Anti-DEI policies impact local LGBTQ+ community – Athens County Independent

Anti-DEI policies impact local LGBTQ+ community – Athens County Independent

The Pride Center at Ohio University, which was located on the 3rd floor of Baker University Center, closed this week. Photo by Haylee Leasure. ATHENS, Ohio — When hundreds of Ohio University students protested a then-proposed state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public schools, Shaelyn Clark was not among them. “I did not participate in the protests that happened — I am always scared that the worst will happen,” Cl…