Tag Archives: center for gender & sexuality

UM-Flint to host Pride Week events, June 24-28

June 10, 2024 12:59 pm Logan McGrady

Hilary Murmers, UM-Flint LGBTQIA+ coordinator (center), poses with staff and students during the 2023 Pride Outside event.

With training for faculty and staff, a cookout, a documentary screening and a virtual connection space for students, the University of Michigan-Flint's third annual Pride Week will offer something for every member of the campus community with online and in-person options. UM-Flint's Pride Week events take place June 24-28, leading up to the Flint Pride[…]

UM-Flint to honor sexual assault survivors at 'Take Back the Night,' April 12

April 6, 2023 9:06 am Lindsay Knake

UM-Flint students march on Saginaw Street in downtown Flint during Take Back the Night, an event that honors sexual assault survivors.

Whether it's dance, poetry, or spoken word, art is a form of healing. At the Greater Flint Take Back the Night, University of Michigan-Flint students and local activists will use artistic expression to give sexual assault survivors an opportunity to tell their stories, explore healing and build community. In collaboration with Mott Community College, Kettering[…]

UM-Flint now featuring 14 gender-inclusive restrooms throughout campus

March 28, 2023 10:20 am Lindsay Knake

The University of Michigan-Flint has created more than a dozen gender neutral restrooms on campus.

In a continuing effort to extend its commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, the University of Michigan-Flint has unveiled more than a dozen gender-inclusive restrooms and an inclusive locker room thanks to advocacy by its students, faculty and staff.