This page provides resources that bring awareness to the challenges that people face based on their gender or identification as LGBTQ+ in order to promote communities of equity and justice and to support our students, faculty and staff.
Parker III, E. (2020, August 20).Inside Higher Ed.
Redden, Elizabeth. (2020, June 17)..Inside Higher Ed.
Ross, L. (2020, November 19).The New York Times.
Boskey, E. (2020).Very Well Mind.
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Canals, S., Falchuk, B., & Murphy, R. (2018).- “Pose is set in the world of 1987 and "looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the rise of the luxury universe, the downtown social and literary scene and the ball culture world."
Crenshaw, K. (2016, October)..TED. – “Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.”
Dixon, T. M. and Garrison, V. (2017, April)..TED. - “T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, founders of the health nonprofitGirlTrek, are on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among Black women -- and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million women and girls to prioritize their self-care, lacing up their shoes and walking in the direction of their healthiest, most fulfilled lives.”
Egbuono, O. (2020).- “(In)Visible Portraits shatters the too-often invisible otherizing of Black women in America and reclaims the true narrative as told in their own words.”
Etling, K. & Johannes, C. (2019).– “An experimental documentary that explores queer identity and empathy.” — produced and directed by ū컨 students.
Fusion Comedy. (2016, October 5)..YouTube.
National LGBTQ Task Force. (2016, January 3).YouTube.
– “A teaching tool for breaking the big concept of gender down into bite-sized, digestible pieces.”
(2020). – "It's Pronounced Metrosexual reaches over a million readers a year in 238 countries. All the resources are free and un-copyrighted, which allows advocates of social justice to put them to creative use in their local communities."
(2021).- Visit the library page for research guides on
National Center for Transgender Equality. (2018)..
National Center for Transgender Equality. (2018)..
().– “SpeakOū컨 was founded in 2018 bySean Walsh in an effort to make workplace inclusion tools and resources accessible to all audiences, not just employees at large corporations. SpeakOū컨 creates free, easily printable workplace resources, as well as feed-friendly resources for social media platforms. SpeakOū컨 works closely with LGBTQ support organizations and workplaces of all shapes and sizes to help with resource development and social media storytelling.”
(LGBTQA+) – “The Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 3 million members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.”
(LGBTQ) (Best Practices,). – “Our mission is to create and provide free online resources to make your Safe Zone trainings (and all of your LGBTQ+ educational opportunities) effective, fun, dynamic, and impactful.”
Allen, S. (2019)..Little, Brown and Co.
Brown-Long, C., &Mauger, B. (2020).Simon & Schuster.
Khan-Cullors, P. (2018). St. Martin's Press.
Lorde, A. (2007, August 1)..Penguin Random House.
Mock, J. (2014, December 2)..Atria Books.
Morris, M. (2016). The New Press.
Morrison, T. (2007, May 8)..Penguin Random House.
Neale Hurston, Z. (1937, September 18)..J.B. Lippincott & Co.
New York Public Library (2019)..Penguin Books.
Ryan, H. (2019).. St. Martin's Press.
Shah, T., Farr, T., & Friedman, J. (2016).Oxford University Press.
Taylor, K. Y. (Ed.). (2017). HaymarketBooks.
Windsor, E. & Lyon, J. (2019).. St. Martin’s Publishing Group.
Yoshino, K. (2006, January 17).. Penguin Random House, LLC.
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