Sarah Mead Staff Writer smead@murraystate.edu As a part of LGBTQ history month, the Education Abroad office is currently promoting resources for the LGBTQ community. “While it is important for any student to research his or her host country before departing, for an LGBTQ student, it is essential,” according to LGBTQ Abroad, the Study Abroad Office’s Read More
Sarah Mead Staff Writer smead@murraystate.edu Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu Isaac Ash Contributing Writer bash2@murraystate.edu Transgender Awareness Week is celebrated the second week of November, leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance which memorializes victims of violence. The purpose of Transgender Awareness Week is to educate about transgender and gender-nonconforming people and the issues Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. $25,000 will be donated to the Murray State Office of LGBT Programming in the form of a five-year endowment by alumna Kristie Helms and her wife – an investment not just for financial support, but for hope as well. No matter Read More
Story by Abby Siegel, Contributing writer Murray State alumna Kristie Helms and her wife donated $25,000 to the University’s Office of LGBT Programming to begin an endowment that will “help students be exactly who they want to be.” With roots in small town Possum Trot, Ky., Helms has seen a change in scenery since her childhood. Read More