TAKE ACTION: Campus Pride encourages activism and individual growth to become a more effective student leader and change agent on campus. Figure out the issues that impact your campus and then create an action plan to get positive results. These resources connect students and share various LGBTQ concerns across the country in activism and advocacy.
As the National Organization for Marriage’s efforts against marriage equality in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington heat up, students are called to educate peers and lead the struggle for inclusive communities and campuses. It is no secret that the National Organization for Marriage is working against gay marriage in battleground states across the country. However, [...]
Blood Drives are popular service projects on campuses nationwide. However, an FDA policy excludes gay men from donating blood. How is a campus to deal with the discriminatory impact of such events? Much like military recruitment before the end of DADT, blood drives strike a nerve on campuses that include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination [...]
Hate preachers thrive on attention and publicity. They use provocative language in an attempt to ‘hook’ people. They frequently press charges and fund their homophobic campaigns by winning lawsuits. Some effective strategies that others have used include: Ignore the haters completely. Do not give them any media attention. Do NOT touch any of the haters. [...]
It’s not something you usually think about. “Girls” live with “girls,” and “guys” live with “guys.” It has always been that way and we assume it always will be that way. But maybe it’s time to reconsider. Based on the assumption that all students are heterosexual and non-transgender, traditional housing policies forbid different-sex roommate pairs, [...]
by Shane L. Windmeyer Now is your time. Your anxious to move on. You have been waiting a lifetime for the next momentous step. There are so many questions: What do you want to be? Do you move far away? Where do you live? Who does your laundry? Where will you get the money? The time [...]
by Caeden Dempsey, National Center for Transgender Equality In the past few years we have seen a rise in the presence of trans and genderqueer students on college campuses across the country. With this heightened visibility comes increased backlash that manifests itself in physical harassment and other forms of discrimination directed at trans people on [...]
Asking the questions and considering the best strategy is the first step to creating a safer, more welcoming campus community for LGBT students. Use this resource to begin your process and to hold your campus accountable for LGBT safety. I. Assessment 1. Hold public hearings, and/or conduct interviews, or distribute research surveys in your school, [...]
“Why Marriage Matters – The Impact Of Marriage Equality On The LGBT Family” (April 27, 2013) Twenty-year-old student and national civil rights young leader Zach Wahls, affectionately known as “That Kid with Two Moms from YouTube,” will discuss important topics in the current movement for full marriage equality for same-sex couples. Wahls, who made headlines [...]
by Genny Beemyn How would your campus respond? These helpful series of scenarios and case studies prepare college campuses for supporting transgender people. Now is the time. Ask the right questions on how to solve these issues. CASE STUDY #1: Lucy, a female student at your college who identifies as genderqueer and often dresses in a [...]
by Lydia A. Sausa, M.S. Ed., Ph.D. candidate “I felt alone and isolated. No one cared. No one really understood me and what I was going through. I loved school, but I never felt safe there because I was trans. I was threatened, followed, cornered, pushed, spit on, kicked, slapped, punched, beaten, and assaulted. I decided [...]
The following is a guest post from Eric Yoak, Camp Pride 2012 alumnus and sophomore at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Eric is an active member of ALLYance at MSU and serves on the Planning and Public Relations Committee. About two weeks before July 17th, I received a call late at night from a [...]
