Transgender Day of Remembrance honored by festival
By Keri Johnson | Nov. 18, 2020The Trans (Plays) of Remembrance Festival wraps up Wednesday, Nov. 18.
GENDER & SEXUALITY
Q&A: Women In Music uses platform to empower women, amplify diversity
By Hannah Burkhart | Nov. 16, 2020Women In Music is an organization with a goal of making progress in the advancement of women’s positions in the music industry.
Jackie O’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ beer proceeds donated to organizations
By Isabel Nissley | Nov. 15, 2020With donation from Jackie O's, Athens Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society honors the past while looking toward the future.
Women’s Center to hold final Thirsting for Knowledge Thursdays event
By Lily Roby | Nov. 12, 2020The event, Indian Country Coverage: Jurisdiction and Justice, will bring awareness to issues surrounding the media coverage of Indian Country.
Weekender Briefs: Join OU Hillel for virtual Shabbat, submit artwork to Women of Appalachia
By Isabel Nissley | Nov. 11, 2020Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this November weekend.
Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: Amy Coney Barrett is not who the LGBTQ+ community needs on the Supreme Court
By Kelsey Boeing | Nov. 8, 2020Just five years after gaining the right of same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights are under attack.
How the national conversation around birth control affects OU students
By Emma Skidmore | Nov. 4, 2020Students should check if their insurance currently covers contraception and will continue to cover it.
OU LGBT Center SafeZone training goes virtual
By Abby Brown | Oct. 27, 2020The LGBT Center’s virtual SafeZone curriculum has adapted to an online format.
Jackie O’s teams up with Planned Parenthood for fundraiser
By Kayla Bennett | Oct. 25, 2020Planned Parenthood works with Jackie O’s to host an online fundraiser.
Alumni magazine forms meaningful connections
By Isabel Nissley | Oct. 22, 2020Reconnecting alumni with their alma mater, Ohio Today tells stories with heart and substance.
Pope Francis voices support for same-sex couple civil union laws; Joe Burrow's food pantry promotions help those during COVID-19
By Melody Feazell | Oct. 22, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter. Catch up on all the latest news, from OU football to Joe Burrow’s latest philanthropic venture.
Kindred Market to host Womyn’s Art Collective art sale
By Lily Roby | Oct. 15, 2020The grocer will host a local group of artists selling their work this Saturday.
Former LGBT Center director sues OU for discrimination
By Abby Miller | Oct. 13, 2020The two lawsuits allege the former director endured discrimination and is entitled to lost overtime wages.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month offers education, activism
By Hannah Burkhart | Oct. 4, 2020October means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the world is working together to spread awareness.
The life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: how OU remembers
By Isabel Nissley | Sep. 29, 2020Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy lives on in Athens.
OU celebrates Women Entrepreneurship Week
By Lily Roby | Sep. 24, 2020With the help of both OU’s Center of Entrepreneurship and Women’s Center, OU executed a virtual opportunity for students to gain inspiration from woman founders.
Body Project program helps students challenge appearance ideal
By Lily Roby | Sep. 16, 2020Ohio University’s Counseling and Psychological Services will be hosting sessions of the Body Project, an international program in which female-identifying people work to reshape the idea of what is beautiful.
Women’s suffrage 100 year anniversary celebrates milestone, reflects on problems
By Lily Roby | Aug. 28, 2020Women’s suffrage had some problematic aspects.
Here's the Tea: The time to advocate for black women is now
By Iana Fields | Aug. 27, 2020When joining the movement to demand justice for Rekia Boyd, Shelly Frey and others, all groups should include Black women and take the time to understand their experiences.
Welcome week is jam packed with virtual events
By Erin Gardner | Aug. 25, 2020The events started Aug. 21 and end Aug. 29.
