Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students: A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators(The Greenwood Educators' Reference Collection)

This handbook is intended for faculty and administrators who wish to create a welcoming and safe environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on our campuses. It will help readers, even those who may struggle personally with understanding non-heterosexual identities, gain a clearer understanding of the important issues facing these students. While some students arrive on campus with full clarity about their sexual identities, others may just be discovering their orientations while in our institutions. It is difficult to provide the attention LGBT students need if we do not understand the crises affecting them or how to address them. Each chapter analyzes specific issues affecting these students and offers recommendations or suggestions for change. Some of the areas discussed include: identity development theories, residence halls, career planning, health and counseling centers, HIV/AIDS, and student leadership and organizational development. Non-heterosexual faculty and staff may also find this work useful as they attempt to discover themselves in academic and educational literature. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students are on our campuses. They are either discovering their orientations while in our institutions or arriving with full clarity about their sexual identities. It is difficult to provide the attention these students need if we do not understand the issues or how to address them. This handbook is a guide to providing services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. It is for all faculty and administrators, especially those who may struggle personally with understanding non-heterosexual identities, who wish to create a safe and welcoming environment for all students. Non-heterosexual faculty and staff may also find this work useful as they attempt to discover themselves in academic and educational literature. Each section presents an area in which questions usually arise. Chapters within the sections dissect specific issues and, where appropriate, offer recommendations for change. Some of those areas include: identity development theories; residence halls; career planning; health and counseling centers; HIV/AIDS; students with disabilities; same-sex dating and domestic violence; athletics; fraternities; student leadership; speakers' bureaus and safe zone programs; commuter schools and church-related institutions; and Internet resources.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students: Who Are They and What Do They Need? Sexual Identity Development: The Importance of Target or Dominant Group Membership by Patricia L. Sullivan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Identity and Student Development Theory by Ruth E. Fassinger Making Meaning: Providing Tools for an Integrated Identity by Laura C. Engelken The People in Between: Understanding the Needs of Bisexual Students by Kirsten M. O'Brien Transgendered Students on Our Campuses by Lisa J. Lees Special People/Special Places A Far Better Place: Institutions as Allies by Elisa Lucozzi The Residence Hall: A Home Away from Home by Matthew W. Robison Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues within the Greek Community by Douglas N. Case Coming Out/Coming Home: Black Gay Men on Campus by Michael J. Dumas Negotiating the Subtle Dance: The Unique Challenges Confronting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Graduate Students by Tim Matheney Establishing a Visible Presence on Campus by Doug Bauder Out in the Stacks: Opening Academic Library Collections to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students by Michael A. Lutes and Michael S. Montgomery Staying Connected: LGBT Alumni Groups by Jayne Thorson Career Planning and Advising Addressing the Career Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students by Simone Himbeault Taylor, Kerin McQuaid Borland, and Sharon D. Vaughters Becoming an LGBT-Affirmative Career Advisor: Guidelines for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators by Roger L. Worthington, Saba Inez McCrary, and Kimberly A. Howard Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues on Campus Effective and Humane Campus Health and Counseling Services by Richard P. Keeling Coming Out in the Age of AIDS: HIV Prevention on Campus by Peter A. Newman Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students with Disabilities: Implications for Faculty and Staff by John R. Cowles and Ric Underhile Transitioning on Campus: A Case Studies Approach by Karen Nakamura Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Centers by Joyce Wright Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trangender Issues in Athletics Creating a Safe Space in College Athletics by Roger L. Worthington and Katya Salkever Heterosexism and the Lesbian Label in Women's Intercollegiate Athletics by Susan R. Rankin Athletics and the Gay Male Identity: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Dan Bauer The Faculty and the Classroom Queering the Curriculum, or What's Walt Whitman Got to Do with It? by Saralyn Chesnut Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students in the College Classroom by Kristen A. Renn Homophobia in the Scholarly Climate: Campus Attitudes Toward Women's Studies Students by Bonnie J. Morris Faculty and Staff Mentors for LGBT Students: Key Responsibilities and Requirements by Beth Kraig "Do We Have to Call It That?!" Planning, Implementing, and Teaching a LGBT Course by Jean Thoresen Administration and Policy Bending Toward Justice: Examining and Dismantling Heterosexism on College and University Campuses by Brian L. Watkins The Campus Climate Report: Assessment and Intervention Strategies by Susan R. Rankin Extending Benefits for Students' Domestic Partners by Richard P. Keeling and Ferdinand J. Schlapper A Giant Step Toward Equality: Domestic Partner Benefits by Jayne Thorson and Raelynn J. Hillhouse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership and Organizations Leadership Development for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students by J. Davidson "Dusty" Porter Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Organizations: An Overview by Sherry L. Mallory The Life Cycle of Campus LGBT Organizations: Finding Ways to Sustain Involvement and Effectiveness by Charles Outcalt Advising Student Organizations: Opportunities for Student Development by Allen Ward Programs and Possibilities Sexual Orientation Speakers Bureaus by Alicia Lucksted Creating a Safe Zone Project at a Small Private College: How Hate Galvanized a Community by Kathleen (KC) Burns Hothem and Christopher D. Keene Special Institutions An Oasis: The LGBT Student Group on a Commuter Campus by Glorianne Leck Exploring Sexual Orientation Issues at Colleges and Universities with Religious Affiliations by Beth Kraig Technology and the Lavender Web Technology: A Potential Ally for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students by Aaron F. Lucier The Lavender Web: LGBT Resources on the Internet

About the Author :
RONNI L. SANLO is the Director of the University of California, Los Angeles of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center and former director of the University of Michigan Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Affairs. She earned her M.Ed. in Counseling and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, both with an emphasis on sexual orientation issues, from the University of North Florida. She is national chair of the LGBT Issues Network for NASPA and a founding convenor and national chair of the National Consortium of LGBT Campus Resource directors.