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Being Gay at Ithaca



I was delighted to see ICView raising awareness about the experience of being gay at Ithaca. As someone who continues to advocate for LGBT college students through my work, I know there is still a great need for support and community education.

Although I was not the first of IC's openly gay student body presidents, I was actually surprised there was no backlash to my...

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I wanted to take time to thank the editor of ICView for the terrific article, "Being Gay at Ithaca."

As an alumna and a former employee in the student affairs division, I know the wealth of varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences of IC students. I believe the ability to accept and integrate all parts of oneself is just as important as the ability to empathize...

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Thank you so much for publishing this article! As a transgender man, I can say that my time at Ithaca College greatly influenced my identity by creating a space where I could be myself. Seeing this article makes me feel visible by Ithaca College once again.

Please continue to run stories that address the wide variety of experiences at Ithaca College, including those with minority...

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I wanted to thank you for writing the piece on being gay at Ithaca.

I was not comfortable being out when I was a student there in the early 1990s, feeling much social pressure and hearing many oppressive statements.

I am glad to see that the school is addressing this issue head-on and not assuming that it is not an issue anymore. This makes me much more comfortable when...

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