How Project 2025 Would Impact LGBTQ+ Students and Faculty
Rhetoric & attacks on LGBTQ+ students take a toll on their well-being & safety; Project 2025 aims to further these attacks.
More Authentic and Complex Transgender Representation in Children’s Books
LGBTQ books for children help students understand diverse gender identities, experiences, and families. They need authentic representation.
Why Queer Faculty Diversity Matters in Higher Education
On college campuses, queer faculty diversity is integral to supporting LGBTQ+ student, staff, and faculty mental health.
Fighting for a Better Future for Transgender Youth
Despite ongoing efforts to harm transgender youth, some states are paving the way for a brighter future for LGBTQI+ students.
Teaching Tolerance Amid Contentious Turbulence
As the parent of a Black and Latino LGBTQ+ teenager, I worry for my child’s safety more now than when he was a fragile newborn or a precocious toddler. There…
Speaking Out and Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Students
Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibits educators from teaching children in kindergarten through third grade about sexual orientation or gender…
Learning from the LGBTQ+ Community
Every June, corporations, organizations, schools, and even the White House make bold rainbow-filled statements about and gestures toward the LGBTQ+ community. But too often, these words ring hollow — unmatched…
What It Means to Be Nonbinary and How to Be an LGBTQ Ally
I often tell people that my English pronouns are they/them and that I identify as trans (specifically nonbinary). This is much more accessible than explaining the Diné (Navajo) particular and…
LGBTQ Students of Color Speak Up
What does it mean to be young, gifted, and Black — when you’re also queer? This was the question posed to intersectional high school and college students at Duke Ellington…