LGBTQ Friendly Colleges & Student Resources

College is stressful. Every student faces challenges; some of which are common among peers, and others that are more individual. LGBTQ students, for example, have a unique set of challenges to consider. Fortunately, more and more schools are working to make their campuses, traditional and online, more inclusive. This guide takes a look at those colleges and universities leading the way in providing curricula and resources to support LGBTQ students throughout their college experience. Information on resources, curricula, and student organizations is provided, as well as candid interviews with LGBTQ community leaders to help alleviate some of the worries that LGBTQ students may have when it comes to postsecondary education.

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A friendly and welcoming atmosphere needs to start to happen well before college. Schools and communities need to teach their student’s and children how to value the difference in others and be accepting in their actions and attitudes. Bullying occurs for two reasons weakness and difference. Prejudice is learned and we all must work toward a culture of change.

Nearly half of school pupils say friends use discriminatory language towards LGBT+ people

Nearly half of school pupils say friends use discriminatory language towards LGBT+ people

‘It was painful for me – it made me feel like I shouldn’t really be living’

Eleanor Busby Education Correspondent

Nearly half of school pupils have heard friends use language that is discriminatory or negative towards LGBT+ students, research finds. More than one in three (35 per cent) young people have been called gay or lesbian as an insult, according to the new survey from The Diana Award charity. The poll, of children aged between 11 and 16, found that nearly half of young people (43 per cent) have heard their friends use language that is discriminatory or negative towards being LGBT+.

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