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Section: Demographics > LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+
Study:Transgender College Students More Likely to Have Sleep Issues, Mood Issues, and Mental Health Concerns
Transgender college students are more likely to have sleep issues, mood issues, and mental health concerns, according to a 2021 study.
June 13, 2022
From the Magazine
Beyond the Ruling
Leaked draft of Supreme Court decision in abortion case could have impact on LGBTQ+ rights.
June 13, 2022
News Roundup
Seattle Pacific University Students Protest After Trustees Uphold Rules Banning Hiring LGBTQ+ Staff
Students at private Christian university Seattle Pacific University (SPU) protested last Tuesday after SPU trustees voted to uphold rules that ban hiring of LGBTQ+ staff.
May 31, 2022
News Roundup
U.S. Secretary of Education Condemns Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill"
U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona criticized the Florida Senate's passing of the Parental Rights in Education Bill, also known as the "don't say gay bill."
March 8, 2022
Leadership & Policy
What Anti-LGBTQ+ State Bills Mean for Higher Ed
As more anti-LGBTQ+ bills are enacted, concerns are mounting for LGBTQ+ students in higher education.
March 5, 2022
LGBTQ+
Transgender Athletes Face Greater Scrutiny in Gender Divided Sports
Renewed attention on trans athlete Lia Thomas comes as part of a bigger wave of transphobic laws and policies being enacted across the U.S.
February 25, 2022
News Roundup
Federal Investigators Look Into LGBTQ Dating Ban at Brigham Young University
The U.S. Department of Education is pursuing a civil rights investigation into how Brigham Young University, a private religious school in Utah, disciplines its LGBTQ students.
January 21, 2022
News Roundup
The Sallie Mae Fund Provides $125K Grants to LGBTQ- and Hispanic-Serving Organizations
December 21, 2021
LGBTQ+
Gay Men Have the Highest Rates of Degree Attainment in U.S., Study Finds
November 22, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Study: How NYC Legislation Addresses Gender Equity
Higher education may be able to learn from New York City’s recent gender equity legislation, say authors of a new study.
November 21, 2021
News Roundup
Northwestern University Passes Resolution Increasing Access to All-Gender Bathrooms
November 4, 2021
LGBTQ+
Coping with Mental Health Concerns Amid COVID-19
I currently live with anxiety and depression. I have lived with mental health concerns for over ten years, and I am still ok. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I would not have been able to publicly admit the first line of this article because of feelings of embarrassment and shame. However, by acknowledging my mental health concerns, I know that I am challenging stereotypes as a scholar-practitioner and saving a group of peers, friends, and family by just saying my truth.
July 12, 2021
LGBTQ+
APLU Panel Explores LGBTQ+ Issues on Campus
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) hosted a panel on Tuesday that included LGBTQ+ leaders in faculty and student life. Four panelists gathered to speak about their queer experiences, some shared and some unique, in higher education.
June 22, 2021
LGBTQ+
Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Harm on LGBTQ People of Color, Research Finds
Discrimination causes disproportionate harm on LGBTQ people of color, according to a research brief by the What We Know Project at Cornell University. “This research brief makes clear the tangible harms that discrimination inflicts on LGBTQ people of color, and the urgent need for public policy that reflects what the research tells us about how […]
June 17, 2021
LGBTQ+
Institutions Work To Build Community for LGBTQ Students — Even Virtually
According to the Human Rights Campaign, 15 anti-LGBTQ laws regarding access to healthcare, bathrooms and certain types of education have been approved in eight states since January. Additionally, 11 more similar laws are awaiting a governor’s signature. It triggers a kind of trauma, observers say, that LGBTQ students do bring with them to campuses that may or may not have special programs to shepherd and shield LGBTQ students from the laws of their states.
June 14, 2021
LGBTQ+
Teaching New Voices: This Academic Librarian is Working to Make Children’s Books More Diverse
Amanda Melilli wants libraries to reflect the lives of their readers. An academic librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Melilli is the head of UNLV’s Teacher Development and Resources Library (TDRL), which supports the university’s College of Education as well as educators in the Las Vegas community. In the past decade, the […]
June 11, 2021
LGBTQ+
Ending the Hate: Scholars Emphasize Activism for LGBTQ+ Social Change
People who identify as LGBTQ+ are nearly four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault and aggravated or simple assault, according to a study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released last October.
June 9, 2021
Sports
An Increasing Number of LGBTQ Coaches Are Publicly Out, But the Work for Inclusion Continues
Over the past few years, it has become more and more common for lesbian and gay coaches to include the names of spouses and partners in their bios. Dr. Pat Griffin, professor emerita of education at University of Massachusetts Amherst and longtime advocate for equality in sports, describes it as a sea change, noting that today’s athletes and coaches are coming out into a much more supportive environment than existed 20 years ago.
June 7, 2021
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