Affirming LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education

David P. Rivera, PhD, is an associate professor of counselor education at Queens College-City University of New York. His professional experience includes college counseling, higher education administration, and also includes consultations and training on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. His research is guided by critical theories and social justice frameworks, and explores cultural competency development and issues impacting the marginalization and wellbeing of people of color and oppressed sexual orientation and gender identity groups, with a focus on microaggressions. Learn more about Dr. Rivera’s work on Twitter @DavidPRivera or Instagram at riveradavidp. Roberto L. Abreu, PhD, is an assistant professor of Counseling Psychology and the director of the Collective Healing and Empowering VoicEs through Research and Engagement (¡Chévere!) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. Abreu’s research explores ways in which marginalized communities resist systemic oppression and promote bienestar colectivo (collective well-being), with a particular focus on Latinx communities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and the intersection of Latinx and LGBTQ people and communities. Follow Dr. Abreu’s work on Twitter at @RLuisAbreu & @ChevereLab, Instagram at cheverelab, Facebook at Cheverelab. Kirsten A. Gonzalez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, specializing in counseling psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). She is also a core faculty member in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies and Latin American & Caribbean studies at UTK. Dr. Gonzalez's research and clinical interests include the psychological well-being of LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC), migration experiences of Latinx community members, and allyship and social justice advocacy interventions. Follow Dr. Gonzalez on Twitter @DrKAGonzalez or Instagram @theresistlab. Learn more about Dr. Gonzalez’s work at https://resistlab.squarespace.com/

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. ContextsChapter 1. Institutionalizing LGBTQ+ Student SupportAnneliese Singh
 Chapter 2. Exploring the Complexities of Black Sexual and Gender Minorities in Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesAngela Ferguson
 Chapter 3. Planning and Building New Foundations: Developing Proposals for Creating LGBTQI+ Resources at Community CollegesEmalinda L. McSpadden, Leilani Massey, & Ines I. Almarante
 Chapter 4. LGBTQ Students in Nonaffirming Religious InstitutionsTheresa Stueland Kay & Joshua R. Wolff
 Chapter 5. One Model, Multiple Locations: The Salisbury University Safe Spaces ProgramDiane 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 StudentsLuke R. Allen & lore m. dickey
 Chapter 7. Supporting LGBTQ+ College Students Living With DisabilitiesFranco Dispenza, Merideth Ray, & Jamian S. Coleman
 Chapter 8. Creating Safe Spaces for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Student-AthletesTaylor 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 CollegeAlison Cerezo & Amaranta Ramirez
 Chapter 10. Supporting Rural LGBTQ+ Communities in Higher EducationJoel D. Goodrich & Michael James McClellan
 Chapter 11. Supporting LGBTQ International Students in Higher EducationNadine Nakamura, Jan E. Estrellado, & Saeromi Kim
 Chapter 12. Resisting Colonization in Higher Education and Empowering LGBTQ+ Students: Mobilizing Toward LiberationRoberto L. Abreu, Saumya Arora, Kirsten A. Gonzalez, & David P. Rivera

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