Seeing all the smiling faces at Kaleidoscope makes them sting less. Some 40 years later, the words still sting. He once turned to a school psychologist "who basically said to me, 'So, do you think you're a faggot?' ''
Griffin, head of the Columbus South Side Area Commission, said he never imagined a time when same-sex couples could marry or when teachers would happily help students set up GSA (gay-straight alliance) clubs in high schools.Īs a teen in the 1970s, Griffin encountered adults who made matters worse. "I'd never have known about being transgender if it weren't for Kaleidoscope." We work in partnership with young people in Central Ohio to create safe and empowering environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and.
"Kaleidoscope makes us feel safe," said East Side resident Loyal Mitchell, 20, who has been a regular since age 12. is a United Way of Central Ohio member agency, a certified member of the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations (OANO), and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. "I've been coming for four years, and it's done so much for me," said 17-year-old Jamaica Luckie of the East Side. Many LGBTQ teens and young adults say the welcoming environment, programs and friendships at Kaleidoscope have helped them grow. Kaleidoscope Youth Center is the only organization in Ohio solely dedicated to the success of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ) and Ally. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterCompensation & Benefits.
"Times have changed a bit," he said, smiling. 7 Kaleidoscope Family Solutions Child Youth Care Worker jobs. "I think it gives young people a place to go and enjoy their lives, to not be bullied and put down," he said during the gathering.ĭavis, 76, said he moved to Columbus many years ago after facing discrimination in the eastern Ohio community where he'd grown up and started his real-estate career. Davis gave Kaleidoscope $50,000 - the largest gift in its history - to help with the move. Local philanthropist and businessman Tom W.
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