her memoir “Redefining Realness” — will be the keynote speaker for Penn Women’s Week. Her appearance is set for April 2 at 7 p.m. in Claudia Cohen Hall G17.

Penn prepares to host fifth annual LGBTQ youth conference in April

In just over a month, approximately 150 college and high school students from across the state will convene at Penn for the fifth annual Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference, which brings together students from Pennsylvania each year to discuss LGBTQ issues.

Vagina Monologues prepares for its annual production, aware of criticisms

The performance ends and every audience member stands — not in order to applaud, but rather, in a show of solidarity.

Students have mixed reactions to Caitlyn Jenner visit

Student reactions to Caitlyn Jenner’s Wednesday evening appearance are mixed, although those within the LGBTQ community tended to be more critical of Jenner’s comments.

Highlights from this weekend's all-Ivy mental health conference

From Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, Penn hosted an all-Ivy conference on mental health titled “Unmasking the Ivy League.” The conference, which included students and administrators, was comprised of speaker sessions and collaborative workshops to help address the growing issue of mental illness on college campuses.

QPenn kicks off week of empowerment

Caitlyn Jenner is included among a week of events celebrating the LGBTQ community.

Penn non-cisgender community hesitates to welcome Caitlyn Jenner

In nine days, Irvine Auditorium will welcome Caitlyn Jenner onto its stage and into the spotlight. But some students on Penn’s campus, and in particular, in the transgender and non-cisgender communities, will not be as welcoming.

Student groups come together to create safe spaces for women

Despite the variety of niche groups on campus, some students discovered a void they felt needed to be filled: the absence of safe spaces that welcome all women across Penn.

LGBT community leaders attend national conference in Chicago

This year, five undergraduate and five graduate students affiliated with Penn’s LGBTQ community travelled 673 miles to Chicago to attend the nation’s largest LGBTQ conference.