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Between The Lines is supported by many fine advertisers, but we cannot accept responsibility for claims made by our advertisers, nor can we accept responsibility for materials provided by advertisers or their agents. Copyright 2017 Pride Source Media Group www.PrideSource.com April 20, 2017 | BTL 3 NEWS Ruth Ellis Center Awarded David Bohnett Foundation Disparate Identities Collide CyberCenter Grant The David Bohnett Foundation, created in 1999 Student Panelists at by the philanthropist and technology entrepreneur bearing its name, has recently awarded the Ruth Ellis Center with a CyberCenter grant, which will MSU Provide Education provide 10 new fully loaded Mac workstations for use by youth in the organization’s Drop-In Center. on Inclusivity Among other initiatives, The Foundation provides state-of-the-art computing technology to roughly BY EVE KUCHARSKI 60 community spaces nationwide that directly serve people who identify as LGBTQ. REC received Faith and sexuality are rarely mentioned its first David Bohnett Foundation CyberCenter together. In fact, it is not uncommon that the grant in 2008 and has continued to reapply and two topics are viewed as entirely separate. receive new hardware every three years. The new Pair those topics with a discussion of race and computers will arrive later this month. for many they become inaccessible. Some of “The David Bohnett CyberCenters are places those barriers were broken on April 13 at where gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in people can comfortably get on a computer, access East Lansing during an undergraduate panel. services, and network with each other in a nurturing “It’s always a good opportunity to be able and supportive atmosphere,” says Paul Moore, to come and share that story and first of all Intersections between Faith, Race, Gender and Sexuality panelists. Pictured left to right: Nicole Bravo, Leon program officer at the David Bohnett Foundation. demystify what it is to be queer, what it is to Hister, William Alexander III, Heba Afaneh. BTL Photo Eve Kucharski “We are proud to be long-time partners with the be a person of color and move beyond that as Panelist Hister, a senior and dual major in Ruth Ellis Center in providing the lifesaving services well to what are the implications for people,” That was the point that I could no longer philosophy and social relations spoke about to our LGBTQ youth.” The “refresh” grants, he adds, said Nicole Bravo, a second-year graduate reconcile the two.” his own experience as a member of the queer allow the CyberCenters to keep pace with constant student and assistant for the Michigan State Bravo’s insight and experiences were community as well as his own understanding advances in hardware and software. University LGBT Resource Center. Bravo accompanied by that of Leon Hister, Heba of his biracial identity and the process of Incorporated in 1999, REC is a youth social has attended the panel several times. Afaneh and William Alexander III – each gaining confidence within it. services agency with a mission “to provide short- Bravo, who was one of four panelists MSU students who shared traditionally “I think that really truly we don’t do this term and long-term residential safe space and at the “Intersections between Faith, Race, conflicting stories about sexuality, faith often enough, we second-guess what we support services for runaway, homeless, and at- Gender and Sexuality” event, spoke about and race. know,” Hister said. risk” LGBTQ youth. The Second Stories Drop-In her experiences with, divergence from and But those were just some of the topics Taylor Schaar, a student affairs employee Center, located at its headquarters in Highland her process of recovery after being part of covered April 13 at MSU’s “Race in 21st in a program outside of MSU attended the Park, serves anywhere from 30-75 youth on any the Catholic faith. Century America: The 10th National event to aid her in her work and found the given Drop-In day. The computers will provide “Growing up I went to Catechism and Conference.” Post each presenter’s presentation insightful. young people access to vital technology to help Sunday school and was involved in youth introduction, the floor became an open “I think that there are a lot of structures them with academic achievement, job attainment, group. I was a ‘but Catholic.’ I believe this forum for audience members to pose in predominantly white institutions that and social supports. ‘but’ I don’t believe that there’s anything questions on anything from an explanation reinforce oppression, even if students who “Continued support from the David Bohnett wrong with …,” said Bravo. “The breaking of pansexuality, to broader queries about the have marginalized identities are given access Foundation has played an instrumental role in point was when I dated my first trans partner. intersectionality of those identities. REC’s ability to serve LGBTQ youth experiencing to education,” Schaar said. “I think that that is barriers to housing, health, and wellness,” says something that people aren’t really willing to Mark McCormick, director of Development & examine because it’s uncomfortable.” Advancement at REC. “As the Center continues to Holland City Council Race Could Impact Pursuit of Ordinance That push out of the comfortable set build upon its 17 years of service in this community, the tone of the panel, but the tension was use of the David Bohnett CyberCenter is expected to BY JIM LARKIN outweighed by the positive emotion that increase in the coming months and years.” filled the room post panel. First year masters The delivery of the computers will also coincide Will LGBTQ residents of the City of Holland have to wait another four years before they graduate student and panelist Alexander with #40toNoneDay, a campaign by the True Colors have the votes of the City Council to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance that will protect summed up the goal of the presentation. Fund that aims to support LGBTQ youth experiencing them? “When a student is from a privileged homelessness. Participants nationwide will post They’ll get their first indication on April 25, which is the deadline for filing for four open identity (learning about these identities), “unselfies” on social media on April 26 to bring seats on the council.
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