This book describes practical changes that universities and colleges can undertake to support LGBTQ+ students and create more affirming and inclusive climates that benefit the entire campus community.

Contributors

Introduction: A Call to Action for Affirming All LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education
Kirsten A. Gonzalez, Saumya Arora, Roberto L. Abreu, & David P. Rivera

Part I. Contexts

Chapter 1. Institutionalizing LGBTQ+ Student Support

Anneliese Singh
 

Chapter 2. Exploring the Complexities of Black Sexual and Gender Minorities in Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Angela Ferguson
 

Chapter 3. Planning and Building New Foundations: Developing Proposals for Creating LGBTQI+ Resources at Community Colleges

Emalinda L. McSpadden, Leilani Massey, & Ines I. Almarante
 

Chapter 4. LGBTQ Students in Nonaffirming Religious Institutions

Theresa Stueland Kay & Joshua R. Wolff
 

Chapter 5. One Model, Multiple Locations: The Salisbury University Safe Spaces Program

Diane S. Illig, Michele M. Schlehofer, & Tara Taylor
 

Part II. Student Populations
Chapter 6. Recommendations and Advocacy Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Transgender and Nonbinary Students

Luke R. Allen & lore m. dickey
 

Chapter 7. Supporting LGBTQ+ College Students Living With Disabilities

Franco Dispenza, Merideth Ray, & Jamian S. Coleman
 

Chapter 8. Creating Safe Spaces for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Student-Athletes

Taylor M. McCavanagh & Michael C. Cadaret
 

Chapter 9. Navigating New Terrain: Sexual and Gender Diverse College Students Who Are the First in Their Families to Attend College

Alison Cerezo & Amaranta Ramirez
 

Chapter 10. Supporting Rural LGBTQ+ Communities in Higher Education

Joel D. Goodrich & Michael James McClellan
 

Chapter 11. Supporting LGBTQ International Students in Higher Education

Nadine Nakamura, Jan E. Estrellado, & Saeromi Kim
 

Chapter 12. Resisting Colonization in Higher Education and Empowering LGBTQ+ Students: Mobilizing Toward Liberation

Roberto L. Abreu, Saumya Arora, Kirsten A. Gonzalez, & David P. Rivera

Index
About the Editors

Edited by David P. Rivera, Roberto L. Abreu, and Kirsten A. Gonzalez