Spring 2009
Committee:
Equity and Diversity Committee
Whereas, The California community college student body includes thousands of students who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans-gendered (LGBT);
Whereas, California community colleges have sometimes ignored rampant anti-LGBT harassment in their hallways and classrooms, and according to a 2001 survey, 65% of LGBT students report being physically harassed and 42% reported being sexually harassed at school;
Whereas, In a psychological study of 484 students at six community colleges conducted by Dr. Karen Franklin, 18% of the men interviewed admitted that they had committed physical violence or threats against men and/or women they perceived as gay or lesbian; and
Whereas, California community college districts have adopted anti-harassment policies that outline different types of harassment but do not always include sexual orientation and gender identification;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for the inclusion of sexual orientation harassment and gender identity harassment to include transgender in all the California community college district’s anti-harassment policies; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate that California community colleges promote awareness workshops on campuses to educate the student body.
Whereas, California community colleges have sometimes ignored rampant anti-LGBT harassment in their hallways and classrooms, and according to a 2001 survey, 65% of LGBT students report being physically harassed and 42% reported being sexually harassed at school;
Whereas, In a psychological study of 484 students at six community colleges conducted by Dr. Karen Franklin, 18% of the men interviewed admitted that they had committed physical violence or threats against men and/or women they perceived as gay or lesbian; and
Whereas, California community college districts have adopted anti-harassment policies that outline different types of harassment but do not always include sexual orientation and gender identification;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for the inclusion of sexual orientation harassment and gender identity harassment to include transgender in all the California community college district’s anti-harassment policies; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate that California community colleges promote awareness workshops on campuses to educate the student body.