LGBTQ+ Discrimination and Harassment in Educational Settings
LGBTQ+ individuals, especially transgender students, face alarming rates of discrimination and harassment in educational environments. From verbal abuse to physical assault, these students endure severe mistreatment that often goes unchecked. The lack of support and protection from institutions leads to high dropout rates among LGBTQ+ youth. The statistics highlight the urgent need for inclusive policies and practices to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
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Gender & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Cindy Smail, Loss Control Consultant Marsh Risk Consulting
Every single day at college, I was harassed for being a visibly trans woman. People slowed their cars down to stare at me, they shouted slurs at me from their dorm windows, insulted me in class, and a lot more I d rather not think about. It got so bad that I tried to kill myself twice over the course of three months. Getting out of that school has been the best thing to have happened to me. Source: The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, National Center for transgender Equity. 1 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
I was sexually assaulted at my university. I was also attacked and stalked. The university didn t do anything to help me. Instead, it threatened to punish me. I lived in terror the entire time I was on campus. I was denied a rape kit because I was transgender and the police were completely uninterested. Source: The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, National Center for transgender Equity. 2 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
24% of people who were out or perceived as transgender in college or vocational school were verbally, physically, or sexually harassed. Source: The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, National Center for transgender Equity. 3 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
16% of respondents who were out or perceived as transgender and who experienced harassment, left college because the harassment was so bad. left college Source: The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, National Center for transgender Equity. 4 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
LGBTQ General Statistics 1. LGBTQ youth experience high rates of discrimination and harassment at school. Eight in ten LGBTQ students reported their school engaged in LGBTQ-related discriminatory policies or practices, with two-thirds saying that they personally experienced this anti-LGBTQ discrimination. 2. Less than one in five transgender youth say they are always called by their correct pronoun and only a third are called by their correct name in school. 3. Half of all transgender students are never able to use the correct restroom or locker room at school. 4. More than a third of these students don t use any restroom at all throughout the school day. This poses serious health risks to students and compromises their educational opportunities Source: Human Rights Campaign, Student Non-Discrimination Act, https://www.hrc.org/resources/student-non-discrimination-act and GLSEN 2015 National School Climate Survey, National School Climate Survey, https://www.glsen.org/article/2015-national-school-climate-survey. 5 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
A Significant Decrease in Comfort in Personal Situations Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) commissioned a Harris Poll to measure American s attitudes to LQBTQ people and issues over time. 2018 survey - decline with people s comfort year-over-year in every LGBTQ situation, losing ground that had been gained during the last four years. Source: GLADD Accelerating Acceptance 2018 study, https://www.glaad.org/publications/accelerating-acceptance-2018. 6 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Discrimination Experienced Increases by 25% Consistent with the erosion of tolerance, the report showed a significant increase year-over-year in the percent of LGBTQ community members who reported having experienced discrimination based upon gender identity or sexual orientation. Source: GLADD Accelerating Acceptance 2018 study, https://www.glaad.org/publications/accelerating-acceptance-2018. 7 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Campus is Generally Seen as a Positive Environment Increased independence provides space for privately and safely exploring sexuality and gender.. Provides academic opportunities to learn about LGBTQ history, culture and people. 8 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Teachers that identify as gay or lesbian are actually less likely to challenge homophobic language and behavior in the classroom and break room because of the fear of unwanted attention being brought to their sexual orientation. Source: Study: Gay and lesbian teachers fear retaliation in face of homophobia at school, https://www.glaad.org/blog/study-gay-and-lesbian-teachers-fear-retaliation-face-homophobia-school. 9 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
LGBTQ Discrimination Legal Context Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in federally funded education programs and provides legal recourse to redress such discrimination. Although there have been numerous federal court rulings interpreting the sex discrimination provisions of federal civil rights laws to include discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and sex stereotyping, this is under review by the federal government. Many school districts and the Trump administration continue to fail to recognize the rights of LGBTQ students under Title IX. Several federal courts are currently considering cases which could solidify rights for LGBTQ students. Source: Human Rights Campaign, Student Non-Discrimination Act, https://www.hrc.org/resources/student-non-discrimination-act. 10 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Non-discriminative, Transgender Supportive Policies Admissions & Registrar Athletics Educational Programs Employment Residential Life & Facilities Student Affairs & Activities Student Health Insurance & Health Center 11 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
In Practice Approach LGBTQ issues from an intersectional lens Include sexual orientation and gender identity in institutional policy, not waiting for government mandates Establish a campus-wide steering committee or commission to oversee LGBTQ issues across student and employee policies Conduct an audit of gender inclusion in policies and a process mapping exercise Collect sexual orientation and gender identity information in a sensitive, systematic way and only when relevant Allow students choice in pronoun and name Advocate for inclusive campus healthcare Offer information on LGBTQ students in new faculty and staff orientation 12 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Housing Policy Considerations Consider - Students can choose to be housed in keeping with their identity when they inform that they are transgender. Every attempt will be made to provide students safe and comfortable housing assignments. Gender-inclusive housing: Open to all students Available for both new and returning students Not sequestered to an LGBTQ specific floor Offered in differing areas of campus and in different housing types (double/single dorm rooms, apartments, etc.) Gender-inclusive bathrooms and showers Source: Best Practices for Supporting Transgender Students, Lamda Legal, https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-supporting-students. 13 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Bathroom and Locker Room Considerations Allow individuals to use facilities in keeping with their gender identity or provide bathrooms designated as gender-neutral Consider implications of lockable single use rooms and multi-stall bathrooms Offer increased privacy in locker rooms whenever possible for all students On single use facilities, use signage that simply states restroom Include gender-inclusive restroom notations on maps Source: Best Practices for Supporting Transgender Students, Lamda Legal, https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-supporting-students. 14 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
A word on Insurance Coverage M.U.S.I.C. Errors and Omissions Coverage Coverage for the member institution for a wrongful act Employees covered only if acting on behalf of the member institution and under their employment requirements as advised by the Employer Questions? Call Tony 15 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
Additional Resources NAFSA article on LGBTQ+ Student Advising Guide for Education Abroad Professionals - https://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/Education_Abroad/Network_Resources /Education_Abroad/LGBTQ__Student_Advising_Guide_for_Education_Abroad_Professionals/. Institutional Policies: Purdue University - https://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.php Santa Ana College - https://www.sac.edu/AboutSAC/Pages/nondiscrimination.aspx Let s Talk About It A Transgender Survivor s Guide to Accessing Therapy, Forge, https://www.hrc.org/resources/sexual-assault-and-the-lgbt-community. Department of Labor & Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Best Practices: A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers, 2015, https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3795.pdf. The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality, http://www.ustranssurvey.org/. Eastern Michigan University, Office of Study Abroad, LGBTQ Guidance - https://www.emich.edu/study- abroad/students/diversity/index.php. 16 MARSH RISK CONSULTING
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