Lehigh Named Among Most LGBTQ-Friendly Campuses in Nation

A new report has named the 25 most LGBTQ-friendly colleges in the country, and three of them are right here in Pennsylvania. The college ratings site College Consensus released its rankings Monday. In Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University, and Penn State University were named among the nation's best. 

The site selected the best LGBTQ schools based on several factors: the strength of their student groups, inclusiveness policies and recognition by the campus pride index, a benchmarking tool to help colleges and universities create safer and more inclusive campuses.

Here's what they said about Lehigh:

Lehigh University created The Pride Center for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (The Pride Center), to reach for the objective of an equitable, just campus (and world). Their mission is to create a campus where everyone has a chance to explore who they and who they wish to be. Lehigh has established SafeZones throughout the campus, where staff, students and faculty are trained to professionally handle gender diversity issues. The Pride Center offers access to resources for students, parents, faculty, guardians and Lehigh University's alumni.