Fall 2015
Committee:
Equitable Practices Committee
Whereas, the current language used in the California Education Code and other laws protecting students is the outdated terminology “lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender” or “LGBT” used to refer to marginalized gender, sexual, and romantic identities, and
Whereas, there are several identities being recognized around the world that do not fall under this terminology, such as the Gender Equality Resource Center at UC Berkeley and their recognition of pansexual, omnisexual, genderqueer, etc, and Australia’s recognition of non-binary and intersex individuals on passports, and
Whereas, exclusion of anyone based on gender in the laws protecting students is a violation of Section 66251 of the California Education Code and the Equity in Higher Education Act, which states that no student should be discriminated against based on gender, as it leaves students who are not addressed by outdated terminology exposed under the law,
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges encourage a departure from the outdated terminology and replace it with the inclusive terminology in all new legislation: "all gender, sexual, and romantic identities and orientations", at the state and federal level, and
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges endorse revisions of existing code that replace the outdated terminology with the inclusive terminology mentioned above, and
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges advocate for students of all gender, sexual, and romantic identities and orientations to be protected from acts of violence, discrimination, and intolerance under the law.
Whereas, there are several identities being recognized around the world that do not fall under this terminology, such as the Gender Equality Resource Center at UC Berkeley and their recognition of pansexual, omnisexual, genderqueer, etc, and Australia’s recognition of non-binary and intersex individuals on passports, and
Whereas, exclusion of anyone based on gender in the laws protecting students is a violation of Section 66251 of the California Education Code and the Equity in Higher Education Act, which states that no student should be discriminated against based on gender, as it leaves students who are not addressed by outdated terminology exposed under the law,
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges encourage a departure from the outdated terminology and replace it with the inclusive terminology in all new legislation: "all gender, sexual, and romantic identities and orientations", at the state and federal level, and
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges endorse revisions of existing code that replace the outdated terminology with the inclusive terminology mentioned above, and
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges advocate for students of all gender, sexual, and romantic identities and orientations to be protected from acts of violence, discrimination, and intolerance under the law.