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UW-Eau Claire, #Wisconsin welcomes LGBTQ students
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UW-Eau Claire welcomes LGBTQ students
By Melanie Walleser
Published: Sep. 3, 2023 at 2:01 PM CDT|Updated: 17 hours ago
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire isn’t afraid to show off its pride. For the 6th year in a row it has been names one of the nation’s most LGBTQ friendly campuses, according to the 2023 Campus Pride “Best of the Best” ranking of colleges and universities.
UW-Eau Claire also achieved five out of five stars in the ranking, one of only 30 four-year campuses to achieve the top score on the Campus Pride Index. UW-Eau Claire is among four universities in Wisconsin and Minnesota to receive the rating.
Kallie Friede, director of UW-Eau Claire’s Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, said 20% of the student population self-identified as LGBTQ.
“You don’t have to be queer in any certain way, whatever queer means to you, we’re happy to have you here and we’re happy to bring you to campus and we want you to feel celebrated and to feel seen,” Friede said..........................