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Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Students
If there is a special request, please email the Special Programs Clerk, Robin Bonner at bonnerro@xyschool.net, or if you have expertise in a particular area or identity and would like a chance to share your knowledge, please let us know!
Strategies for Faculty
- Include your personal gender pronouns in your email signature
- Become familiar with Butte College's Chosen Name Project and how Preferred Name will appear on both class and grade rosters
- Provide space for students to disclose personal gender pronouns at the start of each course
- Include LGBTQ histories and issues into your curriculum
- Don’t place the burden of representation on students
- Locate the nearest gender-inclusive restrooms to your office or classroom so you will be able to give directions to students in need
- Be cognizant of power structures and power dynamics
- Attend continuing education oppurtunitites including SafeZone I & II training & display training certificates
- Know campus resources to be able to refer students to the appropriate support services
Strategies for Staff & Student Assistants
- Include your personal gender pronouns in your email signature
- Know campus resources to be able to refer students to the appropriate support services
- Mirror language used by the student
- Don’t assume resource needs
- Locate the nearest gender-inclusive restrooms to your office or classroom so you will be able to give directions to students in need
Continuing Education Resources
Pronouns: A Resource for Educators
Using Gender-Inclusive Language in Advanced Life Science Courses