Shirts could boost TU’s CCI score

Students receive "Gay? Fine by me" T-shirts at a giveaway April 5 at the Speaker's Circle. Photo by Pete Lorenz.

Towson University scores 3.5 stars out of 5 on the Campus Climate Index, a tool to assess college campuses’ LGBT-related policies and environment.  Towson scores best on LGBT student life and LGBT counseling & health, but it scores fairly low on the subcategory campus safety. Back at the “Gay? Fine by me” T-shirt giveaway, Bryce Edwards said  Towson could score a little better on CCI, and that such an improvement would help the university in the long run.

“A lot of LGBT students look at that when they’re looking at schools,” Edwards said of CCI. “Towson doesn’t score very high on that, so this [event] is one step in that direction.”

Edwards said that the shirts can help to create an environment that makes life more comfortable for LGBT students at Towson.

“I know for me, seeing people walk around in those shirts makes me feel better, more comfortable,” Edwards said.