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February is Black History Month! We want to share some websites, books, and podcasts that highlight the lives and stories of Black LG

We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Lauren Beach, JD, PhD, who recently received the Friend of Nursing Award from the Vanderbilt University Nursing School Alumni Board. Lauren is the former Director of LGBTQ Research for the Program for LGBTQ Health. She now the interim director of the EDIT program at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. We are so proud of Lauren and look forward to her contributions to the field of LGBTQ health in the future!

Pride month got off to a great start this year as we welcomed our 2021 summer interns, Jacob Zimmerman and Julia Grey! Jacob and Julia both applied for our 2020 internship program, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to join us last year. Later in the month, Melvin Lewis was added to our crew.

pronouns: they/them/theirs  Rev. Meredith Cox, M.Div., graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2018 with an emphasis in Theology, Women, and Gender as well as Theology, Ecology, and Faith Formation. more . . . .

February is Black History Month, and we want to celebrate by highlighting the Black LGBTQ figures in history that are too often over-looked. From Miss Major to Pauli Murray to Bayard Rustin, we encourage you to learn more about the Black LGBTQ individuals who have shaped our history.

Kimberly Vinson, MD, associate professor of Otolaryngology and former Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs, has been appointed to the position of Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her appointment was effective April 18, 2020. In this role, Vinson will continue to report to Andre Churchwell, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs for VUSM and Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.