March, 2007

GLBT Campus Matters - March, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Taking Advantage of the Internet
The breadth of Internet technology is on display at the websites of GLBT resource offices across the country. Instant messaging, list servs and the use of social/event networking sites all can—and are—being used to bring more resources, more information and more support to the campus.

Letter From the Editor
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, it is vital to connect to resources, events and others in the GLBT, questioning and ally communities on campus. Linking to the right people, offices, programs and groups can make all the difference on how to stay safe on campus and explore all the school has to offer.

Reaching Closeted and Questioning Students through the Internet
By Andrea D. Domingue
For many students, college can be a supportive environment for them to explore their sexual orientation and gender identity, which may or may not result in their coming-out process. While more and more campuses are establishing institutional resources such as peer education, counseling services, and educational events targeted at reaching closeted and questioning students, some individuals may be reluctant to use these resources.

Using Film as a Training Tool for GLB Issues
One is hard-pressed to find realistic portrayals of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender college students in Hollywood movies, but there are six independent movies circulating that do contain valuable lessons for student affairs practitioners on issues that face GLB college students. This article explores realistic themes that focus on GLB college students, and how these movies can be used as training tools for student affairs professionals.

Determining the Effectiveness of a Speakers’ Bureau Program
By Dina Libertore, Susan Rankin and Robert Reason
Speakers’ Bureaus as peer education Most student affairs professionals would agree that college is an important developmental period for students. While all students face challenges during their undergraduate years, those students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender are often confronted with unique obstacles such as negative attitudes, harassment, assault, and discrimination related to their sexual orientation or gender identity (Rankin, 2003).