Safe Zone: Educate Yourself!
• Inclusive Introduction Questionnaires: A resource for collecting information about names, pronouns, pronunciations, and anything else important. This tool can be used to create a spreadsheet (a better roster) that connects information from the records system to the questionnaire data.
• Why Pronouns? Good explanations from Appalachian State University.
• More on Pronouns from MyPronouns.org.
• What is an Ally? Step One from HRC.
• Allies vs. Advocates: Let's do both!
• Allies vs. Accomplices: Working together.
• Trans Student Educational Resources: Great infographics that are aways up-to-date. These reflect current research and theory. they are terrific for classes and self-education.
• Safe Zone Workshop Packet: A variety of resources we use in workshops. We also use a PowerPoint presentation. (See the next link.)
• Safe Zone Workshop Presentation. You might be looking for that video or to revisit some definitions and examples of homophobia, transphobia, microaggressions, etc.
• JMU Restrooms, Dorms, and Names are addressed under "JMU Area Resources."
• Policy Guidance: Best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ students on college campuses including (application) forms.
• The Virginia Values Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, public and private employment, public accommodations, and access to credit.
• Title IX Guidance: Obama-era guidance on transgender student rights and the responsibilities of educational institutions under Title IX.
• LGBTQ+ Equality I: Advocating for LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace.
• LGBTQ+ Equality II: The national LGBTQ+ Equality Act.
• LGBTQ+ Equality III: The case against equality.
• LGBTQ+ Equality IIIb: An example, in practice.
• LGBTQ+ Equality IV: Equality vs. Equity.
• LGBTQ+ Equality V: Against Equality - The Blog.
• LGBT Timeline: From CNN.
• More Self-education: Great list of resources for learning more about LGBTQ+ topics.
