First-Ever National Report Chronicles the LGBT Experience at U.S. Colleges & Universities
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October 8, 2010
Campus Pride, a national nonprofit working to create safer, more lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)–inclusive colleges, has released the most comprehensive national research of its kind to date. State of Higher Education for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People documents the experiences of students, faculty, staff, and administrators who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender at colleges and universities across the United States. The results point to significant harassment of LGBT students and a lack of safety and inclusiveness on campuses across the country. Key findings of the report include the following:
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) respondents experienced significantly greater harassment and discrimination than their heterosexual allies.
- LGBQ students were more likely than heterosexual students to have seriously considered leaving their institution as a result of harassment and discrimination.
- LGBQ respondents of color were more likely than their LGBQ white counterparts to indicate race as the basis for harassment.
- Those who identified as transmasculine, transfeminine, and gender nonconforming (GNC) experienced significantly higher rates of harassment than men and women.
For more information or to purchase the report, please contact Campus Pride.